How the Power of 10+ Can Be a Powerful Tool to Build Your Community's Future
In order for people to spend time in a place, there need to be things to do there. Through our placemaking work, we've learned that 10 is the magic number.
Imagine if the places where we live were walkable and shaped for, and from, our social lives, re-imagined to make it easy for us to gather, shop, have fun, eat together, and be around all kinds of people of all ages and backgrounds. With this mindset, we would fundamentally change our communities, and collectively have an impact on the health of our planet.
In order for people to spend time in a place, there need to be things to do there. Through our placemaking work, we've learned that 10 is the magic number.
A small building is like a seed – wherever it is planted, public life grows around it and thrives.
One placemaking act can make a difference by becoming catalytic and spreading its impact down the block through the power of reciprocal gestures and improvisation.
We have created a resource guide for each of our 11 agendas to help you create a vision and plan for your city's future.
As we are at a key moment in the history of our movement, we want to look back at the last half century of work and set our sights forward to the next half century of goals.
Granville Island is a fantastic example of a multi-layered place full of interesting attractions that has something to offer everyone.