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How to Turn a Place Around: A Different Take on the Design Process

By ksalay@pps.org on May 15, 2007 | Add Comment

Brian Ray attended PPS’s training course “How to Turn a Place Around,” and writes a review of his experience learning a new approach to designing great public spaces.

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Campus Martius: Miracle on Woodward Avenue

By ksalay@pps.org on May 2, 2007 | Add Comment

Linda McIntyre, Detroit native and writer for Landscape Architecture, returns home to see whether Campus Martius lives up to its billing.

“If PPS ran television commercials for its philosophy of placemaking, one could be filmed at Campus Martius Park.”

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Hell’s Kitchen Dreams of a New Ninth Avenue

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 26, 2007 | Add Comment

PPS is working with neighborhood associations, community boards, and the Manhattan Borough President in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, to address traffic, pollution, and the degradation of street life on 9th Avenue.  Thor Snilsberg presented PPS’s report to the community, which included three proposed redesign plans for 9th Avenue based on [...]

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A New and Improved Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 20, 2007 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces worked with the Town of Poughkeepsie and Vassar College to develop traffic calming recommendations and other improvements to Raymond Avenue and the Arlington Business District.

Construction was completed in the Spring of 2007, and a portion of Raymond Avenue now features a roundabout, medians, and new crosswalks.

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Can New Architecture Create Successful Places?

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 19, 2007 | Add Comment

Kathy Madden, Senior Vice President of PPS, is participating in Planetizen’s Interchange blog series.  In her second entry, Kathy answers the question, does a building need to be old or look historic to create a sense of place?

Kathy compares the ground floor design and management of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City and [...]

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Placemaking on the Memphis Riverfront “A Great Experience”

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 6, 2007 | Add Comment

“One participant described the “Placemaking Game” with Project for Public Spaces (PPS) as, “one the best events he had ever attended.” Hyperbole? We’re not sure, but one thing is for sure: the enthusiasm, delight in participating, and belief that it’s possible to create a dynamic public riverfront in Memphis was contagious.“

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Locals Chime in on Solana Beach’s Livability

By kziegenfuss@pps.org on Apr 5, 2007 | Add Comment

PPS led a Placemaking workshop in Solana Beach, CA, on March 17. Participants focused on areas around Cedros Avenue and Highway 101. Suggested improvements included wider sidewalks, more crosswalks on Highway 101, and sitting areas around the pedestrian bridges.

The event was filmed and will be a part of a documentary produced by University of [...]

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Ideas for Memphis Riverfront Flow at PPS Workshop

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 2, 2007 | Add Comment

135 people attended a Placemaking workshop led by PPS at Memphis’ riverfront.  The participants suggesting adding amenities to the parks that overlook the Mississippi River, such as public water fountains, more cafes, food and beverage vendors and bicycle racks.

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Reclaiming Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, NY

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 2, 2007 | Add Comment

PPS is working with the Grand Army Plaza Coalition in Brooklyn, NY to help improve the area for pedestrians.  PPS held a workshop attended by 50 community members and discussed a vision for the dangerous plaza.

This video of the workshop from StreetFilms.org features PPS’s Kathleen Ziegenfuss and Ethan Kent.

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Interview with Fred Kent in Urban Land

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 21, 2007 | Add Comment

This interview with Fred Kent appeared in the February 2007 issue of Urban Land:

“As an internationally known advocate for public spaces, Fred Kent, founder of the New York-based  Project for Public Spaces (PPS), sees cities – and the people who inhabit them – through the measured senses of an urban provocateur.”

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Interview with Fred Kent on PPS’s Campus Program

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 12, 2007 | Add Comment

Fred Kent discusses PPS’s recent project work with university campuses in a short interview with the Greentree Gazette.

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Nine Ways to Transform New York into a City of Great Places

By joshkent on Mar 8, 2007 | Add Comment

Although New York prides itself on its public life, New Yorkers inhabit a public realm that pales beside what it could become. “After working in cities around the world, we’ve developed a rich understanding of public spaces that begs to be put to use back in our home town,” explains PPS President Fred Kent. “New [...]

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