Town Team Movement helps Town Teams and local governments to create stronger communities and better places. It isn’t easy – it takes some hard work. But you can achieve a lot, just by having a go. Here are some resources to help you start the process.
We’ve created a Town Team Hub, which has all the best information to help set up, manage and grow a Town Team.
The Town Team Hub is free for registered Town Teams to access, but other organisations, including local governments, can access the Resource Hub for $200 + GST per annum for unlimited access. Here are some examples of the How To Guides.
To register to access the Town Team Hub, please go to https://town-team-hub.mn.co/
Here is the Current List of Resources on the Town Team Hub.
Remember, the main requirement for a town team is to accept and live by the Town Team Charter, which is the common link between all the teams.
“Placemaking is like turning a house into a home” – David Engwicht from Creative Communities
We are inspired by the principles of Placemaking, as promoted and championed by Project for Public Spaces and PlacemakingX.
‘Placemaking’ is both a philosophy and an iterative, collaborative process for creating public spaces that people love and feel connected to.
Placemaking empowers people to act, not only as an ethical principle, but also because it is a real way to improve the way a person relates to themselves, their neighbours and their world.
People should be able to shape their communities by what they do, not just by how they spend or who they vote for. Placemaking is an aspirational and pragmatic way to improve governance, foster collaboration and create thriving communities.
Read more about placemaking at – https://www.pps.org/article/what-is-placemaking
Placemaking also works on the hardware and the software of a place concurrently.
Here are some placemaking resources to help you.
We also HIGHLY recommend CoDesign’s Play Street Guide, one of THE best placemaking ideas – https://www.playstreetsaustralia.com/
Town centres, piazzas, squares and marketplaces have been at the heart of communities across the world for thousands of years.
They still play an important social and economic role. But they need to improve to stay competitive. Here are some resources to help you think about the future and why local people and positive action are critical.
“I want to see high streets where localism really delivers integrated action from all the relevant stakeholders. Local authorities, landlords, retailers and the public working together to really animate the spaces they occupy, creating and nurturing their own unique place. Local people as co-creators and not simply consumers. Councils as managers and enablers. Landlords as long-term investors. Businesses as stakeholders. The best returns on investment will come from maximum collaboration based on local partnerships.” Mary Portas – The Portas Review: An independent review into the future of our high streets
Good for Business – the benefits of making streets more walking and cycling friendly
