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The 10 Greatest US Public Markets That Met the Wrecking Ball

By David K. O'Neil on May 5, 2013 | 7 Comments

This guest post features a collection of wonderful historic postcards and photos from the private collection of PPS markets consultant David K. O’Neil. We thank him for allowing us to share them with you here!

It is no secret that market halls, market sheds, and market districts were once more prevalent in American cities [...]

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Norman Mintz speaks to training participants last spring in Manhattan's Bryant Park / Photo: PPS

Learning About Placemaking: You Can’t Do it Alone!

By Project for Public Spaces on Sep 27, 2012 | Add Comment

Every spring and summer, we welcome people from all over the world—architects, planners, developers, academics, city officials, advocates, activists, engaged citizens—to our offices in Manhattan for our Placemaking Training programs. While we offer several different training programs that can be tailored to different types of public spaces, our core curriculum is made up of four [...]

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PPS President Fred Kent leads a Placemaking tour of Times Square during the April 2012 How to Turn a Place Around training. / Photo: PPS

Ready to Turn Your Place Around? Let’s Make it Happen!

By Project for Public Spaces on Jul 31, 2012 | Add Comment

It’s almost that time of year again: every fall, we host Placemaking trainings at PPS HQ. These two- and three-day sessions are designed to help anyone working on creating great places learn how to authentically engage with community members and other constituents around the shaping of public space. The How to Turn a Place Around [...]

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How to Turn Dún Laoghaire Around

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 4, 2012 | 17 Comments
A team from PPS recently led a workshop to help residents in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, develop a plan to create a truly extraordinary destination at the heart of their town.
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Make Your Place Great: Register for Our Spring 2012 Trainings Today!

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 19, 2012 | Add Comment
Register today for our Spring 2012 Placemaking Trainings, "How to Turn a Place Around" (April 19-20) & "Placemaking: Making It Happen" (April 25-27).
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Dún Laoghaire's beautiful harbor is one of its main attractions. Photo: William Murphy via Flickr.

Placemaking Goes to Ireland!

By Project for Public Spaces on Feb 2, 2012 | 5 Comments
“How to Turn a Place Around in Ireland” will introduce new ways of thinking about public spaces and how Placemaking can be used to bring communities together and revitalize underperforming spaces.
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10 Communities Selected to Receive Technical Assistance

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 16, 2012 | 5 Comments
Livability Solutions are pleased to announce the 10 communities selected to receive free technical assistance this year, thanks to a grant to Project for Public Spaces from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Sustainable Communities under their Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.These governments and organizations represent a diverse group of communities [...]
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Want to Apply for Free Technical Assistance? Watch the Webinar!

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 11, 2011 | Add Comment
Did you miss the webinar this week about applying for the technical assistance we’re offering under the U.S. EPA’s Building Blocks program? Never fear, we’ve got an archived copy!
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Apply Now for Free Technical Assistance from PPS and Livability Solutions!

By Project for Public Spaces on Oct 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
Has your community set goals for achieving improved livability, smart growth, or sustainability? Are you running into barriers in achieving these goals? We can help!
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The EPA grant means we'll be helping more communities around the country to make their communities more livable and sustainable.

PPS Wins Sustainable Communities Grant from the EPA

By Project for Public Spaces on Sep 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
PPS has received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide technical assistance to communities seeking to implement sustainable and smart growth development and programs.
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Register Now for Fall Trainings at PPS

By Project for Public Spaces on Sep 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
Our "How to Turn a Place Around," "Placemaking: Making It Happen," and "Streets as Places" workshops are coming this fall. Maybe you should be there.
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PPS President Fred Kent works with a local resident during the place audit exercise to re-envision the city center of Cote Saint-Luc

A Placemaking Testimonial From Côte Saint-Luc, Montreal

By Andrew Lappin on Dec 28, 2010 | 2 Comments

This past November, the city of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec invited PPS President and founder Fred Kent and Senior Director of Downtowns and Main Streets Norman Mintz to spend two days observing and guiding elected officials and community leaders through a Placemaking workshop.  Tanya Abramovitch, the Côte Saint-Luc City Manager and Library [...]

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