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May 14, 2019

Public Spaces, Community PlacesFebruary 20, 2020

12 – 1 PM EST

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Speakers

Kyle Meyer

Virginia Main Street

Kyle.meyer@dhcd.Virginia.gov

(804) 371-7078

Ebrahim Varachia

Patronicity

ebrahim@Patronicity.com

(248) 854-5130

Agenda

• Why placemaking?

• Main Street + placemaking

• Funding projects

• What’s happening nationally?

• Getting started

“Downtowns are at the heart of 21st

century economic development because they are a community’s nerve center and a key asset for regional prosperity.”

~Ed McMahonSenior Resident Fellow, ULI

Advisor Emeritus, National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Who We Are

Patronicity brings together local citizens & sponsors

to support great placemaking initiatives in their

communities using civic crowdfunding as a tool.

Placemaking...

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Placemaking generally refers to a process of

planning & designing public spaces to contribute to

a community’s health, happiness and well-being

with community-based participation at its center…

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Placemaking Impacts

Positive Marketing

Increased Pedestrian Activity

Small Business Growth

Attracting New Neighbors & Residents

Build Community Ownership & Pride

What is Main Street?

• Method for reinvigorating the traditional downtown neighborhood

• Economic development through historic preservation

• Grassroots revitalization strategy

The Main Street Approach®

Outcomes of a Main Street Effort

• Utilizes historic assets

• Public-private collaboration

• Preserves and creates jobs

• Increases tax revenue

• Community pride

• Vibrancy

• “Sense of Place”

Funding Sources

Public Funding

• General Revenue funds or tax levy dollars

• Special taxing districts

• Federal grants and loans

• State grants

• Local grants

Private Funding

• Foundation Grants

• Donations & crowdfunding for the purchase of items, such as pavers, benches, or public art

• In-kind donations like paint, lumber, or time

Warrenton Kids Market Photo

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Who We Are

Patronicity brings together local citizens & sponsors

to support great placemaking initiatives in their

communities using civic crowdfunding as a tool.

Building Vibrant Communities

• First-ever Statewide crowdfunding & grantingpartnership

• Support projects that activate public/community space

• Provide matching challenge grants IF goal reached - Crowdgranting

• Community is the Final Review Committee

Partnerships

How it Works

Apply• Projects apply through Patronicity.com

• Patronicity ensures fit, creates compelling story

Review

• Grant Sponsor approves or rejects through Patronicity

• Typically 72 hour turnaround

Live• Patronicity coaches through crowdfunding

• Community is the Review Committee

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$16mil+Crowdfunded for community projects on Patronicity.

85,000+Supporters of Patronicity Projects Nationwide.

550+Community projects supported on Patronicity.

Impact

$28mil+Reinvested into Communities across America.

Empowering People

“Crowdfunding was a way for community members to become emotionally bought-in to their space and its mission before they opened”

Bekah Wallace

Reclaiming an unused warehouse and former bank drive-thru in the center of Ypsilanti’s downtown for an indoor-outdoor marketplace.

Ypsilanti Farmers Market

Portland Red Mill Pavilion

•Population under 4,000

•749 Patrons donated

“Our community literally holds the building

together. The beams, posts and pins are

all sponsored, and they signify the

collective effort to reinvigorate this spot in

our city. Every piece of wood has a story.”

-Noreen Logel - Friends of the Red

Mill

Royal Oak Smart Park

Identify latent opportunities to revitalize & reinvent main streets,downtowns and commercial centers through meaningful community & stakeholder engagement paired with strong local and global inspirations.

Involving theCommunity!

Starting Blocks toPlacemaking

1. Identify a Place & Connect with “Users”

2. Evaluate the Space, Discuss Challenges & Issues

3. Develop a New Vision for the space

4. Design & Implement

5. Continue Evaluating & Plan Ongoing Improvements

Empowering People to Build Vibrant Communities

Ebrahim Varachia

+1-248-854-5130

ebrahim@Patronicity.com

@Patronicity

@benchplaces