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$15M Gift Paves Way for Indianapolis Cultural Trail

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 13, 2006 | Add Comment

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail, a pedestrian-and-bike path linking Downtown cultural districts, will take a big leap forward today with the announcement of a $15 million donation allowing construction to begin next year.

PPS looked at cities and trails around the world and helped the project team work through design, engineering and programmatic issues, encouraging the [...]

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Position Available: Transportation and Placemaking Project Manager,

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 10, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS is seeking a Transportation and Placemaking Project Manager in its transportation line of business. Candidates should have experience in several of the following areas: transportation and land use planning and/or policy, TOD, transportation facility design, public participation and facilitation, community development, redevelopment and real estate development market analysis. The selected candidate will report to [...]

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Cycling Safety Initiative at Farmers Market

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 4, 2006 | 3 Comments

A farmers market in Petershead, in the UK, is sponsoring a cycle safety initiative.  Road safety advisors will check bicycles for safety, and will distribute leaflets to kids.

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10 Great U.S. Cities for Cycling

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 2, 2006 | Add Comment

“City biking can be more than bus fumes and potholes; in some metropolitan centers, urban cyclists can enjoy clean bay air, lighted paved routes and even shower stations to rinse off the bike sweat.”

Adventure Cycling Association and Bicycling Magazine give the Washington Post their suggestions on the most bike-friendly cities in the country.

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Plans to Split Hip Tokyo Neighborhood

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 2, 2006 | Add Comment

In four years, city officials plan to start building an 81-foot-wide thoroughfare that will slice Shimokitazawa, Tokyo’s answer to Greenwich Village, in two.

The road has set off a rare battle for preservation in a country where big construction projects have long been welcomed as progress and used to grease the wheels of politics.

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2007 Rudy Bruner Award – Call for Entries

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 27, 2006 | Add Comment

CALL FOR ENTRIES

2007 RUDY BRUNER AWARD

About the Rudy Bruner Award:

The Rudy Bruner Award is given to urban places that demonstrate the successful integration of effective process, meaningful values and good design. RBA winners are distinguished by their social, economic and contextual contributions to the urban environment, and often provide innovative solutions [...]

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A Parking Spot Squat in Midtown Manhattan

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 22, 2006 | 1 Comment

Yesterday members of Transportation Alternatives staged a parking squat – a “quasi-legal reclamation of urban street space in which a metered, curbside parking spaces are transformed into urban parkland complete with sod, benches, trees and human beings.”

These events always evoke strong reactions – as evident in the comments posted to StreetsBlog.

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Will Making Detroit Walkable Spur Its Resurgence?

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 21, 2006 | Add Comment

“Key stakeholders in the City of Detroit are busy crafting a market-driven redevelopment plan for downtown Detroit. Central to the plan is fostering walkability in Detroit; an element many believe is a cornerstone to the city’s revitalization.”

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Making Room for Happy People in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 21, 2006 | Add Comment

Several dozen people converged on New Glasgow this week to learn how to change their communities from places they couldn’t wait to get through to places they didn’t want to leave.

Reduce traffic volume and make room for happier citizens, urged workshop leaders from the New York-based Project for Public Spaces. Kathy Madden, Continue Reading

Could the New York City Cab Ride be Better? Take the Taxi 07 Survey

By bfried@pps.org on Sep 18, 2006 | Add Comment

The non-profit Design Trust for Public Space has launched Taxi 07, a program of public events and publications to improve New York City cab design and the entire taxi system. The Taxi 07 Master Plan, to be published April 2007 in partnership with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC), will outline the [...]

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How New York (and Other Big Cities) Should Solve the Traffic Problem

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 15, 2006 | Add Comment

“There are a few simple steps New York should take. The city has too many cars, and not enough streets and roadways to put them on. There needs to be fewer cars and more cyclists, pedestrians, and mass-transit riders.”

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Mississauga’s City Centre Concept Plan Ready for Public Viewing

By ksalay@pps.org on Sep 14, 2006 | Add Comment

“After months of public consultation, the City of Mississauga is unveiling its vision for the revitalization of public spaces in and around downtown Mississauga, with particular focus on new parks and public spaces in the City Centre.

The City has been working with Project for Public Spaces (PPS) — a non-profit organization which specializes in [...]

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