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A Meat Market More Friendly for Those On Two Legs

By ngrossman@pps.org on Aug 8, 2005 | Add Comment

The Villager takes a look at PPS’s recent effort in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

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Farmers Markets & Public Markets Second Annual Briefing

By ksalay@pps.org on Aug 2, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS sponsored a briefing on Capitol Hill on the importance of farmers markets to communities, how markets can address social needs and enhance regional food security, and how they can help revitalize downtowns.

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With Ford Foundation support, New York’s Project for Public Spaces Commits $100,000 for Rebuilding Farmers Market Networks on Post-Katrina Gulf Coast

By Project for Public Spaces on Aug 1, 2005 | Add Comment
January 4, 2006 - Press Releases
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Downtowns Harvest Farmers Markets’ Growing Success

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 27, 2005 | Add Comment

Chris Heitmann recommends that as farmers markets grow in popularity around the country, communities direct efforts towards developing partnerships and strategic planning, in order to thrive and reap the economic and social benefits that markets bring to neighborhoods.

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Farmers Markets & Public Markets Second Annual Briefing

By ngrossman@pps.org on Jul 20, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS sponsored a briefing and reception with the support of the Ford Foundation and WK Kellogg Foundation on Monday, July 18, 2005 in Washington DC. (view event invitation and details.)

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Improvements Bringing People Back to Freeway Park

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 20, 2005 | Add Comment

PPS worked with Seattle Parks and Recreation to bring people and activity into Freeway Park, which has few users due to lack of signage and maintenance, and a perception of danger. PPS worked with the community to develop recommendations that included physical changes to open up the park and draw people in. The effort is [...]

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The Community is the Expert on Future Raleigh Development

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 19, 2005 | 1 Comment

The Dorthea Dix Hospital will close in 2007, leaving Raleigh, NC with the opportunity to create a master plan for the redevelopment of 315 hilly acres. There are many differing opinions on what the future site should be, ranging from a public park, to high-density private development, or even another hospital, but Kathy Madden feels [...]

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Market Potential: How Public Markets Breathe Life into Urban Decline

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 14, 2005 | 2 Comments

Steve Davies discusses how public markets are not only important as great places and destinations, but are also vital to city – and family – economies.

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New Parking in Downtown Tucson Slows Traffic

By ksalay@pps.org on Jul 12, 2005 | Add Comment

As a part of PPS’s work in Tucson, AZ, the City has reduced two major downtown streets from three lanes to two lanes, and created an additional 150 parking spaces. The goal of the change is to discourage use of these streets for through traffic, encourage use by drivers who are going to visit downtown [...]

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David Barley Chooses Place Over Space

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

PPS is working with David Barley, founder of the Palm Beach Land Trust, to improve the public spaces in Orlando, FL. In this interview, David discusses how he is working with PPS to apply the principals of Placemaking to foster community development and create destinations in Downtown Orlando.

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Five Ways to a Great Place

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 25, 2005 | 5 Comments

Kathy Madden explains why some parks, main streets, and other public spaces become alive with activity and fun, while others become magnets for crime or sit empty. Here are five qualities that divide a great place from the other kind.

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The Big Experiment

By ksalay@pps.org on Jun 24, 2005 | Add Comment

A team from Lindsay, CA, discuss how they will use what they learned from attending PPS’s workshops, ‘How to Turn a Place Around’ and ‘How to Create Successful Markets,’ to improve their city.

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