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Making a square dance in Mississauga

By pmyrick@pps.org on Apr 14, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS is nearing completion on an effort to help the city of Mississauga, Canada, activate its empty city plazas and streets. PPS staff Cynthia Nikitin and Phil Myrick worked with Fred Kent to develop a program for revitalizing the public spaces in and around downtown, including concepts for a new park and as well as [...]

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Georgia Tries to Improve Deadly Road for Walkers

By ksalay@pps.org on Apr 13, 2006 | 1 Comment

As immigrants without cars settle in suburban neighborhoods, simply crossing the street to buy groceries is becoming a life-and-death activity.

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Improving Midland’s Public Spaces

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 11, 2006 | Add Comment

Midland can be a city of well-connected, well-planned destinations that are engaging for people all ages.

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Corridors and Clay

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 11, 2006 | Add Comment

To make citizens think about their streets, give them hard facts. Or clay buildings. Metropolis Magazine covers the Living Streets Project.

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Harvard Allston Master Plan

By pmyrick@pps.org on Apr 10, 2006 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces was engaged by Harvard University to apply its expertise in Placemaking to the problem of how to achieve a sense of place and an attractive, active environment at Harvard’s Allston campus. Cooper Robertson & Partners is leading the Allston Initiative Master Plan, with Gehry Partners, the Olin Partnership, and Chan, Kreiger [...]

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Fayetteville, AK Farmers’ Market Diversifies with help of a PPS grant

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 3, 2006 | Add Comment

The Fayetteville Farmers’ Market opened its doors Saturday not only to a new year, but also to new diversity, as part of a national initiative through which Project for Public Spaces has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market.

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Midland, MI starts rejuvenation project

By stsay@pps.org on Apr 3, 2006 | Add Comment

Fred Kent, Ethan Kent and Juliette Michaelson will be traveling to Midland, MI this week, to facilitate a workshop where up to 40 community leaders will spend two days envisioning how Midland can become more attractive.

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New and Improved PPS.org!

By ngrossman@pps.org on Apr 1, 2006 | 2 Comments

We are happy to announce the launch of a new version of the PPS website. We’ve been working hard for the last few months to add new content and revise the overall design, and we hope you find the result informative and easy to use.

We have also made a big effort to make this [...]

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The Long Walk: A year on foot in Minneapolis

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 28, 2006 | Add Comment

Inspired by a visit to Copenhagen, “arguably one of the most walkable cities on the planet,” a Minneapolis native is determined to follow the Danish example.

“What did I find, after a year of strolling the curiously gum-free streets and sidewalks of my home city? Walking is easy. Minneapolis is not.”

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Coolest Subway Map Ever

By ngrossman@pps.org on Mar 24, 2006 | Add Comment

(via Starts and Fits)

This is a great Google Maps mashup showing the subway system overlaid on the real NYC street map.

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Coolest Subway Map Ever

By ngrossman@pps.org on Mar 24, 2006 | Add Comment

(via Starts and Fits)

This is a great Google Maps mashup showing the subway system overlaid on the real NYC street map.

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Planetizen’s Top Ten Planning Issues Of 2005

By ksalay@pps.org on Mar 23, 2006 | Add Comment

From eminent domain to “condofication”, Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.

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