Placemaking

ULI understands that the quest for community and identity fosters an increasing concern for the quality of the public realm and urban design that creates place. Inspired community design stands the test of time and retains its value through generations, thus making place and the quality of the public realm of significant and continuous concern. The Placemaking Initiative Council has been exploring these issues surrounding quality places, including the intrinsic nature of what makes a great place, what cultural aspects of daily life inform place, how does authenticity and artfullness play a part in the formation of vibrancy of place and how can the revitalization of existing centers begin to re-knit the fabric of the community. This Council is working on the OC Metropolitan of 2035 with an Urban Innovation Grant from the ULI Annual Fund to implement “Reality Check 2.0″ in 2013.