Trends in Creative Placemaking on Problem Properties

In the last decade, philanthropic and government entities have invested millions of dollars into creative placemaking endeavors. Within this broad, growing field exists a subset of creative placemaking efforts: those taking place on vacant, abandoned, and underused properties which face unique challenges of their own. This 2019 national survey and resulting report shares trends, case studies, and survey responses from practitioners, residents, government officials, nonprofit leaders and many others. It offers insight into how communities across the country are using creative placemaking to address problem properties and advance community-centered revitalization—and the challenges that sometimes stymy these efforts.