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Hoping to “ruffle feathers” in Tacoma

By stsay@pps.org on May 10, 2006 | Add Comment

The News Tribune extends a welcome to PPS in Tacoma, WA.

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Harvard Crimson Weighs in on Allston Plan

By stsay@pps.org on May 10, 2006 | Add Comment

The Crimson, Harvard’s student-run newspaper, calls for an Allston plan that represents the future of Harvard, not just a representation of what’s new in the design field.

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Elmira Promenade Takes City Spotlight

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 28, 2006 | 1 Comment

“It takes a community to create a great place,” advised PPS’s Andy Wiley-Schwartz in his keynote presentation at the annual meeting of Elmira Downtown Development in Elmira, NY.

Andy, with Cynthia Nikitin and Nick Grossman, kicked-off the planning process for the Elmira Promenade. Revitalizing the Promenade is part of downtown development plan to create a [...]

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PPS in Flint, MI

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 24, 2006 | 2 Comments

PPS to work on city-wide initiative that includes Riverbank Park and Flint Farmers’ Market.

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PPS goes to Elmira

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 18, 2006 | Add Comment

Next Wednesday, PPS’s Andy Wiley-Schwartz will deliver the keynote address at the Elmira, NY Downtown Development annual meeting. His talk will kick off PPS’s work on the Railroad Avenue Promenade project. Over the next several months, PPS will be working with the citizens of Elmira to develop placemaking ideas for the area underneath this downtown [...]

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PPS Proposes Strategy to Transform Miami’s North Beach Parks

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

With the conceptualizing stage for an overhaul of North Beach’s oceanfront parks coming to a close, the budding project seems ready to proceed to the next step: finding a “world-class” designer to create a compelling master plan.

Last December, Project for Public Spaces conducted a two-day workshop to glean input from residents. The improvement plan [...]

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New Roads Mean More than Pavement

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold’s latest column in the Hartford Courant raises the bar for a new road policy to put public money to better use.

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Keynote in Elmira, NY as Promenade project begins

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Andy Wiley-Schwartz will provide the keynote presentation, “Creating Great Spaces: The Community is the Expert” in Elmira, NY as the start of a public promenade project in the Upstate New York town.

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Improving Midland’s Public Spaces

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent and Ethan Kent met with community leaders in Midland, MI, to discuss how to create a city of well-connected, well-planned destinations that are engaging to people of all ages.

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New Road Policy Means More Than Pavement

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold, a Senior Associate of PPS, addresses what Connecticut’s new transportation policy should look like;

“A new roads policy would accept the fact that we have hit the wall in building our way out of traffic congestion because of the reality of induced traffic. This means that as roads are widened, more traffic is [...]

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Mississauga square plan hailed

By pmyrick@pps.org on Apr 14, 2006 | Add Comment

A follow-up article in the Toronto Star finds broad support from residents and experts alike for the Placemaking approach to revitalization taken in Mississauga, Canada’s 6th largest city. For related story, see “Making a square dance in Mississauga.”

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Making a square dance in Mississauga

By pmyrick@pps.org on Apr 14, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS is nearing completion on an effort to help the city of Mississauga, Canada, activate its empty city plazas and streets. PPS staff Cynthia Nikitin and Phil Myrick worked with Fred Kent to develop a program for revitalizing the public spaces in and around downtown, including concepts for a new park and as well as [...]

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