[ RECOMMENDATION ]
7. Match
public space maintenance and programming crowdfunding efforts set up by local organizations.
WHY
Funding to manage and maintain the public realm is limited for most commercial districts outside of Manhattan. Public space management and programming, core services for many BIDs, are incredibly expensive endeavors (even more so for neighborhoods without an established BID) and require significant City support through funding.
Funding to manage and maintain the public realm is limited for most commercial districts outside of Manhattan. Public space management and programming, core services for many BIDs, are incredibly expensive endeavors (even more so for neighborhoods without an established BID) and require significant City support through funding.
GOALS
︎ A User Experience
︎ B Long-Term Coordination
︎ C Inclusive Design
︎ D Collaboration and Communication
︎ E Support commerce and entrepreneurship
CATEGORY / TYPE
︎ Process / Regulatory Framework
︎ Funding
︎ Technical Assistance
︎ A User Experience
︎ B Long-Term Coordination
︎ C Inclusive Design
︎ D Collaboration and Communication
︎ E Support commerce and entrepreneurship
CATEGORY / TYPE
︎ Process / Regulatory Framework
︎ Funding
︎ Technical Assistance
“We had no structure, no organizational BID, no paid salaried person to do what we do on a shoestring.”
Friends of Diversity Plaza
HOW TO IMPLEMENT
Building on the
Department of Small Business Services’ suite of financial assistance, the
Agency should consider establishing a “crowdgranting” program that matches CBOs’ crowdfunding
goals with City grants.
The public realm maintenance and programming activities matched through the “crowdgranting” program should be focused on geographic “areas of need” as identified by the City’s “Public Realm Working Group” (see earlier recommendation). Clear parameters for the eligible kinds of public spaces (e.g. Open Streets, sidewalks, plazas, parklets, etc.) and eligible activities (e.g. cultural programs/events, public art installations, street furnishings, etc.) should also be established and distinct from spaces and activities already being serviced by the City and its partners (e.g. the City Cleanup Corps, NY Horticultural Society, etc.).
Case Study ︎︎︎ Case Study ︎︎︎ Case Study ︎︎︎
Commonwealth Places
MassachusettsIn partnership with
the crowdfunding platform Patronicity, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’
MassDevelopment created Commonwealth Places, a crowdfunding challenge that
encouraged community organizations to raise funds locally to support a range of
economic revitalization and placemaking activations. Every crowdfunded goal met
on the Patronicity platform was then matched by MassDevelopment through a grant
(of up to $50,000) funded in part by Barr Foundation. Eligible projects focused
on low- and moderate-income communities across Massachusetts.
Click here to see the example: https://www.patronicity.com/commonwealthplaces
Click here to see the example: https://www.patronicity.com/commonwealthplaces
WHO DOES THIS HELP
Commercial districts in underserved neighborhoods.
Commercial districts in underserved neighborhoods.
︎︎︎ Executive Summary
︎︎︎ Introduction
︎︎︎ The Brief/Challenge
︎︎︎ Understanding the Regulatory Landscape
︎︎︎ Sidewalks
︎︎︎ Streets
︎︎︎ Plazas
︎︎︎ Navigating the Current Regulatory Process
︎︎︎ Adapting to the Pandemic
︎︎︎ Introduction
︎︎︎ The Brief/Challenge
︎︎︎ Understanding the Regulatory Landscape
︎︎︎ Sidewalks
︎︎︎ Streets
︎︎︎ Plazas
︎︎︎ Navigating the Current Regulatory Process
︎︎︎ Adapting to the Pandemic
︎︎︎ Enhancing the City’s Approach to Public Space Management
︎︎︎ Recommendations
︎︎︎ Appendix
︎︎︎ Credits
︎︎︎Watkins Public Space
︎︎︎What’s Up, Jamaica!
︎︎︎ Recommendations
︎︎︎ Appendix
︎︎︎ Credits
︎︎︎Watkins Public Space
︎︎︎What’s Up, Jamaica!