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Campus Martius: Miracle on Woodward Avenue

By ksalay@pps.org on May 2, 2007 | Add Comment

Linda McIntyre, Detroit native and writer for Landscape Architecture, returns home to see whether Campus Martius lives up to its billing.

“If PPS ran television commercials for its philosophy of placemaking, one could be filmed at Campus Martius Park.”

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Public Wants Space, Not Style, Architects Told

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 23, 2007 | Add Comment

Policymakers are ignoring the wishes of local people and exaggerating the importance of “metropolitan” urban design in creating successful public spaces, according to a new report, the Social Value of Public Spaces.

“Most public spaces that people use are local spaces they visit regularly, often quite banal in design, or untidy in their activities [...]

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Designers Rethink National Mall

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

“Increased pressure to find land for museums and memorials on the cramped National Mall could spur new ideas about the future development of the nation’s capital.

New additions approved for Washington’s monumental core in recent years – from the World War II Memorial in 2000 to the future Smithsonian black history museum and a [...]

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Rubble From Fire Station to Help Build Park in Missoula, MT

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 10, 2007 | Add Comment

As the old Missoula Fire Station No. 2 is torn down to make way for a bigger one, many are hopeful that some of the building will be salvaged for reuse. Tim Skufca, who is heading the Rose Park Neighborhood Council’s efforts to save some of the old building, hopes they’ll be able to [...]

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Placemaking on the Memphis Riverfront “A Great Experience”

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

“One participant described the “Placemaking Game” with Project for Public Spaces (PPS) as, “one the best events he had ever attended.” Hyperbole? We’re not sure, but one thing is for sure: the enthusiasm, delight in participating, and belief that it’s possible to create a dynamic public riverfront in Memphis was contagious.“

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Urban Beaches Open in Mexico City

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

Newly opened urban beaches in Mexico City are being welcomed by the city’s millions of residents who have never seen a beach.

The plan has been met with criticism from the city’s upperclass, who tend to vacation on Mexico’s coastal resort cities, but many of the city’s poor residents can not afford travel, and [...]

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Robert Moses Reconsidered: Blight is in the Eye of the Beholder

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

PPS Board Member Roberta Brandes Gratz reminds us what was lost when Robert Moses deemed areas ‘slums’ and tore them down in this piece from City Limits.

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Ideas for Memphis Riverfront Flow at PPS Workshop

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 2, 2007 | Add Comment

135 people attended a Placemaking workshop led by PPS at Memphis’ riverfront.  The participants suggesting adding amenities to the parks that overlook the Mississippi River, such as public water fountains, more cafes, food and beverage vendors and bicycle racks.

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Interview with Fred Kent in Urban Land

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 21, 2007 | Add Comment

This interview with Fred Kent appeared in the February 2007 issue of Urban Land:

“As an internationally known advocate for public spaces, Fred Kent, founder of the New York-based  Project for Public Spaces (PPS), sees cities – and the people who inhabit them – through the measured senses of an urban provocateur.”

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Nine Ways to Transform New York into a City of Great Places

By joshkent on Mar 8, 2007 | Add Comment

Although New York prides itself on its public life, New Yorkers inhabit a public realm that pales beside what it could become. “After working in cities around the world, we’ve developed a rich understanding of public spaces that begs to be put to use back in our home town,” explains PPS President Fred Kent. “New [...]

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Neighbors Battle Over Pocket Parks In Seattle

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 5, 2007 | Add Comment

Homeowners in Seattle are trying to retain use of public land along the city’s shorelines, but park advocates want the land for exclusive public use.

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Fred Kent on What Makes a Great Waterfront – Radio Interview

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 1, 2007 | Add Comment

Listen to Fred Kent discuss what makes a great waterfront on San Diego’s KPBS.

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