Beginner-Level Placemaking Recipes
10 pop-up demonstration projects that can inspire lasting change
This article is an excerpt from The Pop-Up Placemaking Tool Kit, a free publication by AARP and the planning and design firm Team Better Block. The beginner-level projects shown below are good for people who are new to placemaking, are looking for quick and easy community projects and/or are new to or uncomfortable using power tools.
All photos by Team Better Block
Find "recipes" for how to create the projects shown above: TeamBetterBlock.org/Recipes.
Page published November 2019
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