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PPS President Fred Kent works with a local resident during the place audit exercise to re-envision the city center of Cote Saint-Luc

A Placemaking Testimonial From Côte Saint-Luc, Montreal

By Andrew Lappin on Dec 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

This past November, the city of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec invited PPS President and founder Fred Kent and Senior Director of Downtowns and Main Streets Norman Mintz to spend two days observing and guiding elected officials and community leaders through a Placemaking workshop.  Tanya Abramovitch, the Côte Saint-Luc City Manager and Library [...]

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Red lights in Paris

Lessons from Paris: High Impact, Low-Cost Street Decorations in the City of Lights

By Megan MacIver on Dec 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

These street decorations make a winter stroll around Paris a delight, and they won’t break the bank.  What can you do to make your city sparkle this holiday season?

There are also a number of other simple approaches you can take to making your city or neighborhood a vibrant place during the winter, such as [...]

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Phil Myrick

Deep in the Heart of Texas, San Antonio Creates New Hearts through Placemaking

By pmyrick on Dec 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

Placemaking is alive and well in San Antonio, Texas, where the city is building on their renowned River Walk to create new multi-use destinations for tourists and locals alike, including the newly re-opened Main Plaza. Phil Myrick reports on his recent trip to kick off work in San Antonio’s historic St. Paul Square District [...]

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PPS sees a bright future for this square as a meeting place for the many different cultures in Amsterdam

Placemaking Spurs Low-Cost, High Impact Improvements to a Diverse Public Square in Amsterdam

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
As urban populations everywhere continue to diversify, creating thriving, inclusive public spaces is essential to ensuring livable, sustainable cities of the future.
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Houston Celebrates the Grand Opening of Downtown’s New Market Square

By Megan MacIver on Nov 4, 2010 | 4 Comments

“This is the perfect park: it has history, it has green space, it has food, it has places for the pets, it has places for kids to play, it has art- this is going to be the heart of this area- and the events that we do here are going to be that heart beat!“  [...]

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Visitors stroll through Brunswick's Outdoor Art Festival

Brunswick, Maine Unveils a Placemaking Master Plan for Downtown

By Ken Farmer on Nov 3, 2010 | 4 Comments

“What’s really good about this master plan — and will probably be challenging — is that it stresses collaborating and cooperation among neighborhoods, businesses and the town…it isn’t, ‘Here is the blueprint.’ It’s more, ‘Here is the vision.’ We’re not saying sidewalks should be this wide and lighting should be this high. It’s really [...]

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The Market in Pittsburgh's Market Square draws visitors from around the region to wander its colorful stalls each Thursday

Pittsburgh’s Market Square Opens This Week

By Megan MacIver on Oct 28, 2010 | 1 Comment

Earlier this week, a Grand Re-Opening Ceremony for Pittsburgh’s Market Square kicked off a new, exciting chapter of the city’s downtown history.  The ceremony, attended by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and other public officials, marked the culmination of years of public process and $5 million investment in the area; guided and initiated by PPS’ [...]

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PPS Senior VP Steve Davies facilitates the Power of Ten Workshop in Tupelo, Mississippi

New Life for Elvis’ Birthplace: Placemaking and Preservation Join Forces in Tupelo, Mississippi

By Megan MacIver on Oct 13, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last week, a team from PPS traveled to Tupelo, a small town in Mississippi famous as Elvis’ birthplace, to work with the  Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association to conduct a Placemaking Demonstration Project as part of PPS’ new partnership with The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The PPS team joined [...]

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Las Vegas City Center

A Soul for Sin City: Placemaking in Las Vegas City Center

By Ken Farmer on Oct 8, 2010 | 3 Comments

Possibly the biggest gamble in the history of Las Vegas, City Center has recently opened in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip with underwhelming results.  The 76 acre, 16 million square foot development offers a mixed-use, urban lifestyle previously unavailable in Las Vegas. It is designed by some of the world’s foremost starchitects, [...]

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Summer Nights drew more than 7,000 people to the streets of LA's Chinatown

Chinatown Summer Nights Lights Up LA’s After-Dark Scene

By Megan MacIver on Sep 24, 2010 | 3 Comments

In LA, Chinatown is known as the spot to savor dumplings, noodles, bubble tea—and now, with the huge success of Chinatown Summer Nights, a summer festival that emerged from PPS’ CRA/LA Placemaking Academy, it’s also become a new, bright light in the city’s downtown after-dark scene.

LA’s Chinatown Summer Nights expands on [...]

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Park features like this fountain at Discovery Green keep visitors of all ages coming back to Houston's once desolate downtown core.

PPS Park Projects Spur Downtown Development in Houston and Detroit

By Megan MacIver on Aug 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
A recent Washington Post article by JoAnne Greco of The City Traveller focuses on the power of parks to spur economic growth.
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Downtown Glasgow draws visitors from all over Europe. Flickr Photo by Ray Devlin

Scott Taylor Enlivens Glasgow with “Place Based Experiences”

By dkitzes on Aug 13, 2010 | Add Comment

Until a few years ago, no one could have imagined that Glasgow, a city of about 588,000 people, located on the Clyde River, could become one of the hottest destinations in Europe. The secret, according to Scott Taylor, Chief Executive of the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, is a “place based” marketing strategy that is [...]

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