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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Don’t Miss this !! –
<span style="background:fuchsia;mso-highlight:fuchsia">Application Deadline November 13, 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:15.6pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">What is Placemaking?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:19.2pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community. Strengthening
the connection between people and the places they share, placemaking refers to a collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm in order to maximize shared value. More than just promoting better urban design, placemaking facilitates creative
patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place and support its ongoing evolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">This fall, with generous support from </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#333333">General Motors (GM)</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">
Project for Public Spaces will support five public space transformation projects that engage and improve the experience of underserved members of the community.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1C2E19"><br>
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The selected applicant will have the opportunity to work with local residents and partners to facilitate a </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><a href="https://www.pps.org/article/5-steps-to-making-places"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333;text-decoration:none">placemaking
process</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"> in collaboration with Project for Public Spaces that results in physical and programmatic improvements to the space.</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1C2E19;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Community Placemaking Grant information Link:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#131619;background:white">
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:blue"> <a href="https://www.pps.org/community-placemaking-grants"><span style="color:blue">Community Placemaking Grants (pps.org)</span></a> -</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Community Placemaking Grants Information Webinar,</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333">
</span></b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:#333333">November 3, 2023, from 2-3pm EST</span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">!</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#131619;background:white">- </span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsdOGgrDkrHtfWbiqZBo5Gdh_Kzpm6nKju#/registration"><span style="color:blue">Meeting
Registration - Zoom</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">More information posted on the Main Street Portal.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Anna Schilling | Oklahoma Main Street</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Oklahoma Department of Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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