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VISION
Our vision for 5M: an open place where diversity comes together in the form of artists, makers, students, changemakers, entrepreneurs, techies, and local food purveyors. A place designed for serendipity and inspiration… where we share resources, programs, connections and ideas to create value for our economy and our communities. Your participation makes it happen. Click to learn more…
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WHY 5M?
Three years ago we began a research project to see how people work, how they interact with the city, how they build community, and how the emerging economy in San Francisco is transforming their lives. We talked with and observed the daily experiences of more than 300 local residents, community groups, artists, makers, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, city officials and university leaders. Click to learn more…
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PARTNERS
We’ve been assembling and building trust between diverse networks, organizations and individuals. We currently have more than 2,000 creative organizations linked together at 5M through our partners: TechShop, Hub, SoMa Central, SFMade, Intersection for the Arts, Off the Grid and SOCAP, among others. Together, we are creating a vibrant place for connection and innovation. Learn more about each of our partners…
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5MPlaceWorks
5MPlaceWorks is a new program led by Intersection for the Arts in collaboration with the 5M Project and PolicyLink. It is a pioneering new entity that fuses creative placemaking and economic development practice with the goal of a new model for inclusive urban development. Click to learn more…
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WHAT IS 5M?
The 5M Project is a four-acre multi-phase, mixed-use development project in downtown San Francisco between 5th, Mission, and Howard Streets. Our purpose: Create a dense, networked environment to unlock the enormous community and economic value that is generated when we reach across typical boundaries to share resources, programs, acumen, connections and infrastructure. Click to learn more…
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DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Our initial design principles represent ideas from hundreds of local stakeholders we’ve been working with for the last 3 years. They combine both the design of physical places AND some sample programs that bring 5M to life. Click to learn more…
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EVENTS
Learn. Connect. Create. Participate. 5M and our partners host events nearly every day at 5th and Mission – ranging from art openings to product launches to documentary film screenings. Click here to see what’s next at The Hub, Intersection for the Arts, TechShop, SFMade, SF Digital Film School and more…
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BLOG
We want to share the ideas that inspire our work at 5M. We mostly think about how art, entrepreneurship, making, technology, food, and community intersect with policy, planning, and urban development. Click here to see what’s on our minds.
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TEAM
The 5M Project is facilitated by Forest City – a national urban development company founded in 1920 by the Ratner family in Cleveland, Ohio. Our local 5M team is made up of Forest City staff and unlikely partners who eat, live, and breathe new ideas for transforming our cities. Click here to learn more about the people building 5M.
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