Creative Placemaking

This functional plan identifies arts and culture as a key element in supporting quality of life in Chicago and employs creative placemaking strategies to meet goals. It provides information on cultural needs, including increased access to arts and culture, focusing on opportunities for more neighborhoods, and engaging cultural participants. The plan identifies four priority areas: supporting people to engage in cultural activities, integrating culture into everyday neighborhood places, encouraging policies to support cultural initiatives, and incorporating culture to achieve civic goals. Recommendations and initiatives to address these priority areas include specific actions for creative placemaking, such as creating incentives to encourage creative production, increasing partnerships between stakeholders, and creating city-wide opportunities to celebrate arts and culture.