[OMS_MANAGERS] Oregon Recipient of NMSC and PPS Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities Training

[Debbie Pedro]

Sheri,

 

This is so exciting!  Do you have a date and place set as of yet for this
training.  Way to go by the way.

 

Debbie Pedro

 

From: OMS_MANAGERS [mailto:oms_managers-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
On Behalf Of STUART Sheri * OPRD
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 8:16 AM
To: Oregon Main Street program managers
Subject: [OMS_MANAGERS] Oregon Recipient of NMSC and PPS Cultivating Place
in Main Street Communities Training

 

The National Main Street Center, Inc. (NMSC) and Project for Public Spaces
(PPS) are launching Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities, a series
of intensive trainings designed to strengthen and expand Main Street's
capacity for implementing Placemaking strategies and public space
improvements.

 

Between January and June 2016, NMSC and PPS will bring the Cultivating Place
in Main Street Communities training program to five pilot states, including
Alabama, Connecticut, Missouri, Montana, and Oregon. NMSC and PPS will
partner with Main Street Alabama, Connecticut Main Street Center, Missouri
Main Street Connection, Montana Main Street, and Oregon Main Street to
convene 35 communities in each state-with the potential to reach up to 175
communities in this first round.

 

Additionally, local and regional representatives of federal agencies and
philanthropic foundations will be in attendance, working with trainers and
trainees to identify ways to successfully grow, implement, and sustain
Placemaking efforts in these states after the training. 

 

"As a citizen-led process, Placemaking is a powerful, affordable, and
effective way to activate downtowns and community gathering places," says
Patrice Frey, President and CEO of the National Main Street Center, Inc.
"The community engagement and momentum generated by Placemaking is essential
in generating longer-term positive economic outcomes across America's Main
Streets."   

 

"The community is always the expert," says Fred Kent, President and Founder
of Project for Public Spaces. "These trainings offer simple ways to take
better advantage of the talents, resources, and assets that already exist in
these places."

 

Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities is the latest program launched
as a result of NMSC and PPS's ongoing partnership, created to help Main
Street communities activate their downtowns and districts through
Placemaking. Placemaking provides a powerful set of tools for change that
Main Street organizations can easily learn and apply to their revitalization
work. Through a strategy called "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper," individuals and
communities can make immediate and affordable changes to public spaces while
also building local support and demonstrating to stakeholders the potential
for further long-term projects and investments.

 

The Cultivating Place in Main Street Communities training program is made
possible through the generous support of Anne T. and Robert M. Bass.

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