Places in the News: August 31, 2009

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The latest in urban planning, placemaking and citizen action:

- The Toronto Public Space Committee advocates for the corner of one of the city’s busiest intersections to be turned into a public plaza [The Star.com]

- Meg Walker and Cynthia Nikitin take part in helping the Bayshore community envision their cultural district [Naples News]

- This summer, Paul Kronenberg rode every inch of New York City’s bike paths [City Room]

- America’s 10 best places to grow up, according to US News and World Report [USnews.com]

- The Northhampton Agricultural Commission establishes a farmers market committee in response to the rapidly growing number of markets in the area [Gazettenet.com]

- A bus stop swing makes waiting just a little more fun [Dvice]


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  • http://www.dunlaoghaire.ie/ Jennie

    Here in Dún Laoghaire the work done on public spaces has been supported by the work done on the virtual landscape with a fantastic town website at http://www.dunlaoghaire.ie

    Public engagement has been further achieved with a Facebook page – see http://www.facebook.com/DunLaoghaireTown

    We’re all looking forward to finally seeing the baths adding once more to the vibrancy of the seafront.