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Places in the News: October 13, 2008

By Robin Lester on Oct 13, 2008 | Add Comment

The latest in placemaking, urban planning and civic action…

Retrofitting the suburbs of DC [Switchboard]  Long-term planning in the Middle East will mean better cities, streets, transportation and parks [The National] APA names best streets, neighborhoods and public spaces [American Planning Association] Kansas City program helps train immigrant [...]
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Food and Fitness Offers Free NYC Tour and Dinner!

By Robin Lester on Oct 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

 

The NYC Food and Fitness Partnership is running some interesting bus tours of community gardens, parks, playgrounds, trails, and greenways In Harlem, the South Bronx and Brooklyn on Saturday, October 18. There’ll be a tasty meal at the end on Randall’s Island and the whole thing is free! RSVP at Continue Reading

Places in the News: October 6, 2008

By Robin Lester on Oct 6, 2008 | Add Comment

The latest news in placemaking, urban planning and citizen action.

Duluth looks to waterfront revitalization to boost local economy [Duluth News Tribune]  New public spaces in Asia offer creativity and a variety of activities [The Age]  DC’s southwest waterfront will be home to a new mixed-use development that will include [...]
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Places in the News: September 29, 2008

By Robin Lester on Sep 29, 2008 | Add Comment
The Future of Urban Waterfronts Conference to be held in Toronto [Strategy Institute] Attention turns to waterfront revitalization in Poland [Warsaw Business Journal] Campuses turn to Placemaking for expanding and improving campuses [Chronicle for Higher Education] What would public spaces look like if they were designed with women in [...]
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Freeways to Boulevards

By Robin Lester on Sep 23, 2008 | Add Comment

The Congress for the New Urbanism has just published a list of the top ten aging elevated highways that are ripe for removal and redesign.  The removal of these highways could lead to revitalization movements in the cities and regions they currently occupy.

A large percentage of these highways are located in the northeast. [...]

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Places in the News: September 22, 2008

By Robin Lester on Sep 22, 2008 | Add Comment
Guerilla Gardening takes off in New Orleans [The Times Picayune] The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Bejing have increased public space access to those with disabilities [China View] Buskers add value to farmers markets in Tacoma [The News Tribune] Old trams become new public parks in Portugal [Continue Reading

PPS Does Parking Day!

By Robin Lester on Sep 18, 2008 | Add Comment

Park(ing) Day is an international event that reclaims over 200 parking spots in 50 cities around the world and transforms them into engaging public spaces for one day a year. In NYC, this event creates small, temporary public spaces that provide a breath of relief from the auto-clogged reality of the city. For more info [...]

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Places in the News: September 22, 2008

By Robin Lester on Sep 18, 2008 | Add Comment
A Ventura City Manager reflects on the concept of Placemaking [City of Ventura] The Billboard industry calls for tree-cutting, while some in Florida provide small resistance [On the Commons]

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Places in the News: September 18, 2008

By Robin Lester on Sep 15, 2008 | Add Comment
Urban agriculture is a growing industry [The Star] Ethisphere predicts the most sustainable cities in the year 2020 [Ethisphere] Londoners lobby for the use of Segways in public spaces [County Times] A new focus on reviving the US’s urban waterfronts [Kitsap Sun] Park(ing) Day – September 19, [...]
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NYC Places: Placemaking on the Upper East Side

By Robin Lester on Sep 11, 2008 | Add Comment

PPS Founder and President Fred Kent spoke to a group of Upper East Siders Tuesday evening, engaging the uptown community to evaluate their own neighborhood.  After a presentation on bold moves in pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly policies around the world, attendees split up into groups to brainstorm simple ways to improve the streets in their neighborhood.  [...]

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Places in the News: September 2, 2008

By Robin Lester on Aug 28, 2008 | Add Comment
In the UK, a giant mechanical elephant prepares to thrill the streets of Liverpool [Guardian] Bus bans at malls in Illinois are a reminder that true public space is precious and scarce [Illinoize] An astro-turf-covered square becomes a busy impromptu park in Maryland, despite a designed park nearby! [The [...]
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Places in the News: August 25, 2008

By Robin Lester on Aug 25, 2008 | Add Comment
Will NYC’s new zoning rules actually increase traffic in NYC? [Gotham Gazette] New Hampshire farmers have their best season ever, thanks to interest in farmers markets and eating locally [Fox 44]

In Beijing, sanctioned Olympic “protest parks” sit empty after the Chinese government ignores the 77 protest permit [...]
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