What Is Placemaking, Really?

Placemaking. You might have heard the word — maybe at a redevelopment conference or tossed around at a marketing mixer. You might have seen it in a neighborhood newsletter about new housing downtown, or read about it in an article shared by that cool architect friend who was just inspired with a vision for how to make Sacramento "the place to be." But no matter what you’ve heard or how you feel about placemaking, the concept likely won’t be disappearing in the near future.

By Russell Nichols

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