Placemaking is moving away from traditional top-down strategies to participatory methods that stress community engagement. Nevertheless, achieving wide-ranging inclusion is still challenging because of the methodologies employed. The StoryMapper tool, which utilises a ‘chain of engagement’ method, allows residents to contribute their ideas to a communal, interactive map. This method, trialled in a project aimed at re-envisioning a neighbourhood surrounding a repurposed community church, shows promise in bringing together varied community groups through multimodal participation, thus broadening inclusivity in placemaking efforts beyond mere participation figures.
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