Planning for Cultural Facilities
Planning for Cultural Facilities
Based on Artscape’s experience, Planning for Cultural Facilities: How Planning Tools and Incentives Can Support Cultural Infrastructure Development is intended as a guide and resource to assist with navigating the complex landscape of legislation, planning frameworks, fiscal tools, and incentives that must be understood and leveraged in order to gain support, funding, and approval for the development of cultural infrastructure. The guide is available for free as a downloadable PDF in two parts.

PART I: Legislation and Planning
Frameworks
LEGISLATION
Provincial and municipal policy that inform planning and development
Provincial and municipal policy that inform planning and development
PLANNING FRAMEWORKS
Regulations focusing on the development goals of specific
locations
Regulations focusing on the development goals of specific
locations

Part II: Planning Tools &
Case Study
PLANNING TOOLS
Municipal finance, government assistance, rebates and grants
Municipal finance, government assistance, rebates and grants
PLACEMAKING TOOLS
Guidelines and urban design
programs that enrich public space
Guidelines and urban design
programs that enrich public space
CASE STUDY
Artscape Wychwood Barns
Artscape Wychwood Barns