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On the Value of Public Spaces

By ksalay@pps.org on Jan 6, 2006 | 1 Comment

PPS Senior Fellow Jay Walljasper is this month’s guest blogger at On the Commons.org, a website that is part of a growing movement to preserve the commons. Read Jay’s column on the grassroots movement that is spreading across North America to infuse a new spirit of public life into neighborhoods and towns.

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With Ford Foundation support, PPS Commits $100,000 for Rebuilding Farmers Market Networks on Post-Katrina Gulf Coast

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jan 4, 2006 | Add Comment

PPS will contribute $100,000 towards rebuilding
markets as a means of invigorating economic activity in the Gulf Coast region
of Louisiana and Mississippi. The funding, committed as part of a $900,000 re-granting
program for public markets recently awarded to PPS from the Ford Foundation,
will go to the Crescent City Farmers [...]

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Tear Down Boston’s City Hall Plaza and Start Over

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

Boston’s City Hall Plaza landed the top spot on PPS’s list of civic squares most in need of improvement, and the ranking sparked some discussion among Bostonians.

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Remembering Jane Jacobs

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Project for Public Spaces mourns the loss of our friend and mentor, a trailblazing visionary whose ideas continue to guide people everywhere who value the public life of their communities.
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A New Campaign To Reclaim New York City Streets For City Feet

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 29, 2005 | Add Comment

As a part of the New York City Streets Renaissance Project, PPS is working with communities in NYC to create streets that are shared spaces for pedestrians, cyclists, and cars.

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Placemaking Symposium in Vancouver, December 16

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 6, 2005 | Add Comment

Join Fred Kent and Ethan Kent at a Placemaking Symposium in Vancouver, BC on December 16th, sponsored by the Vancouver Planning Department:

Ever wonder what makes some public places great and others so ho-hum? If you’re interested in finding out what can be done to make our public places better, then the Planning Department is [...]

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PPS Takes a Cut at Meat Market Traffic Patterns

By ksalay@pps.org on Dec 4, 2005 | Add Comment

Project for Public Spaces presented its findings and preliminary recommendations for Gansevoort Plaza, located in the Meatpacking District of New York City, at a public meeting attended by area residents and business and property owners. The effort is aimed at turning the plaza, which is a triangle of land in the middle of a busy [...]

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Workshop to Inform NJ Townships on Smart Growth

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 28, 2005 | Add Comment

The NJ Department of Transportation will introduce a new smart growth agenda called NJFIT, or Future in Transportation, at the New Jersey Smart Choices workshop on December 5. PPS is one of four organizations hosting the Smart Choices workshop series.

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PPS and RPA Host Community Workshop in Montgomery, NJ

By ksalay@pps.org on Nov 28, 2005 | Add Comment

60 residents participated in a workshop to help decide what to do with an undeveloped area in Montgomery Township. PPS’s Elena Madison gave a presentation on the possibilities of the site, some of which included providing benches and movable seating, and creating a place for concerts or a farmers’ market.

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Public Markets and the City: A Historical Perspective

By Project for Public Spaces on Oct 30, 2005 | Add Comment
Helen Tangires, October 30, 2005 From the 6th International Public Market Conference
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Radio Interview with Fred Kent

By ksalay@pps.org on Oct 29, 2005 | 3 Comments

If you’ve ever spent time wandering the concrete jungles of any city, or if you’ve been lost in a soulless suburb, you’ve probably felt that certain sort of lifelessness — that distinct lack of heartbeat inherent to the crabbier corners of our urban oases.

Listen to Fred Kent’s interview on CBC Radio (click [...]

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Job Openings

By ngrossman@pps.org on Oct 29, 2005 | 2 Comments

Project for Public Spaces is currently accepting resumes for project assistants and interns.

If you would like to be considered for these positions, please forward a resume and cover letter to the attention of Shin-pei Tsay.
In your cover letter, please state why you have an interest in Project
for Public Spaces [...]

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