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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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Daniel Klinkert LCSW has over 20 years of experience in employment and career counseling through managing a county-wide workforce development program and developing a therapeutic specialty in helping persons resolve career related issues. You can read more about Daniel’s career counseling experience 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:
In the News: 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 (Click on the icon to the left to view the news story).
Check out our Collection of Exploratory Urban Design and Data Projects!
Project lead and proprietor Daniel Klinkert MUP LCSW recently spent two years traveling the country doing 2-3 month stays in diverse urban locations across the United States. This journey inspired Daniel to reimagine certain locations through leveraging identified strengths. Projects include urban design and data analysis in Salt Lake City, UT, Winston-Salem NC, and Detroit, MI. Design work was completed by Natalie Price. You can view these exploratory projects here:
In the News: Our Post Covid Activation Plan for the Old Town/Chinatown District is featured in Bike Portland Magazine!
We are happy to share an article featuring our post-COVID activation planning work in Portland, OR. The Old Town/Chinatown District was hit especially hard by pandemic related impacts and this plan seeks to leverage a variety of strengths to help move the neighborhood forward. This plan was a true community effort which included stakeholder input and design work provided by students from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Environment which is located inside of the district. You can read the article in Bike Portland here: (This article features a draft of the plan, the final report can be viewed here:)
Daniel Klinkert, MUP LCSW
313-402-6983
dan@dwconcepts.org