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Memorial Park Conservancy BioCycle Program

The Conservancy’s onsite recycling of soil biology screens stockpiled mulch to produced native, nutrient-rich compost for specific Park projects, resulting in a significant ‘economic win’ for an ongoing capital improvement that was in need of soil amendments to support the ecological restoration of a highly degraded site. Construction activities revealed that the native soil of the Park lacked the necessary nutrients and has a poor structure. The necessary addition of compost for revegetation efforts was critical but costly. By taking advantage of this rich resource on-site, MPC is saving money that can be spent on other enhancements.

Rose Kennedy Greenway "Public Art Plan"

Rose Kennedy Greenway "Public Art Plan": A signature project in a signature park - A high-profile initiative in a signature park that created opportunities to influence the community. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Buffalo Bayou

Buffalo Bayou: Urban wilderness - Creating unexpected moments of wilderness and reprieve in urban environments. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

The Fargo Project - World Garden Commons

The Fargo Project - World Garden Commons: Water Stories - Reconnecting people to water or rethinking how water is managed in the community as a cultural asset. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Village of Arts and Humanities

Village of Arts and Humanities: Community heritage in the neighborhood - a project that knits together spaces in the community around a shared sense of heritage and history. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Medical Mile (Little Rock, Arkansas)

Medical Mile (Little Rock, Arkansas): Public realm activation - An example of shared programming in multiple spaces to support a larger narrative about the city. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Dance Place - 8th Street Arts Park

Dance Place 8th Street Arts Park: Inside/Outside - Reclaimed underused spaces adjacent to cultural institutions, bringing the spirit of the inside activities to a broader community. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

The 606 Park and Trail

The 606 Parks and Trail: Infrastructure reimagined - Taking advantage of underutilized public infrastructure and using culture to tell the stories of these possibilities. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Underpass Park

Underpass Park: Creative play spaces - Identifying unique spaces and mean to create spaces for play, and putting those qualities in service of broader community development goals. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

Better Block Project

Better Block Project: A pop-up - Ad-hoc activities and events that occur on non-park public spaces to create social connections, to create needed assets, and to highlight important issues. Featured as a case study in the Field Guide for Parks and Creative Placemaking. A full version of the Field Guide can be found here.

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