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A variety of Canada Day activities brought the crowds out to Mississauga's brand-new Celebration Square this summer. Photo: ammiiirrrr via Flickr

Mississauga Considers a Permanently Car-Free Celebration Square

By Sarah Goodyear on Sep 12, 2011 | Add Comment
The people of Mississauga like their new city square so much, they're talking about keeping cars out of it for good.
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Entire families came by bike to the park. The park looked much bigger full of people.

The Power of Food Trucks to Calm a “Turf War”

By Megan MacIver on Aug 2, 2011 | 18 Comments
“If you want to seed a place with activity, put out food. Food attracts people who attract more people.” William H. Whyte
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Visitors say "The People's Place feels like a place to live"

“The People’s Place:” How Placemaking Can Build Today’s Best Libraries

By Megan MacIver on Jun 30, 2011 | 4 Comments
For all those who feared the rise of the Internet would mean the fall of the library here is a story of hope.
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Mississauga's new Celebration Square

Mississauga Opens “Celebration Square”

By Megan MacIver on Jun 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
The Square is the first step in creating a great destination that shows off the best of Mississauga and draws residents to enjoy their city center.
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Albie Sachs in Dayton Ohio photo by dlkjf;asldfjdas;lfjkds;lfjkasdf

“Put the most important space in the most public space”: Lessons from South Africa’s Constitutional Court

By Megan MacIver on Jun 20, 2011 | Add Comment
This spring in Dayton, OH, PPS collaborated with local partners to host a forum with Albie Sachs to learn from South Africa's Constitutional Court, built in an architecture of place.
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Downtown Traverse City, MI in early July during the National Cherry Festival. Image © Courtesy of Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Place-based Governance: Michigan Leads the Way

By Project for Public Spaces on May 13, 2011 | 17 Comments
A new Special Message to the Michigan State Legislature puts an unprecedented focus on Placemaking at the state and local levels.
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A market in Hong Kong

New Research on Marketplaces as Catalysts for Community Development

By Megan MacIver on May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
New research on public marketplaces considers their potential to spur local economic, social and political development.
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Public Market in Coimbra, Portugal

4 Guidelines on Taking Public Markets to the Next Level

By Kelly Verel on Apr 28, 2011 | 3 Comments
Whether your market is new or established, these principles can help make it succeed as a market and as a great community place.
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UN-HABITAT Adopts First-Ever Resolution on Public Spaces

By Megan MacIver on Apr 18, 2011 | 8 Comments
The resolution urges the development of a policy approach for the international application of Placemaking.
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Cleveland’s historic West Side Market is an incubator for over 100 locally-owned food businesses

Cleveland Chosen to Host PPS’ 8th International Public Markets Conference

By Megan MacIver on Mar 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
The 3-day event, planned for September or October of 2012, will bring together over 300 participants including noted planners and designers, accomplished market managers, and visionary leaders.
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A Focus on Place for Downtown Baltimore’s New Open Space Plan

By Megan MacIver on Mar 1, 2011 | 5 Comments
How a BID used workshops, experts, and new digital engagement methods to create a broad community vision and re-imagine public space in a 125 block downtown area.
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Protesters gather in Tahir Square. Flickr Photo by Ramy Raoof

Public Space Powered Democracy

By Project for Public Spaces on Feb 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
The exercise of democracy depends upon having a literal commons where people can gather as citizens—a square, Main Street, park or other public space that is open to all.
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