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Dreemweaver Concepts specializes in the development and management of Tactical Urbanism interventions. Past projects include developing and managing several pop up shops, street fairs, and public art projects as a means to increase customer foot traffic and activity. We are available to provide the full contingency of tactical urbanism services including planning, implementation, management, and an evaluation of project outcomes. You can read about a large scale Tactical Urbanism project we managed in a key retail node in Portland, OR here:
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We are currently living through an unprecedented time period in regards to untreated mental health and addictive disorders and our team is dedicated to finding solutions for everyone who is being impacted by this crisis. Daniel Klinkert MUP LCSW works professionally in both the mental health and urban planning fields and Daniel has blended these professional experiences to find outside-of-the box solutions to address the urban behavioral health crisis. Daniel is available to provide urban behavioral health consulting services to municipalities, business districts, and other groups who want to become more active in addressing this expanding humanitarian crisis. To get a sense of what we are working on in regards to Urban Behavioral Health you can read about our Recovery Enhancing Environment concept here:
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Unprecedented reductions in commercial occupancy and customer foot traffic has elevated the need for robust activation strategies inside of Central Business Districts across the country. Dreemweaver Concepts has developed and managed several successful CBD activation projects and we would look forward to bringing these insights and experiences to your location. Read about our Post-COVID Activation Plan for Portland’s Old Town neighborhood district here:
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Dreemweaver Concepts has worked on multiple public space repurposing projects which include design rendering and activation services for the Cart Blocks food cart pod and the restoration and activation of the Old Town Festival Streets in Portland, OR. We look forward to opportunities that involve redesigning and leveraging public spaces in a way that benefits the community as a whole. You can read more about our food cart related placemaking work here:
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Team member Daniel Klinkert began his professional career providing mental health services in some of the most socioeconomically challenged neighborhoods in the City of Detroit. This experience motivated Daniel to return to college to pursue an advanced degree in Economic Development so he could work on projects that would reduce socioeconomic disparities. We would be interested in taking on any type of project that would leverage existing strengths to bring employment opportunities to area residents who are most in need. Check out our plan to convert the Detroit City Airport into a delivery drone hub here:
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We are happy to provide over 275 high quality photographic images of urban locations across the country free of charge. These images are ideal for reports, presentations, promotional graphics, or wall art prints and they can be accessed here:
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Daniel’s primary areas of expertise include urban planning, economic development, historic preservation, and finding macro-level solutions for undertreated mental health and addictive disorders. Daniel is also an avid photographer and collector of 1960’s era jazz records. You can view Daniel’s resume here:
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Natalie’s primary areas of expertise include equitable and innovative architectural design, placemaking, and repurposing public spaces into viable present day uses. Natalie is also a talented visual artist and an avid gardener. You can view Natalie’s resume here:
Free Unlimited Downloads of Urban Photographic Content!
We are happy to offer over 275 high quality photos of urban locations across the United States free of charge. While everyone is free to use these photos this collection is geared towards the needs of urban planners, urban designers, architects, and other related professions. These photos are ideal for use in reports, presentations, promotional graphics, or even wall art prints and they can be accessed here:
Leveraging the Arts as a Community Development Strategy!
We are proud to have one of our tactical urbanism projects featured on KATU news in Portland, OR. This project involved combining a bi-monthly street fair with a large scale mural project and a BIPOC-focused pop up art gallery. The synergistic impact from these three simultaneous interventions substantially increased customer foot traffic in a key retail node and it serves as an example as to how we approach tactical urbanism interventions.
Salt Lake City: Merging the Natural Environment into the Urban Form.
After a six-week stay in Salt Lake City, Utah Dreemweaver Concepts became inspired to explore combining the majestic natural environment that surrounds the City with the existing urban form. We created a document that makes the case as to why such an intervention would be timely and beneficial along with designing three exploratory streetscape renderings to illustrate the potential of this concept. You can read the report here:
Featured Concept: Building a Recovery Enhancing Environment
The expanding homeless crisis demands that we explore outside-of-the-box solutions to achieve better housing outcomes for those most in need. In 2020 Dreemweaver Concepts developed the Recovery Enhancing Environment concept which involves modifying the built environment in a way that could improve housing and treatment outcomes for persons experiencing homelessness. You can read more about this concept here:
Daniel Klinkert, MUP LCSW
313-402-6983
dan@dwconcepts.org