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Placemaking Indiana’s monthly newsletter celebrates placemaking
happening locally and nationally. We share placemaking trends and opportunities
to inspire and support the work you do in your communities.
Teens Raise Thousands to Build Skate Park at Deer Run Park in Nashville, Indiana
Kids on Wheels, a group comprised of local teens and skateboarding enthusiasts, raised more than $100,000 to build their dream skate park in Nashville, Indiana. IHCDA granted $50,000 in matching funds to the $60,000 raised through the “crowdgranting” site Patronicity. Construction for the 5,500-foot park will begin on April 15 and is expected to be completed before summer.
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Sidewalk Labs' New App Helps Designers and Planners Study How Public Spaces Are Used
Sidewalk Labs has recently launched their app CommonSpace. It will help give urban planners a modern tool to crowdsource data on where and how public spaces are used. Eventually this information will help planners determine future changes in public spaces.
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Submit a Nomination for the 2019 Annual Awards
Do you have a placemaking project that solved a municipal challenge in a unique way? Has your local government undertaken any collaborative projects with neighboring cities or towns this year? Do you have a local official who has served faithfully for years, managed your municipal finances flawlessly, or made outstanding contributions to the field of local government?
Then you should consider submitting a nomination for the 2019 Aim Annual Awards.
Click here for more information about the 2019 Aim Ideas Summit.
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Want to improve the public spaces in your community? Check out IHCDA’s CreatINg Places!
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The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is accepting applications for broadband connection through their Next Level Connections program through May 3.
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The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs is accepting CDBG applications until May 3 for a variety of projects that include sewer and water systems, community centers, health and safety programs, and many others.
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The Indiana Arts Commission is accepting nominations for their InstaGrants through May 6.
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National Endowment for the Arts is offering various grants for art organizations.
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The Home Depot Foundation Community Impact Grants offer up to $5,000 to projects that aim to benefit veterans, veterans families, or diverse and underserved communities.
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IHCDA’s My Community, My Vision program engages your community’s youth through a community planning curriculum and $5,000 toward a youth-driven community project. Applications are being accepted until September 9.
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The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking regional summits happen throughout 2019.
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Project for Public Spaces’ Placemaking: Making it Happen Training May 8-10 New York, NY
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Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association - May 10 in Wabash, IN
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10th International Public Markets Conference June 6-8 in London, UK
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Congress for New Urbanism - June 12-15 in Louisville
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The National Recreation and Park Association - September 24-26, 2019 in Baltimore, MD
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Creative Placemaking Summit - September 26, 2019 in Lansing, MI
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3rd International Placemaking Week October 1-4 in Chattanooga, TN
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International Economic Development Council October 13-15 in Indianapolis
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Indiana Arts Commission Homecoming - October 24-25 in Indianapolis
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IHCDA’s My Community, My Vision is accepting applications. View the recorded application webinar for program and application information.
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America Walks is offering a three-part training series on equitable development. The series is in partnership with the 11 St Bridge Park Project which was featured in last month’s newsletter. The first installment is on April 29 at 2 p.m. EST.
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Webinar on July 18, 2019 - Big Ideas, Small Town: Rural Placemaking hosted by the International Economic Development Council. Cost is $95 for members, $135 for nonmembers.
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Check out upcoming tours and events offered through Indiana Landmarks.
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The Visit Indiana website is a great place to plan your next close-by outing. Check out places to stay, trip ideas, events, discounts, and more.
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The Center for Community Progress published Creative Placemaking on Vacant Properties that defines creative placemaking and explores the use of arts and culture strategies on vacant properties.
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This blog post details the actual cost of a new construction single family home versus the cost of improving and maintaining an older home. The post draws connections on a neighborhood’s and town’s overall ability to improve.
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Read: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton is a children’s book about a house built in the country but the city keeps moving closer and closer. You’re never too young to learn about urban sprawl and historic preservation. (PS: I bought this in-store from an Indiana Landmarks store.)
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Listen: There Goes the Neighborhood is a New York Public Radio podcast that takes an in-depth look at gentrification in L.A. and Brooklyn.
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Watch: 60 Minutes interviews billionaire Steve Case about jumpstarting small businesses and spreading venture capital dollars into small towns in the Midwest.
Contact me with ideas, comments, or questions:
Carmen Lethig, IHCDA Placemaking Manager at clethig@ihcda.in.gov or 317.234.6290. If your agency has a new staff member who wishes to receive this newsletter, please e-mail communications@ihcda.in.gov.
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