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Workshop to Inform NJ Townships on Smart Growth

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 28, 2005 | Add Comment

The NJ Department of Transportation will introduce a new smart growth agenda called NJFIT, or Future in Transportation, at the New Jersey Smart Choices workshop on December 5. PPS is one of four organizations hosting the Smart Choices workshop series.

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PPS and RPA Host Community Workshop in Montgomery, NJ

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 28, 2005 | Add Comment

60 residents participated in a workshop to help decide what to do with an undeveloped area in Montgomery Township. PPS’s Elena Madison gave a presentation on the possibilities of the site, some of which included providing benches and movable seating, and creating a place for concerts or a farmers’ market.

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Radio Interview with Fred Kent

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 29, 2005 | 3 Comments

If you’ve ever spent time wandering the concrete jungles of any city, or if you’ve been lost in a soulless suburb, you’ve probably felt that certain sort of lifelessness — that distinct lack of heartbeat inherent to the crabbier corners of our urban oases.

Listen to Fred Kent’s interview on CBC Radio (click [...]

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Job Openings

By ngrossman@pps.org on Oct 29, 2005 | 2 Comments

Project for Public Spaces is currently accepting resumes for project assistants and interns.

If you would like to be considered for these positions, please forward a resume and cover letter to the attention of Shin-pei Tsay.
In your cover letter, please state why you have an interest in Project
for Public Spaces [...]

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Rebirth of Union Station: A Vision for the Plaza

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

PPS held a public workshop at Denver’s Union Station to elicit ideas from the community that will result in a vibrant and attractive plaza that will be a destination that will draw people year-round.

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Placemaking in Mississauga, Canada

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 24, 2005 | 1 Comment

PPS is working with the the City of Mississauga in an ongoing effort to create a vital downtown core. As we’ve spoken to and trained the people who work for the city, we’ve found they really understand public spaces and embrace the need for Placemaking.

PPS prepared a report for the first phase [...]

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Fred Kent Delivers Keynote Address to Downtown Conference

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 23, 2005 | Add Comment

Fred Kent delivered the keynote address at a downtown conference in Wausau, WI on October 20th. The City has put forth a lot of effort into improving their downtown, and is on its way to becoming an extraordinary place.

Fred also offered some advice on what to do with the City’s downtown square.

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Where Environment and Community Join

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 22, 2005 | Add Comment

Listen to Fred Kent and Ethan Kent’s interview on Prime Time Radio, discussing the ideals and realities for good public spaces, and how to create great places where environment, people, and community join together.

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2006 Public Market Grants – RFP Released

By ngrossman@pps.org on Oct 17, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS will be regranting approximately $1 million in collaborative funding from the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support public markets and farmers markets.

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Upcoming Speaking Events with Fred Kent

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

PPS President Fred Kent is participating in several conferences and events in the next few weeks in: Burlington, Ontario; Wausau, WI; Regina, Saskatchewan; and Miami, FL. For more information on any of these events, please visit the links below:

Wednesday, October 12th
Burlington, Ontario (outside Toronto)
Mayor’s Downtown Summit
cms.burlington.ca

Thursday, [...]

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Mississauga, Ontario, Invites the Public to Help Shape Their City

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 5, 2005 | 1 Comment

PPS is working with Mississauga, a city outside Toronto, on a city-wide Placemaking effort to help shape the city center into a vibrant downtown area. The public is invited to participate in a workshop, which will be held on October 12th.

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Utopia Studios Development is a Recipe for Sprawl and Congestion for CT

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 26, 2005 | 9 Comments

Toni Gold warns that unless the state begins to employ the principles of smart growth, a massive new development will turn bucolic eastern CT into a congested mess.

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