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Place Making is an exercise that is used to help a community define the character, problems, and opportunities of a particular location. It is the beginning point in a planning method called Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS). The NH DOT defines CSS as “a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach that involves all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits its physical setting and preserves scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources, while maintaining safety and mobility.”
Project for Public Spaces Context Sensitive Solutions Federal Highway Administration
The NH DOT is incorporating CSS and Place Making into its transportation study to help alleviate congestion through the Pelham Town Center.  Photo: NRPC Staff
Pelham stakeholders participate in a Place Making Audit, designed to evaluate how well streets and adjacent land uses are performing as places.  Photo: NRPC Staff
Pelham's Place Making exercise was an excellent opportunity for project leaders to receive and synthesize input on the character, problems, & opportunities of several downtown locations from a large group of community stakeholders.   Photo: NRPC Staff

 

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