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Creating a Great Place in Covington, KY

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 30, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS held a community workshop with 70 residents of Covington, KY, to explore possibilities for a site that is to become a public square.  The participants toured the site, and then brainstormed ideas for activites and programs that could occur there.  PPS Vice President Steve Davies said of the square, “The goal is to [...]

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Residents Ponder Future of Old Hilliard, OH

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 30, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS conducted a community meeting in Hilliard, OH, to explore possibilities for the development and redevelopment of public spaces in the city.  The residents and attendees again and again turned the discussion to the plight of the city’s historic downtown business district, and what could be done about the lack of pedestrian activity in that [...]

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The Meatpacking District: A Community Vision for Gansevoort Plaza

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 13, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS worked with a community-driven initiative to transform Gansevoort Plaza, a broad, chaotic intersection of Ninth Avenue and Gansevoort Street, into a thriving piazza. The Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project (GGUIP) is quietly emerging as one of New York City’s most promising Streets Renaissance initiatives.

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Two PPS Projects Named on Urban Land Institute’s List of Top Ten Urban Parks

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 7, 2006 | Add Comment

Campus Martius, a new downtown square in Detroit MI, and Wade Oval, a recently revitalized park in Cleveland OH, appear in “Top Ten Urban Parks,” an article that appears in the October 2006 issue of Urban Land.  As with the other places that appear on the list, these two projects show how “parks [...]

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Good Management Recommended for Downtown Pittsburgh’s Market Square

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 19, 2006 | Add Comment

Attentive management — not major redesign — is what’s needed to help Downtown’s beleaguered Market Square develop into a place where people want to spend time.

That was the consensus that the Project for Public Spaces presented at the Harris Theater on Tuesday, after six weeks of soliciting input from Pittsburghers and studying the historic, [...]

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Cynthia Nikitin on Reclaiming Cities for People: CBC Radio Interview

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 19, 2006 | Add Comment

Cynthia Nikitin, Vice President of Project for Public Spaces and Director of the Civic Centers Program, discusses the importance of involving the community in revitalizing cities and neighborhoods, on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Houston Downtown Park Groundbreaking: “Discovery Green”

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 18, 2006 | 1 Comment

The Houston Downtown Park Conservancy held a Groundbreaking Ceremony and name announcement for Houston’s new Downtown Park on October 17, 2006. The project will transform an area that is currently underused green space and parking lots into an oasis for Downtown Houston.  PPS worked with the Conservancy and the community in 2005 to [...]

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Smart Growth for CT, Or A Fig Leaf?

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 16, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold, a Senior Associate of Project for Public Spaces, applauds CT Governor Rell’s establishment of an Office of Responsible Growth, and also asks if the move is a sufficient step towards meaningful smart growth policies.

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$15M Gift Paves Way for Indianapolis Cultural Trail

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 13, 2006 | Add Comment

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a pedestrian-and-bike path linking Downtown cultural districts, will take a big leap forward today with the announcement of a $15 million donation allowing construction to begin next year.

PPS looked at cities and trails around the world and helped the project team work through design, engineering and programmatic issues, encouraging the [...]

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Position Available: Transportation and Placemaking Project Manager,

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 10, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS is seeking a Transportation and Placemaking Project Manager in its transportation line of business. Candidates should have experience in several of the following areas: transportation and land use planning and/or policy, TOD, transportation facility design, public participation and facilitation, community development, redevelopment and real estate development market analysis. The selected candidate will report to [...]

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Downtown Mississauga – Removed from PPS’s Hall of Shame!

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 22, 2006 | Add Comment

In 2005, PPS began working with the City of Mississauga to help grow a lively downtown that appeals to a growing downtown population.  Even before the ink was dry on our final report and concepts, the city had formed a new department, Building a City for the 21st Century. The department has been busy [...]

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Making Room for Happy People in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 21, 2006 | Add Comment

Several dozen people converged on New Glasgow this week to learn how to change their communities from places they couldn’t wait to get through to places they didn’t want to leave.

Reduce traffic volume and make room for happier citizens, urged workshop leaders from the New York-based Project for Public Spaces. Kathy Madden, Continue Reading

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