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Placemaking Conference: Better Block Project from OUIQC 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. Jason shares examples of how the Better Block concept has transformed neighborhoods around the nation and inspired permanent

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Placemaking Conference: IQC in Oklahoma from OUIQC Ron Frantz has made a career out of becoming personally involved in Oklahoma communities through his expertise in architecture and historic preservation. Ron shares his very personal story of becoming engaged and making a difference where it matters. His inspirational stories focus on

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Placemaking Conference: Tools of Engagement from OUIQC Sid Burgess tracks the many digital tools that are developing to help citizens engage in two-way communication with public agencies. Find out what kind of information people want to share about their communities and how they are sharing it. Sid Burgess is an

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Placemaking Conference: Pedaling Toward Healthy Communities from OUIQC John Cock shares how communities around the nation are setting inspiring visions for cycling infrastructure. Improving infrastructure for bicycles will encourage more people to choose active transportation. With experience in local government, private and non-profit sectors, John has developed expertise in the

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Placemaking Conference: Livable Communities from OUIQC 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. With 40 years of experience, Dan Burden is a

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Placemaking Conference: Healthy Communities from OUIQC Public health officials and researchers have made striking connections between the shape of the built environment and the health of a community. Dr. Richard Jackson shares alarming data about public health problems in the United States and describes how the built environment can adversely

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Placemaking Conference: Retrofitting Suburbia from OUIQC As preferences shift toward walkable communities and the last few decades of development begin to age, Ellen Dunham-Jones is cataloguing examples of how suburbs are being “reinhabited, redeveloped, and regreened.” Dunham-Jones tells stories about converting dead malls to vibrant downtowns, or old office parks

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Placemaking Conference: Future of Place from OUIQC The Project for Public Spaces has built a global network of people pursuing placemaking as a way to help public agencies pursue projects that are lighter, quicker, and cheaper. Ethan Kent explains how the Project for Public Spaces pursues placemaking to generate a

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Placemaking Conference: Economic Benefits of Preservation from OUIQC Historic preservation investments are revitalizing economies and adding jobs around the nation. Preservation expert Donovan Rypkema shares lots of data and his own thoughts about the role of preservation in boosting economic success. Enjoy this lecture from the 2013 Placemaking Conference in

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