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On Main Street in Burlington, VT, the town where Front Porch Forum launched.

The Front Porch Forum: A Modern Community Message Board

By Project for Public Spaces on Jul 21, 2011 | 3 Comments
PCJ editor Wayne Senville reflects on the ways a new electronic bulletin board launched in northwestern Vermont is strengthening neighborhood ties and serving as a Placemaking catalyst.
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A marketplace in Cairo.

Safer Cities for Women and Girls through a Place-based Approach

By Cynthia Nikitin on Jul 20, 2011 | 2 Comments
Placemaking dispatches from Cairo at the 2011 UN Women Designing Safe Cities with Women and Girls Stakeholder Planning Meeting
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Politician Answers Job Creation Question with Placemaking

By Ethan Kent on Jul 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
"If job creation can be spurred by municipal government, that phenomenon will be driven by the ability of the city to build public spaces where people want to live, work, shop and invest. This exercise is called 'placemaking.'"
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Join Mark Gorton and Ethan Kent for “Fixing the Great Mistake” Today in NYC

By Project for Public Spaces on Jul 12, 2011 | Add Comment
Gorton questions why we have allowed automobiles to transform our streets from vibrant spaces full of play, human interaction and commerce into dangerous, stress-inducing thoroughfares.
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Visitors say "The People's Place feels like a place to live"

“The People’s Place:” How Placemaking Can Build Today’s Best Libraries

By Megan MacIver on Jun 30, 2011 | 4 Comments
For all those who feared the rise of the Internet would mean the fall of the library here is a story of hope.
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A Placemaking revolution is afoot in Seoul, Korea

Can Placemaking Save the Soul of Seoul?

By Cynthia Nikitin on Jun 26, 2011 | 4 Comments
The Kimchi of place: I think a placemaking revolution is afoot in Korea.
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Mississauga's new Celebration Square

Mississauga Opens “Celebration Square”

By Megan MacIver on Jun 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
The Square is the first step in creating a great destination that shows off the best of Mississauga and draws residents to enjoy their city center.
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Placemaking and Smart Growth: Our Fred Kent to Keynote Great Neighborhoods Summit 2011

By Megan MacIver on Jun 22, 2011 | Add Comment
Join Fred tomorrow, Thursday, June 23, 2011, 8 am to noon, at UMass-Boston Campus Center.  Hosted by the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, this conference is the second gathering of leaders building vibrant, welcoming, healthy, and affordable neighborhoods.

Fred will keynote the conference and is joined by fellow speakers Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino; Richard [...]

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SHRP 2 is moving toward holistic transportation solutions, which might include some of these alterations to make the street more livable.  Image from Dan Burden.

Highway Research Moves toward Livable Transportation Solutions

By Megan MacIver on Jun 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
SHRP 2 represents a benchmark moment in the evolution of the transportation establishment toward shared decision-making and livability.
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“Put the most important space in the most public space”: Lessons from South Africa’s Constitutional Court

By Megan MacIver on Jun 20, 2011 | Add Comment
This spring in Dayton, OH, PPS collaborated with local partners to host a forum with Albie Sachs to learn from South Africa's Constitutional Court, built in an architecture of place.
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Join the Partnership for Sustainable Communities’ Webinar June 16

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 15, 2011 | 3 Comments
Join the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities for a webinar on Thursday, June 16 at 1:00 PM ET.
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Entrance to Eastern Market in Detroit

Improving Detroit Neighborhoods through Placemaking and the Power of 10

By Megan MacIver on Jun 13, 2011 | 1 Comment
PPS is proud to announce we’ve been awarded a grant from the Kresge Foundation to advance Placemaking in Detroit.
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