Guerilla Placemaking

GUERILLA PLACEMAKING

…BRINGS VACANT OR UNDERUSED PLACES TO LIFE

GUERILLA PLACEMAKING…

…MEETS AN UNMET NEED

…IS A TOOL FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN DESIGN & PLANNING

CARRIE CHRISTENSENKRISTEN MURRAY

GUERILLA PLACEMAKINGIN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST PAUL

JXTA BENCH PROJECT:PROVIDING AN UNMET NEED

CORNER LOT PARTY:EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF A PLACE

CORNER LOT PARTY:EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF A PLACE

WAYFINDING ART BIKES:PILOTING INFRASTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS

STARLING PROJECT:REVITALIZING VACANT SPACE DURING TRANSITION

PARK(ING) DAY:REIMAGINING AND RECLAIMING SPACE

PARK(ING) DAY:REIMAGINING AND RECLAIMING SPACE

GRAPHING ON THE CURB:DATA COLLECTING FOR CONVERSATION

GRAPHING ON THE CURB:DATA COLLECTING FOR CONVERSATION

HENNEPIN AVE TOP 5 VIDEO:A TOOL FOR ACTIVATING AND ENGAGING

LESSONS LEARNED

1. BE PUBLIC: YOU CAN START SMALL, BUT BE BIG ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE WILL NOTICE.

2. PR IS CRITICAL. IT MAKES IT PUBLIC.3. INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH POWER

CAN (AND SHOULD) SUPPORT & LISTEN.4. PLUG INTO A BIGGER PROCESS, MOMENTUM OR

MOVEMENT.

THANK YOU

KRISTEN MURRAYSTARLING PROJECT RESOURCE COORDINATORRESEARCH ASSISTANT, CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL AFFAIRSkristen@starlingproject.com

CARRIE CHRISTENSENDESIGNER, COMMUNITY DESIGN GROUP, LLCADJUNCT FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MN, COLLEGE OF DESIGNcarrieannchristensen@gmail.com