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Green Minneapolis <br />Community Outreach/Engagement <br />Programming will be the pulse, the living lifeblood of The Commons. <br />Green Minneapolis will leverage community outreach and engagement to craft great <br />programming at The Commons, and to facilitate on-going communications with park users, <br />funding partners, neighbors, and the general public. <br />Outreach and engagement efforts will be foundational as we build the programming brand at The <br />Commons, and will contribute to the "co -creation" of this vital public space. This commitment to <br />community outreach and engagement will assure that the people of Minneapolis have ample <br />opportunity to make The Commons their own. <br />Making The Commons a Great Place for People <br />The collective civic goal of engaging people and activating The Commons is, at its heart, <br />placemaking. <br />Placemaking shapes built and human environments to create high-quality public spaces, facilitate <br />social interaction, and improve a community's quality of life. Placemaking is a process, and if <br />done well, benefits both community and people as it: <br />• Invites involvement <br />• Amplifies connections <br />• Promotes social justice <br />• Stimulates creativity <br />• Fosters civic pride <br />• Creates ownership & advocacy <br />• Supports economic vitality <br />Green Minneapolis will engage a variety of stakeholders — neighbors, nonprofits, city leaders, <br />corporate and philanthropic funders, small business owners, downtown workers, social service <br />providers, arts and culture advocates, elders, youth, and thought leaders — to envision, provide and <br />refine programming at The Commons. <br />27 <br />