Placemaking

Written By Jacqueline Wolven

What is Placemaking? Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. Placemaking capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential, with the intention of creating public spaces that promote people's health, happiness, and well-being.

Main Street Eureka Springs Placemaking Current Initiatives Include:

The North Main Project - a project to drive pedestrian traffic down Main Street to North Main. It includes:

  • Retouching & Cleaning the Rainbow Stairs

  • The Bike Installation Project to promote Mountain Biking

  • Artist in Residence Program to create a Public Mural

  • Repainting the Sidewalk with the Eureka Springs High School Art Class & Club

Past Projects Include:

  • The Award Winning Historic Information Wayfinding Signs

  • Starting the Native Plant Garden on North Main

  • Fifty Free Things Walking Map to Explore the District

Jacqueline Wolven
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