Winter Places 2.0

A winter placemaking guide and report.

Winter Placemaking for Main Streets & Neighborhoods

In 2020, Bench Consulting and Patronicity, along with designers from across North America and around the world, proposed creative ideas for quickly implementable, low-cost winter placemaking interventions aimed at driving visitors back to Main Street and encouraging them to stay longer, supporting area restaurants and businesses. Nearly 4,000 individuals and organizations from around the world downloaded the guide. We heard from individuals from Michigan, Massachusetts, Canada, Finland, and Russia about their work to implement ideas directly from the Winter Places Guide.

Winter Places 2.0 is an update to the guide focusing on project reports from 12 communities across Massachusetts that implemented winter placemaking projects directly inspired by the original Winter Places guide utilizing funding support generously provided by the Barr Foundation.

November 12, 2021

Authors

Jonathan Berk, Former Vice President he/him
Boston, MA
With over five years experience at Patronicity, Jonathan Berk not only brings his skills as a trained attorney, but continues to serve as a leader in the forefront of Patronicity’s innovation. Jonathan is a placemaker and New Urbanist in every sense of the word with a voracious appetite for studying and learning about new methods of community and economic development from around the world. Jonathan spearheads our consulting efforts under bench Consulting and is a consistent advocate for improved transportation, housing, and open street improvements. Be sure to follow him on Twitter for his thought leadership. As Vice President, Jonathan helps to identify opportunities to expand our reach and keep Patronicity focused on emerging trends. His focus remains on building vibrant communities that foster connectivity and creativity and support a thriving, healthy downtown, small business ecosystem and community.
Jonathan holds a JD from New England Law | Boston and a BA in Communications from Quinnipiac University and currently sits on the local advisory board of Leading Cities, a global leader in Smart City solutions and Abundant Housing Massachusetts, advocating for access to more housing for all across the region.
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