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the contents of the plan. A high level of local specificity with regard to many of the components will <br /> strengthen the plan.This is particularly relevant to site selection and goals and vision. Identifying criteria <br /> for public art sites is recommended, but some plans have gone further to include specific sites in the <br /> plan itself.This level of specificity could be applied to other core components as well and would benefit <br /> the plan. Additionally, creating specific local goals with regard to economic development, placemaking, <br /> cultural tourism, and quality of life is recommended to create a more meaningful plan for a specific <br /> community. <br /> Public art master planning for municipal government is a relatively new practice, with the <br /> majority of plans in 2001 being created since 1995 (Americans for the Arts, 2003). Additionally, a <br /> number of plans have likely been created since the time of this survey.The common practices and <br /> recommendations found in this analysis are valuable to municipal government, but a more complete <br /> data set that identifies the characteristics of public art programs in municipal government settings <br /> would be beneficial for future research on this topic. Additionally, continued research on this topic is <br /> needed to understand the impact of the core components on the practical outcomes of public art in the <br /> community. <br /> 31 <br />