This is an archive of The Street Matters project in Swansea.  

The archive showcases a selection of the activities, projects and processes that were part of The Street Matters project on St Helens Road Swansea. We worked across the neighbourhood to gather people’s experiences, ideas and hopes for the future of the street. Our starting point was the belief that the people and communities who occupy a place want to be involved in placemaking decisions and not have ‘solutions’ imposed upon them.

About

The Street Matters was a partnership project that set out to explore the potential for developing a neighbourhood plan for St Helens Road, devised and led by Owen Griffiths and Isabel Griffin for Ways of Working – a social enterprise working for local change through culture and collaboration.

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Publications

Various publications were produced during The Street Matters project, from recipe postcards and an Accessibility Audit of the Street to pamphlets about the work produced by five commissioned artists. Everything here is available as a download and is free to share.