PPS in the Media

Press Releases

PPS welcome queries from reporters about our work. To speak to our press
officer contact:

Shin-pei Tsay
P: 212 620 5660
E: stsay@pps.org

For other Project for Public Spaces contacts see our staff listing. [Click here]

CLEVELAND'S WADE OVAL UNVEILS IMPROVEMENTS
October 10, 2003

GREAT MARKETS, GREAT CITIES CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY
May 10, 2002

A COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS IS LAUNCHED FOR LOWER MANHATTAN
May 9, 2002

PLACES TO VISIT OR AVOID: The people have their say
April 3rd, 2002

Teens turn around public spaces
March 11th, 2002

William H. Whyte's classic 'Social Life' back in print
March 1, 2002

PLACES LOVED AND LOATHED - Finding the world's best and worst public spaces
January 11, 2002

PLACEMAKING AT THE PLAZA - Syracuse's new Central Square opens to rave reviews
January 4th, 2002

POWER TO THE PEOPLE - Placemaking gets ASLA approval
December 5th, 2001

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN URBAN PARKS
December 19th, 2001

Project for Public Spaces announces new board directors
June 19th, 2001

Nominate your favorite people-park: innovative awards program challenges the convention
June 11th, 2001

NATIONAL PUBLIC SPACES GROUP - QUESTIONS FASHION SHOW IN BRYANT PARK
October, 2000

Articles about PPS

Land Matters
Great Public Spaces gets featured in December's Landscape Architecture Magazine.

Gem in the circle
On October 10th, 2003, a 7-acre park located in the heart of Cleveland 's University Circle revealed improvements proposed by PPS.

Park Opens Door into City's future
PPS laid the groundwork for Campus Martius, a new park that should bring an active street life back to downtown Detroit.

Think You Own the Sidewalk?
An article on the vagaries of walking in New York City, in which PPS President Fred Kent points out that an auto-centered environment puts pedestrians at a distinct disadvantage.

Shared Wisdom: Preaching the Gospel of Place
Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces urges landscape architects to create "people places." by Susan Hines, Landscape Architecture Magazine

Power to the People: The Project for Public Spaces Specializes in Place Making, Part One
by Susan Hines, American Society of Landscape Architects

PPS's New Book is a Winner
By John Williams, National Center for Bicycling and Walking Forum

Restoring urban parks: New life in old spaces
by Terra Hargett, American City and County

Designer Invigorates Transit Center Plan
Description of a one day placemaking workshop in Astoria Oregon

Crossroads of the World, Less the Roads 
by John Tierney, NY Times Metro Section
Fred Kent comments on his vision for Times Square

Vision of a New Republic: Plans for Republic Square Emphasize Art, People, and Commerce 
Austin Chronicle article about the effort to make a great central square.

Still Planning for Public Spaces as if People Mattered
Syndicated Washington Post Columnist Neal Peirce reviews PPS's new book How to Turn a Place Around.

Man as the Measure of All Things Urban 
Fred Kent and Kathy Madden's impact in Israel as covered by the Israeli edition of the Herald Tribune.

The Fed's Chief Landlord: Unusual Friend of Cities

Hanging Out: Teens Search for the Perfect Public Space
Planning Magazine article quoting PPS's Kathy Madden and Fred Kent

An Urbanist Says a Sense of Place is More Important than the Design Itself
Architectural Record interview with Fred Kent

Reviving the Original Human Gathering Place
An article about David O'Neil of PPS's Public Market Collaborative

One Who Would Like to See Most Architects Hit the Road
A New York Times profile of PPS president, Fred Kent

Traffic Guru to Look at Rte. 114--Sag Harbor, NY

Planning as if People Mattered
1978 Neal Peirce article about PPS

Articles by PPS

Creating 'Places' that Work
"A feature by PPS Vice-President Kathy Madden published in the Planning Commissioner's Journal, Summer 2001"

Paradise Lost
PPS warns of excessive private use of Bryant Park on the NY Times Op-Ed page.

Rebuilding Communities Can Help Save the Environment
PPS President Fred Kent on how the placemaking helps the environment.

Awards

Our work at Project for Public Spaces has been recognised nationally - winner of the 2002 Mumford Awards from the Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility; winner of the 2002 W H Whyte Awards from the Partners for Livable Communities. Our web-resources have received particular attention: 2002 RealAdventures 4 Stars Travel Site Award; the 2002-3 Golden Web Awards; and the 2002 Critical Mass Awards.

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