WorksheetsUPM 10-year Anniversary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is “placemaking”?
Putting IKEA furniture in the park
Parking cars creatively
Creating spaces people love and use
Making maps out of pancakes
Which of the following is NOT a principle of good placemaking?
Community input
Comfort and safety
Food for pigeons
Active uses
What’s “tactical urbanism”?
Urban camouflage fashion
Sneaky parking enforcement
Planning cities using laser tag
Quick, low-cost changes to improve a space
If people are using a sidewalk as a shortcut through grass, you should probably put a path there
True
False
What’s a common mistake in urban placemaking
Putting a fountain on a mountain
Forgetting people exist
Using every color in the rainbow
Installing invisible signage
The success of a public space can be measured purely by how clean and quiet it is.
True
False
Why do placemakers love benches so much?
They're cheaper than a food truck
They're secretly time machines
They say “stay awhile” to people
Architects like rectangles
The “Power of 10+” strategy recommends 10 parking options per neighborhood.
True
False
If Placemaking the musical debuted on Broadway, who would be the villain?
Robert Moses
Federal Funding
Cars
All of the above
UPM students have tackled all of these real-world sites except:
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Court Street, Brooklyn
Myrtle Beach Boardwalk
Betty Carter Park
