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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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Capitol Park will become a hub for arts and creativity / Image: PPS

Detroit Leads the Way on Place-Centered Revitalization

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 29, 2013 | 13 Comments

You may have heard about downtown Detroit’s big comeback story. Campus Martius has become one of America’s great urban squares. Demand for housing has outstripped supply for months. Major tech firms like Twitter are opening up offices in refurbished historic buildings. The Motor City’s historic core is ascendant.

Yesterday, at an event hosted by [...]

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How to Really Look at Your City: An Interview With Connie Spellman

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 24, 2013 | Add Comment

PPS Transportation Associate David M. Nelson is our resident expert on all things Omaha. When he heard that we were interviewing Omaha By Design director Connie  Spellman for the Placemaking Blog, he was not at a loss for words! David had this to say:

Growing up in Omaha wasn’t necessarily glamorous. In 1980s, Omaha [...]

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Small Town Rebound: Making a “Great Place” in New Jersey

By Patra Jongjitirat on Dec 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

PPS heartily congratulates the Borough of Madison, New Jersey, whose downtown was recently named one of the 2012 Great Places in New Jersey by the state chapter of the American Planning Association. It is an affirmation of the Borough’s unwavering dedication over the past 30 years and demonstrates the power of a community to [...]

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Book Review: Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

By Brendan Crain on Dec 13, 2012 | 4 Comments

Jeff Speck’s new book, Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, is worth a read for its acerbic wit, alone. The author fits a remarkable collection of data and anecdotal evidence from his long career in urban design (which included a four-year stint at the helm of the National [...]

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Detroiters crowd the Placemaking Hut to vote for their favorite ideas for improving downtown spaces / Photo: PPS

Pop-Up Placemaking: Connecting the Dots in Detroit

By Project for Public Spaces on Dec 4, 2012 | 3 Comments

What do you want to see happening in your favorite public spaces? This is one of the questions at the core of the Placemaking process, and getting responses from as many different people as possible has always been central to what we do at the Project for Public Spaces. But now, as our work in [...]

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Houston Library Plaza: Building Knowledge, Building Community

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Library culture in the city of Houston is undergoing an exciting shift as the Houston Public Library reconsiders its public role. Instead of thinking of its programming as needing to remain within the building’s four walls, recent efforts are pulling the activity into outdoor spaces. Building upon the momentum of other successful downtown [...]

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Setting the Table, Making a Place: How Food Can Help Create a Multi-Use Destination

By Patra Jongjitirat on Aug 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

Food – we need it, we love it, and we structure our lives and cultures around it. San Antonio, Texas, is a city that is starting to structure its neighborhoods around it, starting with an ambitious redevelopment project called the Pearl Brewery. Located on 22 acres along the banks of the San Antonio River [...]

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How to Turn Dún Laoghaire Around

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 4, 2012 | 17 Comments
A team from PPS recently led a workshop to help residents in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, develop a plan to create a truly extraordinary destination at the heart of their town.
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Remember the Edges!

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
When trying to create a great public square, remember that the inner square and outer square must work together.
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San Antonio Is a Popping City!

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 5, 2012 | 1 Comment
San Antonio is putting a lot of energy into remaking its downtown as a place for people.
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San Antonio's downtown is filled with unrealized Placemaking potential. Photo: Matthew Egan via Flickr.

Mapping the Future of San Antonio’s Downtown, Digitally

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 22, 2011 | 6 Comments
Digital Placemaking expands and enhances the work that PPS does face-to-face with community members and municipal officials to create great places and to plan for more livable, sustainable communities.
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