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Book Review: Made for Walking: Density and Neighborhood Form

By Brendan Crain on Apr 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Arguments about density are often front and center when walkability is being discussed. We know that density is an important factor in encouraging more walking (and discouraging driving), but walkability is a particularly complex, and seemingly ephemeral quality. Whether or not a person chooses to walk depends on so many factors beyond just [...]

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All Placemaking is Creative: How a Shared Focus on Place Builds Vibrant Destinations

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 4, 2013 | 14 Comments

This is the first of a three-part series on transformative Placemaking. To read part two, click here. To read part three, click here.

Placemaking is a process, accessible to anyone, that allows peoples’ creativity to emerge. When it is open and inclusive, this process can be extraordinarily effective in making people feel attached [...]

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When is a Market More Than Just a Market?

By Kathy Madden on Jan 16, 2013 | 3 Comments

Holiday markets in Germany are more than simply “markets” in an economic sense. More importantly they play a much broader role in the social life of people who live in the communities where they are held. Not only do they provide unique and beautiful settings in the cold winters with dark afternoons, but [...]

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A bustling street market in Markets Conference host city Cleveland / Photo: PPS

How Markets Scale to Fit Communities: An Interview with Larry Lund

By Patra Jongjitirat on Sep 6, 2012 | Add Comment

A great public market doesn’t usually just happen–there are a lot of smart, dedicated people behind the scenes who work to make sure that markets are set up to serve their surrounding area. Like any public space, markets work best when they reflect the people who live nearby. They are places for buying and selling [...]

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The Perth Cultural Centre is seen here in full bloom during CHOGM 2011 / Photo: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority

Creativity & Placemaking: Building Inspiring Centers of Culture

By Project for Public Spaces on Aug 16, 2012 | 13 Comments

As much as we prize creativity in cities today, the cultural centers that we’ve built to celebrate it rarely hit the mark. Culture is born out of human interaction; it therefore cannot exist without people around to enjoy, evaluate, remix, and participate in it. So why do our cultural centers so often turn inward, away [...]

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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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You Are Where You Eat: Re-Focusing Communities Around Markets

By Project for Public Spaces on Jul 18, 2012 | 12 Comments

Picture yourself at the supermarket, awash in fluorescent light. You’re trying to stock up for the next couple of weeks, since it’s a busy time of year. You grab some granola bars (and maybe even a box of pop tarts), some frozen dinners, a box of macaroni with one of those little packets of powdered [...]

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The St. Kilda Adventure Playground just outside of Melbourne, Australia / Photo: Fernando de Sousa via Flickr

On Adventure Playgrounds & Mutli-Use Destinations

By Brendan Crain on Jul 12, 2012 | 8 Comments

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, I don’t think I ever once used a “play structure.” I can still vividly remember the playground at my elementary school, with its castles, pirate ships, Amazonian treehouse cities, secret lairs, and rivers of lava. My friends and I never thought of the wooden [...]

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Three Reasons That Bikeshare Stations Are Ideal Triangulators

By Project for Public Spaces on May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

With yesterday’s big announcement from the NYC DOT, bike shares are in the news again. Here in New York, we’re getting excited about the possibilities on the horizon as hundreds of bike share stations start popping up all over town. These stations don’t just improve mobility and transportation options–they’re also wonderful tools for activating [...]

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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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Skateboarders Bring a Mall to Life After Hours

By Sarah Goodyear on Nov 16, 2011 | 3 Comments
A very interesting video of skateboarders and roller skaters using indoor space in an East London shopping mall after hours.
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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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