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Inspired by a combination of underutilized sites and unmet community needs in the city of New Orleans, this low-cost initiative allows people to voice ideas for vacant buildings using fill-in-the-blank stickers.

Spurred by a tragic fire in which much of the Island’s recorded history burned to the ground, the Swan’s Island Memory Project aims to revive recollections of the small Maine Island through recorded histories and historical photographs.

Golden Vision 2030 is a comprehensive visioning plan that engages a broad spectrum of the community to deeply explore the City’s character, strengths and opportunities for change, with a focus on planning at the neighborhood level.

The Fairfield City Council and numerous partners enlisted the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) Institute for Decision Making to conduct a comprehensive planning process for the City based around five core community values.

The “Vision Vessel” was a portable, multimedia booth set up in the city of Portland, Oregon to provide a space for residents to voice their ideas and record their comments about the city as it grows and changes in the 21st century.

The PlaceMeant Project collected a number of digital stories focusing on the impact of place on individual residents throughout Mendocino County, California. The project showcased a selection of the stories in a theatrical stage production.

After a new bridge diverted business away from downtown Manteo,NC, landscape architect Randy Hester helped the community identify and enhance its character and economy by mapping the spaces that residents found most 'sacred' to their community.

Chicago's Common Ground process developed a comprehensive regional vision that was rooted in local perspectives. Chicago's 2040 Regional Framework Plan was created and adopted in one of the nation's best examples of public engagement processes.

As part of the General Plan update process, the City Council of Beverly Hills created a Community Character Committee to consider how character might be protected and to consider how different future scenarios for the City would impact character.

The Why Here Why Now project collects and publishes multimedia interviews from community members in Yellow Springs, Ohio in an attempt to increase engagement and collaboration among the town’s increasingly polarized population.