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Examining a piece from Common Build, a design/build competition part of the event.

Discovering Common Ground through History and the Built Environment

By Megan MacIver on Jul 20, 2010 | 1 Comment

Building community around a deep appreciation of shared history creates the momentum for a strong future, a belief that lies at the heart of PPS’ new partnership with the National Trust. Creating a link between history and the physical environment is also one of the main goals of Common Boston, a free, city-wide [...]

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Fayetteville Street seen shortly after reopening to vehicles

City Plaza Brings New Life to Downtown Raleigh

By Craig Raphael on May 11, 2010 | 1 Comment

Raleigh, North Carolina is one of the fastest growing cities in the south, but until recently, its downtown was largely deserted after 5pm. Now, local leaders are making bold strides to bring new life to the historic city center. At the center of this effort is Fayetteville Street, the once failed pedestrian [...]

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One of the "placeless" blocks of Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway “A Design Disaster”

By Ethan Kent on Apr 30, 2010 | 5 Comments

Jane Jacobs made famous the isolating effect of Boston’s Central Artery on Boston’s North End.   As she is celebrated this weekend with Jane’s Walks around the world, the situation in Boston reminds us that few of her lessons have truly been learned by the professionals planning cities today.

As Jane Jacobs said, [...]

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Can Sidewalks and Benches Spur Social Change?

By Megan MacIver on Feb 25, 2010 | Add Comment

In cities burdened with poverty and unrest, or even war, it’s easy to dismiss urban amenities like benches and smooth sidewalks as luxuries that can come only after other, more urgent problems. But as this recent NYT’s article shows, subtle changes to the streets of Amman, Jordan are turning passages [...]

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“Smackdown” with Frank Gehry

By Craig Raphael on Jul 13, 2009 | 117 Comments

Gehry responded first in the blog, explaining that he didn’t really want to be at the Festival and that at age 80, he gets “freaked out by petty annoyances.” He also charged that Kent (who remained unnamed in Fallows’ first two blogs and Gehry’s response) was “intent on getting himself a pulpit” and [...]

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