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Making the Journey a Destination: Indianapolis’ Cultural Trail Debuts

By Project for Public Spaces on May 10, 2013 | Add Comment

Back in 2007, we highlighted the Indianapolis Cultural Trail project in Bold Moves, Brave Actions, a feature that looked at five cities on five continents making exceptional strides toward becoming more people-friendly places. Indy, we wrote, was “taking what may be the boldest step of any American city towards supporting bicyclists and pedestrians” [...]

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The 10 Greatest US Public Markets That Met the Wrecking Ball

By David K. O'Neil on May 5, 2013 | 7 Comments

This guest post features a collection of wonderful historic postcards and photos from the private collection of PPS markets consultant David K. O’Neil. We thank him for allowing us to share them with you here!

It is no secret that market halls, market sheds, and market districts were once more prevalent in American cities [...]

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Five Jane’s Walks Focused on Community Resilience

By Project for Public Spaces on May 3, 2013 | 1 Comment

The fact that Jane Jacobs’ name is so often attached to the idea of gentrification today seems a cruel irony. Jane’s writing was focused on how to create strong neighborhoods that fostered robust social networks; she was far from a “NIMBY”, and her interest in preservation was more about economics than aesthetics. Unfortunately, the complexity [...]

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Book Review: Handmade Urbanism: From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models

By Brendan Crain on May 2, 2013 | 4 Comments

As citizen-driven urban action becomes increasingly potent and well-disseminated, the tension between spontaneous, bottom-up improvements and top-down planning and policy is thrown into higher and higher relief. As often as that tension might manifest through loud, messy confrontations, a great deal of it simply takes the form of confusion. The bottom-ups and the [...]

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Expanding the Rightsizing Streets Guide

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 30, 2013 | Add Comment

Today we are unveiling several new resources within the Rightsizing Streets Guide. We’re excited to share with you an interactive map featuring more than fifty successful rightsizing projects from around the US. We’ve also added two new full case studies to the guide. The case studies, contributed by the Congress for [...]

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Residents in Exeter, RI used a “Places of the Heart” map to identify parts of town that they value most as well as areas of concern.  / Photo: Orton Family Foundation

Community Wisdom + Expert Knowledge = Good Community Design

By Ariana McBride, Orton Family Foundation on Apr 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Have you ever been at a meeting about a community issue and heard the statement, “We don’t need some outsider coming in and telling us what to do”? I know I have. This phrase points to a common challenge I see when working in rural communities—balancing the value of community input with expert knowledge in [...]

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9 Communities Selected to Receive Free Place-Based Sustainability Technical Assistance

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 22, 2013 | 1 Comment

This Earth Day, Project for Public Spaces and our partners at Livability Solutions are pleased to announce the 9 communities selected to receive free technical assistance in 2013, thanks to a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Sustainable Communities under their Building [...]

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Break-out groups focused on "transformative agendas" ranging from Place Capital to Building Multi-Use Destinations / Photo: Ara Howrani for PPS

The Right to Contribute: A Report from the Placemaking Leadership Council

By Fred Kent on Apr 21, 2013 | 2 Comments

In 1970, I had the opportunity to coordinate New York City’s first Earth Day demonstration. It was an experience that changed my life, and one that continues to impact the work that I do, and the way I see the world, today. The environmental movement has become a very top-down affair in the [...]

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Placemakers explore Detroit's iconic Heidelberg Project on a tour of the city during the inaugural meeting of the PLC / Photo: PPS

Overheard in Detroit: Ten Great Quotes From the Placemaking Leadership Council

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 15, 2013 | 1 Comment


“Placemaking is community organizing. It’s a campaign.”
—Fred Kent, President of PPS

“It’s Placemaking, not Placemade. It’s a process. You are never finished.”
—Place Governance working group

“Placemaking requires a marathon mindset.”
—Jessica Goldman Srebnick, Goldman Properties

“We work at the invitation of residents, [...]

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Learning From Knight’s Soul of the Community, Leaning Toward the Future of Placemaking

By Dr. Katherine Loflin on Apr 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

Today, as the inaugural meeting of the Placemaking Leadership Council kicks off in Detroit, Michigan, we are thrilled to bring you this special guest post by Dr. Katherine Loflin, a powerful advocate for the importance of place to local economies, and one of the event’s keynote speakers.

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It’s hard for me to [...]

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Book Review: Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form

By Brendan Crain on Apr 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Arguments about density are often front and center when walkability is being discussed. We know that density is an important factor in encouraging more walking (and discouraging driving), but walkability is a particularly complex, and seemingly ephemeral quality. Whether or not a person chooses to walk depends on so many factors beyond just [...]

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In a wonderful example of triangulation, jazz musicians perform for the assembled crowds near a Restaurant Day pop-up eatery in Helsinki / Photo: Karri Linnoinen via Flickr

How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 7, 2013 | 11 Comments

This is the third of a three-part series on transformative Placemaking. To read part one, click here. To read part two, click here.

Imagine that you live in a truly vibrant place: the bustling neighborhood of every Placemaker’s dreams. Picture the streets, the local square, the waterfront, the public market. Think [...]

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