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David Barley Chooses Place Over Space

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

PPS is working with David Barley, founder of the Palm Beach Land Trust, to improve the public spaces in Orlando, FL. In this interview, David discusses how he is working with PPS to apply the principals of Placemaking to foster community development and create destinations in Downtown Orlando.

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Five Ways to a Great Place

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 25, 2005 | 5 Comments

Kathy Madden explains why some parks, main streets, and other public spaces become alive with activity and fun, while others become magnets for crime or sit empty. Here are five qualities that divide a great place from the other kind.

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The Big Experiment

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 24, 2005 | Add Comment

A team from Lindsay, CA, discuss how they will use what they learned from attending PPS’s workshops, ‘How to Turn a Place Around’ and ‘How to Create Successful Markets,’ to improve their city.

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“Successful Public Spaces with Fred Kent,” San Francisco, June 30

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 20, 2005 | Add Comment

Fred Kent will be the key speaker at the Field Paoli 2005 Forum in San Francisco on June 30 on creating successful public spaces.

Fred will share his thoughts and challenge your ideas about the importance and success of public spaces within your community, or for your project. A panel discussion and Q&A [...]

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PPS Awarded $1,655,000 by W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Support Public Markets

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jun 1, 2005 | Add Comment

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded PPS a $1,655,000 grant to support a three-year initiative to expand the impact that farmers markets have on their communities.

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Orlando Developers Should Create More Inviting Places

By ksalay@pps.org on May 11, 2005 | Add Comment

Fred Kent visited Orlando in the late 1980′s and recommended that the city create places where people can gather and enjoy themselves. Two decades later, he says the town center still does not have these community gathering places.

“He spoke Tuesday to about 150 downtown leaders about the need to make the urban core more [...]

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PPS Holds Public Workshop in Houston to Design Downtown Park

By ksalay@pps.org on May 7, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS holds a public workshop in Houston to bring together community members to discuss ideas for reshaping the downtown park.

The site is currently comprised of several parking lots and a small green space. Community members will have a chance to give their input on the uses and activities they would like to see in [...]

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Reawakening in Seattle

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 27, 2005 | Add Comment

Working on two prominent Seattle parks, PPS is in the thick of community efforts to help the city’s public spaces fulfill their promise.

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People Places

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 23, 2005 | 3 Comments

In this month’s KLM “Holland Herald,” Fred Kent answers the question: “What makes us return to a city?” In short, local flavor, small businesses, and great neighborhoods distinguish truly great places from one-trick ponies.

This begs the question: What is the world’s most re-visitable city (and why)?

(for inspiration, try our Great Public Spaces [...]

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Placemaking 101 for Young Leaders

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 20, 2005 | Add Comment

Placemaking 101 for Young Leaders:
An Interactive Workshop on Creating Great Public Spaces

This invigorating Young Leaders Group workshop with Ethan Kent, Project Manager with Project for Public Spaces and “Young Leader,” will examine the state of Seattle’s public spaces. Small groups will identify “successful” public spaces in Seattle and those not performing to [...]

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Smarter Growth Management Could Make a Big Difference to Cities

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 12, 2005 | 2 Comments

Fred Kent, addressing the JaxPride Ideas & Action forum in Jacksonville, offered this advice: “Whatever a traffic engineer says, do the opposite.”

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Anchorage Park Closer to Becoming a Reality

By bfried@pps.org on Mar 5, 2005 | Add Comment

Plans are moving forward to adopt PPS’s recommendations for a new park in midtown Anchorage that will attract people winter and summer.

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