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Title: A Pathway to Connect Communities: A Case Study of the Beerline Trail Extension in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Publication Year: 2018

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Abstract: How can creative placemaking bring two communities together? And how can deeper engagement across boundaries foster community safety? Building a gathering space— say, a park, stage, or trail—is not enough; the space needs to be accessible, usable, and able to foster engagement across difference. The effort is complicated when adjacent communities are divided across social, economic, or racial lines. Without careful planning, the effort could be seen as an incursion or as a pathway toward displacement. This case study examines how one set of stakeholders used creative placemaking to foster engagement across different communities, build greater community cohesion, and push for inclusive economic development.

Url: https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99035/milwaukee_beerline_trail_extension.pdf

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Authors: Vasquez-Noriega, Carla

Publisher: Urban Institute

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Topics: Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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