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Excited about the Niantic PPS partnership! We've been exploring this combination for a while as well, Devon Soriano, our incubator partner and Pokémon enthusiast spoke to this during our 5th Annual Park(ing) Day Pontiac Participatory Planning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H3iDwC20P0&list=PLyuSxw3J7M4uidI9rNuA1k0NX63oAfXFa&index=25

Here’s the link Nate mentioned: https://www.pps.org/community-placemaking-grants

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at some point can you define "public" in public spaces ? thank you

Hi Marguerite, this article might help your question:

https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking

Great story! Thank you for the inspiration!❤️

Cheers to all the Pokémon Go folks on today's session!

Thank you Carol for the great presentation! So exciting to see our work in this light. Placemaking is about co-creation and great partnerships !❤️

Co-creation builds sense of ownership leading to the success of the project and ultimately helps sustain efforts in the long run.

can you put Niantic contact in chat?

Feel free to email us for contact info at: info@pps.org

We will also provide that with the webinar recording to all attendees.

victoriadoyle@nianticlabs.com

sheila.e.mcelroy@gmail.com

Hi All! Check out our social impact page here! https://nianticlabs.com/en/social-impact/

zoe@play-ground.nyc

And you can real Niantic’s social impact team at social-impact@nianticlabs.com.

Thank you, Victoria. I'm very excited to learn more about Niantic's social impact projects and coordinate on future efforts

Hi Manny, we will actually be addressing that question in our Q and A, so stay tuned.

Knowing all of this it is troubling that our schools, generally speaking, have slashed recess...and didn't adapt during the Pandemic...

Same tree?

@Monica we’re working hard to make recess better in NYC! Check it out: www.play-ground.nyc

As a lifelong Claritin lover, I’m so happy to hear ya’ll are connecting to public good

Gosh cannot imagine school without recess

I love these nature ideas- anyone doing 'art scavenger hunt' sort of events? I've hidden little paintings all over Chicago and would love to do a bigger activation: George@georgeberlin.com

Is Claritin trying to get kids outside so they might need their products?

Will do Zoe! Here is a 3 min example of kids reporting out digitally on their placemaking at the 3rd International Placemaking Chattanooga workshop we ran with the Chattanooga Innovation District: Would love to hear your thoughts! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb9EEDhK_A&list=PLyuSxw3J7M4vBaNFP4DfTFo7i-QUSwuxo&index=2

Got to visit the Lafitte Greenway back in 2016 just after it was completed. Loved experiencing the neighborhoods along the greenway. I can't wait to go back to see how it has grown and improved.

⚡ Start with art. 🤩🎨🌻🌻🌻

Question 1 for panelists:How can technology help public spaces better serve their communities (or not)?

Love Community Days!

Are those community days easily replicable in other communities?

Lafitte Greenway has been designed with good scale in mind both art and the greenway.

Technology + Purpose brings about the Human-Centered Social Sphere

Hi Tim! We couldn't agree more and it's central to Nature Sacred's approach to community-led, community-designed green spaces. We even developed a guide for landscape architects, which can be found on our research reports page, https://naturesacred.org/reports/

Where can we find more info about the Eco-Counters?

What were those counters again? I work in a public park so looking for good methods to track usage

Sometimes this concept can fit into Smart City strategies if your City / community has one

Question 2 for panelists:What public space inequities do you seek to address most in your work, and how do you approach them?

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Any ideas for creative partnerships with public libraries?

A message from Sophie: We work with University of New Orleans Transportation Institute to place and monitor these bike/ped counters on the Greenway trail: https://www.eco-counter.com/

Thank you Rebecca!

Hi Lisa, we at Nature Sacred have partnered with libraries; type library in our directoty, https://naturesacred.org/our-work/firesoul-network/directory/. Also, AARP did a great library partnership in Philadelphia as part of their anniversary celebration

Thank you!

Sophie, I understand one of the original uses of the space was parking. How parking was addressed through the space revitalization? Thanks.

Can Victoria talk about "community days" and how these location-based apps might be used in rural locations? I'd love some ideas about using this to engage young people in their community with this technology.

⚡ RE: Tech Counting (Smart Parks)This #SmartCity" technology is sensitive to balancing counting usage with privacy. It's a combination of Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics. Law enforcement already uses this tech (e.g., Iris Scan). So, consider partnering with them for safety. However, add Bioethics to your proposal for Smart Parks.🤖🅿️🏞️👮‍♀️👮‍♂️🌻🌻🌻

Yes! Thank you Voncelle for this insight!

Giovana, the space was an old driveway that was no longer used. There is still limited parking on the Plaza space. During farmers market days and community programming, parking isn't allowed on the site. Many folks bike and walk to the space, and we have built partnerships with a nearby restaurant (Parkway Po'Boys) who allow us to use their parking lot during events and the farmers market.

Design Thinking for Co-Creation

Thank you Sophie. Clear. As we know parking can be a major constraint in such projects.

Thank you to all the panelists. Great info and examples.

👍 @Voncelle!

I’ve gotten more out of this webinar than I have from any in a long time! Thank you all so much!!

Here is an example of doing this process for the 15 Minute City development, as Sheila mentioned @ Park(ing) Day Pontiac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnWfI11EOQA&list=PLyuSxw3J7M4uidI9rNuA1k0NX63oAfXFa

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