Creative Placemaking
Often a small investment in a particular place, such as a new mural, plaza or community garden, can be a powerful catalyst for positive change in a neighborhood. LISC has provided numerous small grants and loans to help neighborhood partners make targeted improvements that add beauty, attract pedestrian traffic or improve safety.
Examples include:
- Partner community organizations and residents with local artists to collaboratively create or enhance neighborhood assets through murals, cultural plans or reimagined gathering places.
- Facilitate cultural expressions of people and place paired with activation of vacant spaces.
