rv 2015: guerrilla placemaking by josh ghaffari

2015 Rail~Volution Conference Dallas, TX

Idea Exchange― Guerilla Placemaking

Facilitators Joshua Ghaffari, Community and Facilities Planner – DC Office of Planning, Washington, DC

Janet Gonzalez, Transportation Sustainability Director – HDR, Chicago, IL

What is a Pop-up?

Where do you see pop-ups in your city?

What makes them successful?

Temporary Parklets

Temporary Street Furniture

Retail & Performance

Arts & Events

Food Trucks

Traveling meetings

Placemaking and Community ...the importance of on-the-ground activities

Outreach should be: 1. Easy 2. Fun 3. Worthwhile

Understand what you are trying to accomplish •  Get input (from a diverse group) •  Build support and foster relationships •  Educate and expose public and stakeholders •  Build a culture/build excitement

Get people involved... ...even though they didn’t know they wanted to be

The pop-up

A captive audience

An unwitting audience

Get people invested... ...find common ground

A walking workshop

Multi-jurisdictional workshop... ...including a diverse group of stakeholders

Get people to understand... ...put them in the right shoes

A bikeshop

A walkshop by wheelchair

Build a culture...

Of health

Of community

Make it worthwhile... ...for everyone

Get useful input... ...ask the right questions

Vote with your wallet

Photo: Sam Schwartz Engineering D.P.C.

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