Comments on: How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper

By: Project for Public Spaces | Book Review: Handmade Urbanism: From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:22:32 +0000

[...] illustrates this particularly well. The group set out to organize a music school and, taking a Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper-style approach, worked to improve surrounding buildings and public spaces “to create a proper spatial [...]

By: Project for Public Spaces | Stronger Citizens, Stronger Cities: Changing Governance Through a Focus on Place

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:42:51 +0000

[...] This is the second of a three-part series on transformative Placemaking. To read part one, click here. To read part three, click here. [...]

By: Project for Public Spaces | All Placemaking is Creative: How a Shared Focus on Place Builds Vibrant Destinations

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:41:56 +0000

[...] This is the first of a three-part series on transformative Placemaking. To read part two, click here. To read part three, click here. [...]

By: Courtyard San Diego Hotel

Courtyard San Diego Hotel — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:44:00 +0000

This is our primary role in a new neighborhood (a historic Main Street)
to which we just moved. We rent two rooms to sleep, eat some meals,
shower, and retreat. Most of our waking hours are outside those two
rooms trying to do some placemaking. It is already fun and rewarding.

By: How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper | Transition Cornwall +

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:28:14 +0000

[...] Imagine that you live in a truly vibrant place: the bustling neighborhood of every Placemaker’s dreams. Picture the streets, the local square, the waterfront, the public market. Think about the colors, sights, smells, and sounds; imagine the sidewalk ballet in full swing, with children playing, activity spilling out of storefronts and workspaces, vendors selling food, neighborhood cultural events and festivals taking place out in the open air. Take a minute, right now. Close your eyes, and really picture it. Much more here. [...]

By: Friday Link Fest…* | rethinked…*

Friday Link Fest…* | rethinked…* — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:51:36 +0000

[...] How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper ~ via Project for Public Spaces, published April 7, 2013. [...]

By: ppsnyc

ppsnyc — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:26:00 +0000

We’re so happy to hear you say so, Arthur! Please keep us updated, we look forward to hearing more…

By: Arthur Acheson

Arthur Acheson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:32:00 +0000

This is absolutely brilliant and inspiring. Thank you. I am circulating it widely among decision makers in Northern Ireland and hope the message takes root. I will work hard to try to make sure it does. The potential injection of energy that this kind of leadership can encourage is enormous. I will keep you up to date on progress,

By: Placemaking Starts with Each of Us, Plus an Update on Participatory Budgeting « Building Resilient Regions

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:52:02 +0000

[...] 4.9.13 | When last we looked in on the Project for Public Spaces, they had posted the second part of a three-part discussion of the links between placemaking and economic growth within a community. While we await Part III, the Project has launched a new discussion on “How to be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper.” [...]

By: Project for Public Spaces | How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper | Urban Choreography

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:33:15 +0000

[...] See on http://www.pps.org [...]

By: Lighter Quicker Cheaper. | clarkbardsleyaut

Lighter Quicker Cheaper. | clarkbardsleyaut — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:57:19 +0000

[...] Relevant article for a couple of groups especially… http://www.pps.org/blog/how-to-be-a-citizen-placemaker-think-lighter-quicker-cheaper/ [...]