Places in the News: August 24, 2009

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The latest in urban planning, placemaking and citizen action:

- Massachusetts is going to make its transportation data available to software developers in an effort to make the state’s transportation system more user-friendly [Washington Examiner]

- Houston’s City Council takes steps to create walkable places near light rail stops [Chron.com]

- LA celebrates 30 years of Farmers Markets [LAist]

- Central Florida small towns cope with high-speed roads running through their downtowns [Orlando Sentinel]

- Kids lead the way on making a swimming pool the centerpiece of a planned park in Irrigon, OR [East Oregonian]

- More food for thought in the private-influence-in-public-space conversation, focusing on advertising [Infrastructurist]

- Sand in the City in Olympia, WA brings beach fun to the center of the city [The News Tribune]

- Chicagoans, be sure to vote for your favorite place in the city in Placemaking Chiacgo’s “What Makes Your Place Great?” contest [Placemaking Chicago]

- A look at downtown Cheyenne, WY and the role of the local Downtown Development Authority in its recent development [WyomingNews.com]

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  • Bert Adams

    Hello Tom,
    Heard you speak in Vancouver WA.
    I’m the instigator for Sand in the City® contests around the country. One of the hardest things is to find a place to do these in a city. Most cities do NOT have a plaza to do them in, or if they do have a plaza, they insist of filling them up with little things so there is no usable space.
    Portland’s Pioneer Court House Square was the site of the 1st Sand in the City.
    Let’s hear it for OPEN Plazas that can host many different community events in a year.

    Bert Adams
    Sand in the City®