#placemakers

Tópio is participating and presenting at the Placemaking Week in Amsterdam, from the 10th until the 14th of October 2017.

400+ attendees 46 countries 4 days in Amsterdam 1 global placemaking movement Follow along on twitter using #placemakingweek! Tune in for the livestream on Thursday and Friday!

A great opportunity to connect with and get inspired from a global network of placemakers! 

This morning I began enjoying the Placemakers podcast by listening to Episode 2 ‘They Tore Down Hell’ about rehabilitating the East Lake neighborhood -- and the ground-level, heart-breaking hard work that needs to be done to see even a modicum of success when confronting serious issues in communities. 

Carol Naughton, president of Purpose Built Communities, noted “we have lots of people who come to East Lake, mayors from other cities, who come and say, “I want this.” Then when you talk to them about what this is and how it requires all of these partners working together to change how they actually do business.”

This is one of the more important things that we’ve learned in our work in Mesa -- there are no shortcuts, there are no easy answers, and there ‘is no way but through’ - involving the community, building trust and relationships.

Pop Placemakers into your Podcast stream and take a listen. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.