THE ART OF PLACEMAKINGPrince George’s County Planning Department

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)

To affect the quality of a day, that is the highest of arts.

-Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)

• Symptoms of car-centric ecology• Demographic Trends• The Art of Placemaking

3 Key Points of this Presentation

Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that

ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the

product…-Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Symptoms of a car-centric ecology

Housing subdivisions

Source: http://www.lafarge.com/contribute-better-cities/urban-insights/urban-insights-articles/jacques-vialettes-urban-sprawl-primarily-cultural-phenomenon

Shopping centers

Source: http://makecalgary.com/?p=16123

Office parks

Source: http://www.naiopchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/TwoOverlookPoint.jpg

Civic institutions

Source: http://fortgreenefocus.com/blog/2014/12/01/apartment-plans-change-at-pratt-post-office-site/

Roadways

Source: http://www.equipmentworld.com/bad-roads-cost-california-drivers-44-billion/

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times.”

-Excerpted from Thomas Jefferson’s letter to Samuel Kercheval, July 12, 1816.

Our Vision for the future

In 2035 Prince Georgians WORK in a thriving and diverse economic

In 2035 Prince Georgians LIVE in safe, walkable, and healthy communities

In 2035 Prince Georgians SUSTAIN our natural resources and rural areas

So, what is the art of placemaking?

• Community-driven• Visionary• Culturally aware• Ever changing• Transformative• Context-sensitive• SociableSource: PPS.ORGhttp://www.pps.org/reference/what_is_placemaking/

Placemaking is:

Emerging Demographic trends

Most ethnically and racially diverse.

The most urban, multicultural, and transient generation

Boomers are moving to more urban walkable places

Millennials won’t want to drive as much but will want to be mobile

Millennials will be a noticeable force in shaping commercial real estate’s “powerful engine”

Demographic trendsPrince George’s County

Small Household Composition

Urban dwellers

Gen X and Millennials are the largest population

Active Lifestyle

Urban Recreational Amenities

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Human connection and creativity

To re-invent spaces…

To connect the past…

…with the present.

Human-centric urban landscape

Human-centric urban landscape

Context-sensitive thoroughfares

Bike lanes, cycle tracks & more

Diverse and active places

Socially inclusive places…

Urban playgrounds

Urban dog parks

Prince George’s PlazaTransit District Development Plan and Transit District Overlay Zone Updated.

The Highest Art of Placemaking

Typical Roadway Example

Establish a rich public realm (roadways, sidewalks, public spaces)

Promote a Multimodal Street Network

Typical Sidewalk Zones

Our Vision for the future

In 2035 Prince Georgians WORK in a thriving and diverse economic

In 2035 Prince Georgians LIVE in safe, walkable, and healthy communities

In 2035 Prince Georgians SUSTAIN our natural resources and rural areas

THE ART OF PLACEMAKING

Prince George’s County Planning DepartmentThe Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)

Questions?

Jose Carlos Ayala, CNUaSenior Planner

Community Planning Division

To affect the quality of a day, that is the highest of arts.

-Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)