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Georgia Tries to Improve Deadly Road for Walkers

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 13, 2006 | 1 Comment

As immigrants without cars settle in suburban neighborhoods, simply crossing the street to buy groceries is becoming a life-and-death activity.

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Improving Midland’s Public Spaces

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 11, 2006 | Add Comment

Midland can be a city of well-connected, well-planned destinations that are engaging for people all ages.

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Harvard Allston Master Plan

By pmyrick@pps.org on Apr 10, 2006 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces was engaged by Harvard University to apply its expertise in Placemaking to the problem of how to achieve a sense of place and an attractive, active environment at Harvard’s Allston campus. Cooper Robertson & Partners is leading the Allston Initiative Master Plan, with Gehry Partners, the Olin Partnership, and Chan, Kreiger [...]

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Midland, MI starts rejuvenation project

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 3, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent, Ethan Kent and Juliette Michaelson will be traveling to Midland, MI this week, to facilitate a workshop where up to 40 community leaders will spend two days envisioning how Midland can become more attractive.

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New and Improved PPS.org!

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 1, 2006 | 2 Comments

We are happy to announce the launch of a new version of the PPS website. We’ve been working hard for the last few months to add new content and revise the overall design, and we hope you find the result informative and easy to use.

We have also made a big effort to make this [...]

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Upcoming PPS Training Courses

By ngrossman@pps.org on Mar 21, 2006 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces invites you to its popular “How to Create Successful Public Markets” workshop on May 11-12, 2006 and “How to Turn a Place Around” workshop on May 4-5, 2006 in New York City.

HOW TO CREATE SUCCESSFUL MARKETS
www.pps.org/info/ppsnews/markets_training_course

Is a two-day workshop led by our own public [...]

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PPS Workshop in Delaney Strip Park, Anchorage

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

To help develop a plan for improvements to Delaney Strip Park in Anchorage, Alaska, the city parks department and PPS held a public workshop and invited residents to attend.

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Job Opening: Bookkeeping Assistant

By ngrossman@pps.org on Mar 20, 2006 | 3 Comments

PPS is looking to hire a part-time Bookkeeping Assistant. This is a key position responsible in assisting the Controller in the entire accounting cycle (posting journal entries, bank reconciliation, A/P, A/R, and preparation of financial statements) and will be a crucial member of our financial management team. Read more at: http://www.pps.org/info/aboutpps/jobopenings

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USDA Releases New Farmers Market Resource Guide

By jday@pps.org on Mar 14, 2006 | Add Comment

The Farmers Market Resource Guide, created by the Farmers Market Consortium (FMC), represents the efforts of public and private funders to work together to promote markets natiowide. The FMC’s creation was led by the USDA, and initial consortium conveners include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Ford Foundation, the Kellogg Foundation, the [...]

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Summer 2006 Internship Opportunities at PPS

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 8, 2006 | 6 Comments

Job Openings

Summer 2006 Internship Opportunities

Cover letter and resume should be submitted by Sunday, March 12
by midnight to: Internship Coordinator, Arianna Martinez at amartinez@pps.org

The three-month internship is offered to graduate students in planning or related
fields. We seek students who are passionate about preserving vibrant existing
public spaces [...]

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Upcoming Speaking Events with Fred Kent, San Diego, CA

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 8, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent, President of PPS, is participating in two events in San Diego, CA, on March 14 and 15:

“Creating a Sense of Place,” March 14, 7:00 pm
Fred will be giving a lecture at UCSD as a part of the Helen Edison Lecture Series. For more information on the event, please visit: Continue Reading

New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign and Exhibit

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 3, 2006 | 2 Comments

PPS is excited to announce to you an exhibit we have just opened at the Urban Center Galleries at the Municipal Art Society. The exhibit Livable Streets: A New Vision for New York is the public kick off of the New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign that PPS is running with Transportation Alternatives [...]

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