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Ideas Flow at Session on Creating People-friendly Places in Victoria, BC

By ksalay@pps.org on Feb 16, 2007 | Add Comment

Fred Kent and Kathy Madden led a group of planners, architects and community activists in Placemaking training session in developing public spaces that are appealing and safe.

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Award to Honor Jane Jacobs

By ksalay@pps.org on Feb 9, 2007 | Add Comment

The Rockefeller Foundation announced the creation of the Jane Jacobs Medal, an award that will recognize individuals whose creative vision for the urban environment has significantly contributed to the vibrancy and variety of New York City.

The medal will be given annually to two people: one who has made a lifetime contribution and another [...]

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Making Downtown Atlanta More Pedestrian-Friendly

By ksalay@pps.org on Feb 6, 2007 | Add Comment

$3.1 million will be spent over the next two years on an effort to improve streets in Downtown Atlanta and make the city’s heart more pedestrian friendly. Projects include in-ground sidewalk planters along curbs to dissuade walkers from crossing in the middle of streets, more mid-block traffic signals that can be activated by pedestrians, realigning [...]

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The Social Life: Join Us at the Next PPS Happy Hour, January 11th

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 8, 2007 | Add Comment

Everyone is invited to the next PPS Happy Hour: The Social Life.

WHEN & WHAT TIME: Thursday, January 11, 6pm

SMALL URBAN SPACE: The Edge Bar (95 E 3rd Street between 1 and 2 Avenues), New York City

SOCIABILITY: Drinks and Games–billiards and darts!

We hope to see you there!

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San Francisco’s Successful Freeway Replacement Story

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 8, 2007 | Add Comment

In the 15 months since it opened, San Francisco’s Octavia Boulevard has been hailed as a model for other cities. It has been honored at the local and national level, including an award last month from the American Planning Association.

But here’s the real measure of success: The thoroughfare that replaced the elevated Central [...]

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Where the Sidewalk Ends: PPS in Dubai

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 8, 2007 | Add Comment

PPS staff members Fred Kent, Cynthia Nikitin and Ethan Kent traveled to Dubai to train a group of the city’s leading real estate developers in Placemaking.  The largest city in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai has experienced explosive growth in recent years, emerging as the region’s financial and cultural capital. Ethan explores the transportation situation [...]

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PPS Client Wins Grand Award

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 4, 2007 | Add Comment

Congratulations to the San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save Our Streets, co-recipient of the 2006 Grand Award, given by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in San Francisco.

The Coalition of neighborhood activists successfully transformed a dangerous 6-lane arterial into a traffic-calmed street with wide medians, safe pedestrian crossings, and bike lanes. PPS worked with the Coalition to [...]

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A College Without a Town Builds One

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 3, 2007 | Add Comment

Unlike many other colleges that have grown up around a town, the University of Connecticut is located near a town that is not much more than handfull of business in a strip mall. To make the school more appealing to students who are looking for off-campus options for shopping, dining and entertainment, UConn is planning [...]

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Plans for a Walkable Minneapolis

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 18, 2006 | Add Comment

A newly formed non-profit group is focusing on developing a network of pedestrian-friendly routes in downtown Minneapolis.

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Holiday Markets a Boon for Downtowns

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 12, 2006 | Add Comment

Outdoor holiday markets are a boon for artisans who sell their wares, as well as for the downtowns that host the markets.  Organizers of holiday fairs in cities around the country have seen them grow in recent years. “They’re just sort of being rediscovered as a no-brainer for downtowns,” says Ethan Kent, vice president of [...]

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Greensboro’s New Center City Park is Open!

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 4, 2006 | Add Comment

The City of Greensboro held a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 1, 2006, to celebrate the opening of the new Center City Park.

In 2003, PPS worked with the City and community members to create a vision for what this new park could be.  PPS facilitated a Placemaking workshop where participants developed a range of [...]

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Holiday Magic in Clinton Square, Syracuse

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 4, 2006 | Add Comment

Back in 1999, PPS worked in Syracuse, NY, on revitalizing Clinton Square.  The square has been open for a few years, and now hosts spectacular holiday events:

This image of Clinton Square (c) John Bery, Post-Standard  

For more images of the tree lighting ceremony in Clinton Square, visit www.syracuse.com, [...]

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