Ep. 8 - Empowered placemaking (ft. Jonathan Berk)

Jonathan Berk joins Olmsted to talk about Patronicity, the Kickstarter for community placemaking projects.  Plus: tactical urbanism, pedestrinization trends post-pandemic, protesting in front of Pac Sun, Victor Gruen, and the housing crisis.  Check out Patronicity.Follow Jonathan on Twitter.Join the olmsted Slack community here.Show Notes: Patronicity overview Origins of Patronicity, (Detroit, Kickstarter) Starlight Square in Cambridge, MA - PAtronicity project, used to be parking space, became outdoor theatre space for community events Tactical placemaking  Pedestrianizing trends - gained more traction during pandemic  We took a few parking spaces and the world didn’t end Low dollar, low cost but a lot of community engagement  Cherry on top projects Definition of placemaking - community led projects Protesting between Pac Sun and Spencers Victor Gerrin’s lament Demand for walkable urbanism lifestyle  Abundant Housing MA Need for all different types of new housing Every community needs to contribute 400k+ housing units needed Housing market is stunted Jonathan’s unique path to urbanism  ★ Support this podcast ★