April 2022: Open Streets
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Tap into a series of free, monthly placemaking meet-ups for creative Vermonters.
In 2021 and 2022, AARP Vermont & Community Workshop hosted monthly networking & brainstorming calls on creative placemaking in Vermont. Each month featured a different theme, with case studies and examples, stories, and time to network and troubleshoot.
Explore recordings, content, and ideas from past calls.
Call Summaries
June 2021: Local Business
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The country is opening back up, and local businesses need our help. This month’s meet-up will dig into placemaking strategies to help grow, support and energize local businesses and entrepreneurs.
Read MoreMay 2021: Active Streets
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The weather’s warming and it’s time to get out and get active. Vermont’s May placemaking meet-up dives into ways that communities can open up their streets for more activity — walking, biking, riding, and more.
Read MoreApril 2021: Food & Flowers
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It's time to grow things -- food, flowers, herbs, community, beauty, equity and more. Vermont’s April placemaking meet-up focused on using food, flowers and gardens to grow a a host of community benefits, from food access to beautification, community spirit to resilience.
Read MoreMarch 2021: Color & Beauty
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March may be cold, wet and muddy (at least in VT), but it can also be bright, colorful and beautiful. Our March monthly meet-up focused on adding color and beauty through public art, beautification and guerrilla projects.
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