▁people ▁and ▁eyes ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁drives ▁curiosity ▁to ▁explore ▁and ▁establish es ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁safety . ▁ ▁Fix ing : ▁T aking ▁vac ant , ▁under util ized , ▁or ▁bl ight ed ▁spaces ▁in ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁tre ating ▁them ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁new ▁art ▁and ▁design ▁projects . ▁This ▁can ▁change ▁how ▁people ▁think ▁about ▁these ▁spaces ▁and ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁that ▁they ▁represent . ▁ ▁Pl anning ▁By ▁using ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁cre ative ▁community ▁meeting ▁strateg ies , ▁st ake holder ▁enthus ias m ▁can ▁be ▁bol ster ed , ▁resulting ▁in ▁valuable ▁input ▁for ▁community ▁design . ▁Br ing ing ▁artists ▁into ▁the ▁planning ▁process ▁can ▁up end ▁the ▁familiar ▁and ▁allow ▁participants ▁to ▁ment ally ▁" un hook " ▁from ▁their ▁pre con ce ived ▁not ions . ▁ ▁Community ▁Att achment ▁ ▁Great ▁places ▁must ▁do ▁more ▁than ▁meet ▁the ▁basic ▁requirements ▁if ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁fost er ▁greater ▁community ▁attachment . ▁A ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁attachment ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁residents ▁who ▁are ▁more ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁and ▁success ▁of ▁their ▁community . ▁The ▁Knight ▁Foundation ▁conducted ▁a ▁study ▁meas uring ▁community ▁attachment , ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁there ▁ ▁was ▁very ▁little ▁variation ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁drivers ▁of ▁attachment ▁rates ▁when ▁compared ▁between ▁different ▁cities ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁D ri vers ▁of ▁Att achment ▁▁▁ ▁Social ▁Of fer ings ▁- ▁G ather ing ▁places ▁that ▁fost er ▁face - to - face ▁interactions , ▁building ▁trust ▁with ▁others ,