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Immigration Rallies Remind Us Why Public Spaces Are Vital

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 24, 2006 | Add Comment

Recent demonstrations and immigration rallies have proved that public spaces are very much alive.

“These are the nation’s civic squares. This is a way of expressing things on a massive leve,” said Fred Kent, president of the Project for Public Spaces.

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“Transportation is All About Communities”

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 24, 2006 | Add Comment

“Transportation affects almost every element on the town warrant, from the cost of our town roads, trails and sidewalks to the human services that help our seniors and shut-ins get to religious services and medical appointments.”

NH DOT has created a transportation plan that the Community Advisory Committee is presenting in town meetings across the [...]

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The Flaneur is Alive and Sauntering in the Modern Metropolis

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

The art of the flaneur – wandering aimlessly around the city, observing its daily rhythms – has been revived by photobloggers.

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Free Parking Eliminated In Seattle

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

New solar-powered pay kiosks are increasing city revenue at formerly metered or free spaces, and new plans are afoot to rollback after hours free parking, meaning nights and weekends could cost drivers.

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In Rockville’s Public Square, Doing as the Romans

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 18, 2006 | Add Comment

With comparisons to Piazza Campo del Fiori in Rome, a new public square in Rockville, MD, “will demonstrate why public open spaces conceived in the abstract, with design focused only on formal attributes, often yield dead spaces. To succeed, such spaces also must be enriched and enlivened by activity.

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PPS on NPR’s Weekend America

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 18, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent spoke with NPR’s Weekend America about how cities can provide safety – through design. (Real Player required to listen)

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Woman Ticketed For Crossing Street Too Slowly

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 18, 2006 | 2 Comments

This is not a joke. In Sunland, CA, an 82-year-old woman was fined $114 for failing to cross the five-lane Foothill Boulevard before the signal turned to Don’t Walk.

While the police claim that she entered the crosswalk after the light changed, she maintains the signal was green when she began walking, and that she [...]

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PPS goes to Elmira

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 18, 2006 | Add Comment

Next Wednesday, PPS’s Andy Wiley-Schwartz will deliver the keynote address at the Elmira, NY Downtown Development annual meeting. His talk will kick off PPS’s work on the Railroad Avenue Promenade project. Over the next several months, PPS will be working with the citizens of Elmira to develop placemaking ideas for the area underneath this downtown [...]

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PPS Proposes Strategy to Transform Miami’s North Beach Parks

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

With the conceptualizing stage for an overhaul of North Beach’s oceanfront parks coming to a close, the budding project seems ready to proceed to the next step: finding a “world-class” designer to create a compelling master plan.

Last December, Project for Public Spaces conducted a two-day workshop to glean input from residents. The improvement plan [...]

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New Roads Mean More than Pavement

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Toni Gold’s latest column in the Hartford Courant raises the bar for a new road policy to put public money to better use.

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Keynote in Elmira, NY as Promenade project begins

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Andy Wiley-Schwartz will provide the keynote presentation, “Creating Great Spaces: The Community is the Expert” in Elmira, NY as the start of a public promenade project in the Upstate New York town.

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Improving Midland’s Public Spaces

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 17, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent and Ethan Kent met with community leaders in Midland, MI, to discuss how to create a city of well-connected, well-planned destinations that are engaging to people of all ages.

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