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Observing the South Street Seaport’s Soundscapes: Holly Whyte Revisited

By Alan Grabinsky on Oct 18, 2012 | Add Comment

William “Holly” Whyte’s studies have helped us understand how people interact in public spaces. The studies, however, were performed during the 1970s, before there was such a strong presence of electronic media as there is right now. Inspired by Holly’s methods and curious to determine how speakers affect the use of public space, I [...]

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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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This new market by the river in Prague revitalizes an underperforming public space.

Farmers Markets Take Off in Prague

By Megan MacIver on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments
In just twelve months, the number of markets featuring local producers in the Prague has grown from zero to more than twenty!
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Downtown Traverse City, MI in early July during the National Cherry Festival. Image © Courtesy of Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau

Place-based Governance: Michigan Leads the Way

By Project for Public Spaces on May 13, 2011 | 17 Comments
A new Special Message to the Michigan State Legislature puts an unprecedented focus on Placemaking at the state and local levels.
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Buffalo's Waterfront is poised for a transformation.  Flickr photo by Rho-bin

A New Planning Forum to “Free People’s Minds”

By Megan MacIver on Feb 10, 2011 | 2 Comments
To us, events like these signal a shift away from a traditional master planning process and towards a new, place-based agenda to transform our cities.
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The High Points of Placemaking: Around the World in 2010

By dkitzes on Feb 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
Looking back on 2010, we realize just how far Placemaking has come as a way to build great communities.
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WFS SUMMARY REPORT 2010

Lessons from Waterfront Synopsis 2010: How Placemaking Can Build Sustainable Waterfronts

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Nordic Urban Design Association (NUDA) has recently published a summary of the Waterfront Synopsis 2010 (WFS2010) Conference and Academy, co-hosted by NUDA and PPS, that took place September 15-17 in Stavanger, Norway. This book serves as a resource on waterfront planning and features international expertise on placemaking and sustainability for waterfronts.

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Using Public Process to Enliven Annapolis’ Waterfront

By dkitzes on Dec 10, 2010 | Add Comment

Another Placemaking campaign is underway, this time in Annapolis, MD, where the grassroots group Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance (ASBA) is advocating for the city to rethink the future of its downtown City Dock and historic Market House. Using Placemaking principles, Annapolis’ waterfront could be restored into a lively, vibrant, and sustainable public space; [...]

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PPS sees a bright future for this square as a meeting place for the many different cultures in Amsterdam

Placemaking Spurs Low-Cost, High Impact Improvements to a Diverse Public Square in Amsterdam

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
As urban populations everywhere continue to diversify, creating thriving, inclusive public spaces is essential to ensuring livable, sustainable cities of the future.
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Draft Plan of Corpus Christi's Waterfront

Turning Corpus Christi’s Waterfront Around

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
Corpus Christi is currently undertaking a unique, creative, and bold effort to build a world class waterfront in its downtown.
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Like Buffalo, Granville Island's now thriving waterfront grew out of humble, industrial beginnings

Placemaking Energizes the Campaign for Buffalo’s Waterfront Development

By Megan MacIver on Nov 9, 2010 | 7 Comments

Buffalo’s Canal Side Community Alliance (CSCA), a coalition of community groups campaigning for the future of their city’s waterfront, recently called on Fred Kent and PPS Board Member Tony Goldman of The Goldman Properties Company to bring Placemaking and PPS’ international experience in creating great waterfront destinations to the latest in a series [...]

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Like many cities,the Harborfront of Whithy, England, hosted many industrial land-uses.

7 Great Resources to Turn Your Waterfront Around

By Megan MacIver on Aug 10, 2010 | Add Comment

As PPS gears up to host its Waterfronts Synopsis Conference next month on sustainability and Placemaking in Stavanger, Norway (Sept. 15-17),  waterfronts have been on our mind.   In today’s evolving economy, many urban waterfronts have recently been liberated from heavy industrial uses and are on the verge of transformation. Often a central and beautiful [...]

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