• Biophilia, + Sense of Belong + Public Spaces

- TCF’s Origin story - Past efforts - advocacy +

research + grant making - Public Square: a case in

point

Land acknowledgment

• Taken from Indigenous protocol, opening up space with reverence and respect.

• Counter the “doctrine of discovery” with the true story of the people who were already here.

• Support equity, larger truth-telling and reconciliation efforts.

• Inspire ongoing stewardship + action

Biophilia – instinctive love of/desire to connect to nature. - Refined through experience

and culture - Product of biological

evolution.

Sunday, June 24, 2018

On a single day On a single Sunday, June 24, 2018 day, you be a part of an exciting region-wide initiativSUndae to explore our commSUnday, June 24, 2018 and connect in order to build a stronger, safer and more dynamic home. Common Ground creates a network of community conversations where residents can meet, share a meal, connect and discuss our shared place – both physical and intangible: Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going , you can be a part of an exciting region-wide initiative to explore our community’s power to communicate and connect in order to build a stronger, safer and more dynamic home. Common Ground creates a network of community conversations where residents can meet, share a meal, connect and discuss our shared place – both physical and intangible: Where have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going

Need to Connect

The Nature Fix

“Delving into completely new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and ultimately strengthen our relationships.”

“shinrin-yoku”

This is a sort of mindful hiking popular in Japan and, increasingly, Korea. It emphasizes a multisensory experience, and researchers there have deeply studied the effects of the scent of the hinoki cypress tree. However, it also has a business aspect, encouraging tourism to Japan’s natural areas, and helping to justify their preservation.

forest bathing : the new yoga

Need to Belong: a basic human need

This need is found across all time, cultures and different types of people.

Presenter

Presentation Notes

Est in 1796 – horses used to graze here..

1857

1880

1911

Prior Cleveland Leadership

Mayor Tom Johnson

He supported efforts to aid Cleveland’s poor residents by building public bathhouses, expanding the city’s park system, and improving public services As mayor of Cleveland, Johnson tore up all the ‘Keep off the Grass‘ signs in the city parks, a symbol of his belief in changing parklands’ role from passive to active recreation.

Current Cleveland Leadership Mayor Frank Jackson 2016 “Recreation Facilities Improvements” Bonds Total $600,000 Parks $600,000 2017 “Recreation Facilities Improvements” Bonds Total $17,925,000 Parks $5,000,000 Recreation $12,925,000 2018 “Recreation Facilities Improvements” Bonds Total $15,900,000 Parks $5,000,000 Recreation $10,900,000

Origin story: Frederick H. Goff started a movement in Cleveland in 1914 To pool resources to fund charitable purposes for the mental, moral, and physical improvement of the inhabitants of Cleveland regardless of race, class or creed.

Focus on place The Cleveland Foundation invests its resources to create vibrant places in Greater Cleveland.

Purpose: To analyze the leisure-time + recreational needs of adults and children and investigate the ability of existing public, private and profit-oriented recreational outlets to meet those needs.

Advocacy and Research: 1915

Advocacy and Research

• The survey called upon the Cleveland

Board of Education to increase spending for recreational programming and accept responsibility for operating the city’s playgrounds.

• Creation of city-sponsored sports leagues

Advocacy and Research

• Led influential citizens on the

campaign team on a guided tour of Bear Mountain Park in New York

• Passage of a special tax levy to allow the Metropolitan Park Board to purchase land ringing the city.

• Metroparks established in 1919

City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Board of Education keep open playgrounds that otherwise would have operated on limited summer hours because of lack of funds.

First discretionary grant in 1919

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1930

1976

1980

2014

Public Square

• The Group Plan Commission is a non-profit organization that lead the efforts to revitalize Public Square along with other signature public space in downtown Cleveland. The commission works closely with the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, and LAND Studio. Cleveland's Public Square was designed with people in mind. The newly renovated park features a singular layout along with other great features like Rebol cafe, a water fountain, an ice rink, a lush lawn with a natural amphitheater, the KeyBank walking promenade, a speakers terrace, and much more.

• The reimagined Public Square is part of The Group Plan's mission to better connect Public Square, the Malls, and the lakefront.

Public Square Collaborators

Key partner organizations behind the redevelopment of Public Square Group Plan Commission City of Cleveland Cuyahoga County

Public Square Collaborators Key partner organizations: LAND studio Greater Cleveland Partnership Downtown Cleveland Alliance The State of Ohio RTA The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Donley’s Inc – our Cleveland based general contractor James Corner Field Operations

Public Square Today Initiated in 2003 Project broke ground on March 9, 2015 Public Square completed June 30, 2016.

CLE wins bid for Republican National Convention in 2015. Go.

• CLE host to Republican National Convention

• Tense time in CLE and USA • Expecting a riot

Public Square 2016

Place, People, Money

Physical Resident Money

Distressed Rooted Government

Middle Stuck Private

Hot Movers Philanthropic