2013 Placemaking Conference

The first Placemaking Conference took place on April 3, 2013 on the University of Oklahoma campus. Over 1,000 civic leaders, design professionals, and interested citizens attended.

Economics of Walkability

Economics of Walkability

Christopher Leinberger

Christopher Leinberger explores economic trends related to walkable urban places. Because of growing preferences for walkable lifestyles among millennials, future economic development may depend on walkability. View Presentation »
Walkable City

Walkable City

Jeff Speck

Jeff Speck describes the safe, comfortable, interesting, useful walk. Why is it important to invest in walkable communities? What are the characteristics of these places? View Presentation »
Building Communities, Transforming Lives

Building Communities, Transforming Lives

Hank Dittmar

Hank Dittmar shares experiences from the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community, which encourages development patterns that are sustainable, traditional, and grounded in local culture. View Presentation »
Livable Communities

Livable Communities

Dan Burden

Dan Burden explores the potential for streets to contribute to livability in our communities through quality design rather than bare-bones engineering. Dan shares examples of dead spaces turned into vibrant community centers through streetscape projects. View Presentation »
Tools of Engagement

Tools of Engagement

Sid Burgess

Sid Burgess tracks the many digital tools that are developing to help citizens engage in two-way communication with public agencies to enhance civic participation. View Presentation »
Pedaling Toward Healthier Communities

Pedaling Toward Healthier Communities

John Cock

John Cock shares how communities around the nation are setting inspiring visions for cycling infrastructure. View Presentation »
Retrofitting Suburbia

Retrofitting Suburbia

Ellen Dunham-Jones

Ellen Dunham-Jones is cataloguing examples of how suburbs are being “reinhabited, redeveloped, and regreened” around the nation. View Presentation »
IQC in Oklahoma

IQC in Oklahoma

Ron Frantz

Ron Frantz has made a career out of becoming personally involved in Oklahoma communities through his expertise in architecture and historic preservation. View Presentation »
Healthy Communities

Healthy Communities

Dr. Richard Jackson

Dr. Richard Jackson shares alarming data about public health problems in the United States and describes how the built environment can adversely or positively impact health. View Presentation »
Future of Place

Future of Place

Ethan Kent

Ethan Kent explains how the Project for Public Spaces pursues placemaking to generate a sense of community attachment through quality public space. View Presentation »
Better Block Project

Better Block Project

Jason Roberts

Jason Roberts decided that long-range planning efforts in his community weren’t enough, and found a way to implement the changes he wanted to see immediately. View Presentation »
Economic Benefits of Preservation

Economic Benefits of Preservation

Donovan Rypkema

Preservation expert Donovan Rypkema shares lots of data and his own thoughts about the role of preservation in boosting economic success. View Presentation »