Journal article
A eulogy for creative placemaking
Journal of urban affairs, pp 1-14
27 Jan 2026
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
The field of creative placemaking united planners, artists, arts administrators, philanthropists, and policymakers in pursuit of equitable community development. By 2020, changes in funding streams and leadership impacted creative placemaking, while practitioners faced societal shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, racial reckoning, and heightened awareness of structural inequities. Looking at the trajectory of its development, we posit that creative placemaking as we knew it is over. This article offers a eulogy, using the occasion to recognize what was achieved during its tenure, and how those developments influence the future integration of arts with urban planning and community development. This paper shares our findings from an analysis of field documentation along with in-depth interviews conducted with national leaders who shaped creative placemaking. As planners and policymakers seek to advance their practice, we find that collaboration with the arts continues to be an important element of the pursuit of creative democracy.
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- Title
- A eulogy for creative placemaking
- Creators
- Andrew Zitcer (Corresponding Author) - Drexel UniversityJohanna K. Taylor - Center for Creative Leadership
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban affairs, pp 1-14
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 14
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Architecture, Design, and Urbanism
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001672313400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105029161040
- Other Identifier
- 991022158974004721
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