Creative Footprint (CFP) is a data-driven research project by nighttime consultancy agency VibeLab that studies creative spaces and communities to examine the cultural value and impact of music and nightlife in the city. PennPraxis provides urban planning research services and operates a custom software system that creates spatial and economic insights about the geography of creativity in client cities. The project has been conducted in Berlin, New York, Tokyo, Montreal, Sydney, Copenhagen, Rotterdam and Stockholm.
Our methodology goes beyond economic impact, prioritising original content, interdisciplinary connections, and cross-functional spaces for thriving local scenes. All data about creative spaces are developed using a unique community-engagement process. The CFP data set, consisting of thousands of creative spaces worldwide, is the subject of a forthcoming publication with Routledge about general theories about the geography of urban creative space.
