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Job Posting: Image Collection Intern

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jan 10, 2006 | Add Comment

We are currently seeking an intern to help manage our growing image collection. A successful candidate would be detail-oriented, interested in photography/images, and possess excellent organizational skills, especially for large amounts of data. Passion for the PPS mission desireable, but not required. We think an individual from a library sciences or a photography background would [...]

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Car Trouble

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jan 9, 2006 | Add Comment

Every day it seems we find ourselves more and more immersed in car culture. Jay Walljasper wonders if there is an end in sight.

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Give the Suburbs a Place to Gather

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 9, 2006 | Add Comment

When it comes to creating great places that inspire the public, it’s the spaces between buildings – not the structures themselves – that matter most.

Fred Kent and Benjamin Fried discuss how flashy, iconic design often gets in the way of creating great public spaces in this editorial in Newsday.

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An Uncommon Feature for an Orlando Development: Public Space

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 9, 2006 | Add Comment

To set apart the development of a downtown block in Orlando, FL from other office towers and condos, Project for Public Spaces was hired to turn the area into a people-friendly public place that will enhance the sense of community. The complex will include a sculpture garden, rooftop garden, a courtyard with a fountain, and [...]

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People Like Washington Square Park the Way It Is

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 6, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS’s study of Washington Square Park finds that the park works amazingly well in its current configuration, and that any changes to its layout should only be made with utmost care so as not to destroy the square’s “unique and very special ‘vibe.’”

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Car Trouble

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 6, 2006 | Add Comment

As millions of Asian citizens jubilantly embrace driving, some experts predict an enviro nightmare.

“I sometimes find it hard to believe there could be any more cars in the world than there are today,” writes PPS’s Jay Walljasper. “Yet if economic forecasts are to be believed, auto use will rise dramatically in coming years as [...]

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On the Value of Public Spaces

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 6, 2006 | 1 Comment

PPS Senior Fellow Jay Walljasper is this month’s guest blogger at On the Commons.org, a website that is part of a growing movement to preserve the commons. Read Jay’s column on the grassroots movement that is spreading across North America to infuse a new spirit of public life into neighborhoods and towns.

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With Ford Foundation support, PPS Commits $100,000 for Rebuilding Farmers Market Networks on Post-Katrina Gulf Coast

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jan 4, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS will contribute $100,000 towards rebuilding
markets as a means of invigorating economic activity in the Gulf Coast region
of Louisiana and Mississippi. The funding, committed as part of a $900,000 re-granting
program for public markets recently awarded to PPS from the Ford Foundation,
will go to the Crescent City Farmers [...]

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Tear Down Boston’s City Hall Plaza and Start Over

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

Boston’s City Hall Plaza landed the top spot on PPS’s list of civic squares most in need of improvement, and the ranking sparked some discussion among Bostonians.

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A New Campaign To Reclaim New York City Streets For City Feet

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 29, 2005 | Add Comment

As a part of the New York City Streets Renaissance Project, PPS is working with communities in NYC to create streets that are shared spaces for pedestrians, cyclists, and cars.

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Placemaking Symposium in Vancouver, December 16

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 6, 2005 | Add Comment

Join Fred Kent and Ethan Kent at a Placemaking Symposium in Vancouver, BC on December 16th, sponsored by the Vancouver Planning Department:

Ever wonder what makes some public places great and others so ho-hum? If you’re interested in finding out what can be done to make our public places better, then the Planning Department is [...]

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PPS Takes a Cut at Meat Market Traffic Patterns

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 4, 2005 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces presented its findings and preliminary recommendations for Gansevoort Plaza, located in the Meatpacking District of New York City, at a public meeting attended by area residents and business and property owners. The effort is aimed at turning the plaza, which is a triangle of land in the middle of a busy [...]

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