Author: Transportation for America

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Media Type: Toolkit

Summary:

Produced by Transportation for America, Smart Growth America, and Americans for the Arts, this toolkit walks the reader through the six steps of a "State of the Arts Transportation Training," utilizing creative placemaking strategies to address a transportation project.  

Abstract:

Produced by Transportation for America, Smart Growth America, and Americans for the Arts, this toolkit walks the reader through the six steps of a "State of the Arts Transportation Training," utilizing creative placemaking strategies to address a transportation project.  

As described, "The State of the Art Transportation Training can help communities gain a better sense of the role arts and culture can play in a transportation project, identify the local stakeholders and experts in transportation and arts and culture, provide an opportunity to strategize about a transportation project with a group of people who may not typically work together, and develop a series of actionable steps that will help address the project and future collaborations."

The tooklit is comprised of a six-step checklist: 1) Find the Team Members, 2) Decide on a Transportation Goal, 3) Make a List of Attendees, 4) Set the Date, Find the Space, Send the Invitation, 5) Build the Agenda, 6) Find Presenters, a Note-taker, and Organize the Site Audit. The toolkit includes sample angedas, project worksheets, and ideas for next steps.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Transportation & Infrastructure, Professional Development, Community Development