Building Community, Creating Places,
Using Common Sense

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build communities.

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Registration is now open for PPS' spring training courses in New York City!

Streets as Places (April 22-23, 2010)
How to Turn a Place Around (April 29-30th, 2010)
How to Create Successful Markets (May 14-15, 2010)

PPS recently completed research for the Federal Transit Administration that developed and tested a series of tools to more effectively engage riders in transit dependent communities. A summary of these tools can be viewed on a poster developed for the 89th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.

Learn more about our exciting campaigns for 2010 in our Holiday Newsletter.

Successful workshops in Rockland and Westchester counties in New York State educate stakeholders about the benefits of transit oriented development for the Tappan Zee Bridge/Interstate 287 corridor.


Placemaking in New York:
The New York City Streets Renaissance

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