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PPS Developing Open Space Plan for Tempe, AZ

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

As buildings inch upward and outward in Tempe, AZ, Project for Public Spaces, is devising a way for the city to preserve the areas in between – making sure there are pockets of shade and places to linger for residents, tourists and employees.

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Imagining a New Square in Downtown Pittsburgh

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 14, 2006 | 1 Comment

PPS held a community workshop to kick-off a process to revitalize Pittsburgh’s Downtown Market Square.

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Mississauga’s City Centre Concept Plan Ready for Public Viewing

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 14, 2006 | Add Comment

“After months of public consultation, the City of Mississauga is unveiling its vision for the revitalization of public spaces in and around downtown Mississauga, with particular focus on new parks and public spaces in the City Centre.

The City has been working with Project for Public Spaces (PPS) — a non-profit organization which specializes in [...]

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The Emerging Culture of Place

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 6, 2006 | Add Comment

In an era when cities and towns are changing rapidly, public spaces are the key to reviving civic engagement.  Fred Kent and Benjamin Fried look at how one city is making it happen, in the September 2006 issue of Municipal World.

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Wish It Were Here

By kziegenfuss@pps.org on Aug 29, 2006 | Add Comment

“Two blocks of well-loved green space next to New York’s main library should get Minneapolis thinking: Why not transform one or more of the surface parking lots next to its central library into an urban oasis?”  Bryant Park provides a model for Minneapolis to think about the backyard of its new downtown library.

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The Art of Placemaking: A Conversation with Fred Kent

By ksalay@pps.org on Aug 9, 2006 | Add Comment

An interview with Fred Kent, President and founder of PPS, on what it means to create a great place and why the concept of Placemaking has gone international.

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Envisioning a Vibrant Future for Tacoma

By bfried@pps.org on Jul 28, 2006 | Add Comment

To create a world-class civic center in Tacoma, Washington, PPS’s Cynthia Nikitin shares the four key steps that will make Pacific Plaza a vibrant public space.

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People are the Focus of Renewal as PPS Envisions Flint, MI as a Destination

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

PPS staff members Steve Davies, Ethan Kent, and Elena Madison traveled to Flint MI for two days of meetings with city officials, community leaders and stakeholders, and tours of potential sites that could be transformed into vibrant destinations.

PPS will return to Flint for public workshops that will focus on Riverbank Park, [...]

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PPS Brings Placemaking Training to Bellingham, WA

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 6, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent, Ethan Kent, and Juliette Michaelson of PPS visited Bellingham, WA last week, and trained 75 city staff, council members, and community leaders in the principles and techniques of Placemaking.
The Mayor of Bellingham, Mark Asmundson, who has also attended PPS’s “How to Turn a Place Around” training, wrote [...]

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An Open Letter to Frank Gehry

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | 3 Comments

“What’s wrong with the buildings Frank Gehry wants to put in my neighborhood?” asks Jonathan Lethem, a writer who lives in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn’s Trojan Horse

By kziegenfuss@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | Add Comment

Brooklyn author Jonathan Letham writes to Frank Gehry, voicing his opposition to his partnership with Bruce Ratner on the Atlantic Yards stadium project proposed at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues, in Brooklyn.

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Watch Fred Kent’s PowerPoint Presentation

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 26, 2006 | 3 Comments

Watch Fred Kent, President of Project for Public Spaces, give his presentation “Creating a Sense of Place”, given in San Diego on March 14, 2006

This presentation and other streaming video programs are available online on UCSD-TV’s web site at www.ucsd.tv.

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