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Planning a community without losing the community

By keenan on Mar 6, 2008 | Add Comment

All around the country residents of communities large and small are complaining about haphazard development, ugly sprawl and the loss of a “sense of community” that makes the place they live special.

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Pirates takeover of Seabus

By keenan on Mar 6, 2008 | Add Comment

Passengers commuting to and from the North Shore aboard the SeaBus last Friday found themselves surrounded by a horde of pirates who congregated for an ocean-faring party in the middle of Burrard Inlet.

Over 300 people dressed as a variety of pirates stormed the Waterfront terminal in front of chuckling commuters and TransLink employees. [...]

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Downtowns Try to Survive

By keenan on Mar 6, 2008 | Add Comment

At a time when communities across America have seen their downtowns diminished or destroyed by the rise of malls and superstores, traditional downtowns in the Hudson Valley still exist in unusual numbers. If their businesses don’t exactly thrive, for now at least they’re making it.

The reasons are debatable.

It [...]

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PPS In Providence: City told to think and dream big in reinventing plaza

By jpastore@pps.org on Feb 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

As part of a project Providence, RI, PPS lead a workshop of over 130 city officials, business owners, residents and representatives of nonprofit groups about potential improvements to the city’s central plaza, Kennedy Plaza.

“All over the world, people are coming back to these great squares. Once you’ve got a great square, the [...]

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The Great Neighborhood Book Voted in the Top 10 Planning Books for 2007 by Planetizen

By rdahl@pps.org on Jan 30, 2008 | Add Comment

Planetizen has named PPS/Jay Walljasper’s The Great Neighborhood Book as one of its top 10 planing books of 2007.  http://www.planetizen.com/books/2008
Also, Urban Land magazine recently reviewed The Great Neighborhood Book in the November/December 2007 issue. Click here to read the review.
The Great Neighborhood Book also received an honorable mention on [...]

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StreetStars: Christine Berthet and the Ninth Avenue Renaissance

By rdahl@pps.org on Jan 29, 2008 | Add Comment

The StreetStars series focuses on the heroes and organizers in our communities who are fighting constructively for livable streets.

Christine Berthet, co-founder of Chekpeds (the Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition), worked with TA and PPS, and was instrumental in organizing the Ninth Avenue Renaissance.

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Hibernation Discouraged: Cities Need Life on Their Streets

By rdahl@pps.org on Jan 15, 2008 | Add Comment

Jay Walljasper discusses the need for cities to have life on their streets – even in the most frigid days (and nights) of winter.

“Plunging temperatures don’t necessarily sentence us to months of house arrest. People around the world from Copenhagen to New York are figuring out how to keep things lively [...]

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Discriminatory by Design

By rdahl@pps.org on Jan 14, 2008 | Add Comment

New York City‘s streets and intersections expose elderly pedestrians to unacceptable risks. As a result, many senior citizens are not as mobile as they want to be, do not get the physical activity they need to maximize their health, and are often the victims of crashes with motor vehicles.

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The Rockefeller Foundation Jane Jacobs Medal Nomination Process is Now Open

By rdahl@pps.org on Jan 11, 2008 | Add Comment

The Rockefeller Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal on its website through February 1, 2008. The 2008 Rockefeller Foundation Jane Jacobs Medals will recognize two living individuals whose creative vision for the urban environment has significantly contributed to the vibrancy and variety of New York City.

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Traffic is Endangering Atlanta’s Growth

By rdahl@pps.org on Dec 31, 2007 | Add Comment

Metro Atlanta’s traffic congestion is endangering its future growth, according to one of the nation’s top site selection experts, who advises companies on where to send their jobs.

Atlanta’s traffic problem has put it “at the point of no return,” said Dennis J. Donovan. Lots of places have transportation funding problems, but Atlanta’s congestion is [...]

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Innovative Moves Underway at Dapper Market

By rdahl@pps.org on Dec 17, 2007 | Add Comment

The 97 year old Dapper Market in Amsterdam was voted 2007 best market of the year in Holland. With 250 stalls operating 6 days a week from 9am to 5pm, Dapper Market enjoys 15,000 visitors a day which is a total of 4.6 million a year.

In a recent innovative move, an environmentally-friendly water [...]

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What Makes a Walkable City?

By rdahl@pps.org on Dec 17, 2007 | Add Comment

An article about great pedestrian places in the U.S. and the local Minneapolis angle from Steve Berg.

What makes a city a good place to walk?

Minneapolis, MN

Bikeability? Excellent. No. 2 in the country.

Walkability? Not so good. No. 17 among the 30 top metro areas. Down among St. Louis, Detroit and Houston. [...]

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