Oakland nonprofit Transform helped deepen outreach to ensure the community would have a voice in the final design of a planned bus rapid transit line in Oakland Partnering with the community group Youth Uprising, they created this Hip-Hopera to get young people involved. As a result, students from Youth Uprising supported the new bus line and helped inform the public art components of the project. Watch the video here.
Read more about this local example, and learn more about this particular approach to creative placemaking: Mobilize the Community to Achieve Your Shared Goals.