Podcasts Government Partners for Better Communities (Virginia's DHCD Podcast) 42. The power of sharing creative ideas Creating Community Vitality with Laura Scherling

42. The power of sharing creative ideas Creating Community Vitality with Laura Scherling

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 1:14 p.m.

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In the second podcast of our yearlong Creating Community Vitality Series, DHCD\'s Katherine Miller explores placemaking with GreenspaceNYC\'s Laura Scherling. "Vibrant, well-maintained public spaces play an important role in our daily lives," says Scherling, and art and creativity can play a role in imagining these spaces. 

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Scherling specializes in interactive design, research, and management. She has over 10 years of experience in marketing and advertising and currently works and teaches at Columbia University\\u2019s School of Professional Studies. Scherling is the co-founder Civc Art Lab and GreenspaceNYC, a non-profit collaborative that develops and curates free educational programming, hands-on workshops and public design projects that encourage dialogue, enliven public spaces and promote the future of a more equitable and sustainable city.  

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Explore with Scherling how residents and volunteers are creating community, piloting ideas and making better places together.

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