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- What If We Built Our Cities Around Places?
- Great Waterfronts of the World
- Pride of Place
Governing Magazine - Placemaker Profile: Allan Jacobs
Toolkits
- Furnishing Your Public Space
Learn about the "whys and wherefores" of public-space amenities with this series of features. Each offers design and use guidelines to help lay people and professional designers work with each other. Also included: notable examples of amenities from PPS' image database and, in some cases, information on select manufacturers.
- Assess and Address Your Building's Security
Design suggestions, management strategies, and case studies on balancing building safety and public accessibility.
- Traffic and Transit Management
A collection of articles about traffic calming, reducing vehicular congestion, and balancing the needs of pedestrians and motorists.
- Public Art
This is a primer on setting up and funding a public-arts program. Included is info on designing a public-art policy, potential sources of funding, building a constituency, and marketing the program.
- Quick Fixes: Low-Cost, High-Impact Improvements
Fast, inexpensive changes that make a big impression.
- How to Make Your Library Great
14 lessons from local libraries all over the continent.
- A to Z of Business Improvement Districts
A resource guide to Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and their benefits, with links to info on how to locate, work with, and even create a BID.
Project for Public Spaces - 23 Easy Things You Can Do to Improve Your Building
and Your Community
Pro-active steps that include getting to know your building's staff, creating a community garden, and hosting a blood-donation drive on your plaza.
Project for Public Spaces - Start a Vending Cart Program
Points to consider when setting up a vending cart program, including location, cart design, permits, and pricing.
Project for Public Spaces - Establishing Attractive Security and Pedestrian Areas
This how-to guide focuses on Lower Manhattan - but the basic principles and methods apply to any number of situations.
Transportation Alternatives - Locating in Historic Buildings in Urban Areas
A guide detailing why you should relocate your business to a government-owned historic property, and/or an urban center. Included are the benefits, procedures, and several case studies.
U.S. General Services Administration
