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		<title>It&#8217;s a Good Week to be a Bicyclist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter why you ride, there's a great reason to get out this week and explore your city on two wheels.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/its-a-good-week-to-be-a-bicyclist/</link>
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		<title>More Great Movies for Placemakers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To follow up on our recent post of ten favorite films for Placemakers, we feature eight more great movies, suggested by readers.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/more-great-movies-for-placemakers/</link>
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		<title>Complete Streets: One Size Does Not Fit All</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Complete Streets are about much more than just bike lanes! As we see in this video of Gary Toth's recent talk in Toronto, Place plays a critical role.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/complete-streets-one-size-does-not-fit-all/</link>
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		<title>Three Reasons That Bikeshare Stations Are Ideal Triangulators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With yesterday&#8217;s big announcement from the NYC DOT, bike shares are in the news again. Here in New York, we&#8217;re getting excited about the possibilities&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/three-reasons-that-bikeshare-stations-are-ideal-triangulators/</link>
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		<title>PPS in New York City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Project for Public Spaces’ Impact in New York City
The  Project for Public Spaces was founded in New York City in 1975 to put  into&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/articles/pps-in-new-york-city/</link>
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		<title>The Power of a Ping Pong Table</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crowdfunding is a great way to allow people to literally "buy in" to projects in their neighborhoods--but sometimes the best way to go big is to start small.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/the-power-of-a-ping-pong-table/</link>
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		<title>Continuing the Conversation: Towards an Architecture of Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our posts on moving towards an Architecture of Place have stirred up a lively debate that provide new insight on how to move architecture in the right direction.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/continuing-conversation-towards-an-architecture-of-place/</link>
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		<title>Ten Original &amp; Offbeat Tours During Jane&#8217;s Walk Weekend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We sifted through hundreds of listings for tours during Jane's Walk Weekend (May 5-6) to find ten that are really thinking outside the box!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/janes-walk-weekend-dozen-original-offbeat/</link>
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		<title>Talking About &#8220;Writing About Architecture&#8221;: A Conversation With Alexandra Lange</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A chat about activist criticism, improving communication between citizens and designers, and how new media is opening up the discussion about architecture to new voices.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/talking-about-writing-about-architecture-a-conversation-with-alexandra-lange/</link>
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		<title>Ten Great Movies for Placemakers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These are some of our favorite movies that teach powerful lessons about how public spaces work.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/ten-great-movies-for-placemakers/</link>
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		<title>Urbanism Scales Down for Small Towns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Toth reflects on lessons learned during a bus tour of innovative "Smart Growth" communities around North Carolina, from big cities to small towns.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/new-report-livability-and-placemaking-for-all-communities/</link>
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		<title>New Placemaking Podcasts Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Free podcasts of recent Placemaking presentations by Fred Kent and Gary Toth are now available on the Destination Creation website.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/new-placemaking-podcasts-available/</link>
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		<title>The Mystery Plaza at Astor Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The presence of an ephemeral "mystery plaza" at Astor Place offers a unique opportunity to visualize a grand new public space in Manhattan.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/the-mystery-plaza-at-astor-place/</link>
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		<title>Finding a Context Sensitive Solution in Denver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our new video illustrates how the FHWA's CSS approach works directly with local stakeholders to plan transportation projects that are responsive to the communities they serve.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/finding-a-context-sensitive-solution-in-denver/</link>
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		<title>How to Turn Dún Laoghaire Around</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team from PPS recently led a workshop to help residents in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, develop a plan to create a truly extraordinary destination at the heart of their town.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/how-to-turn-dun-laoghaire-around/</link>
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		<title>Citizen Placemaker: Five Questions With Matt Lechel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the first post of a new series introducing "citizen placemakers" around the world, we talk to Matt Lechel, a community change agent in Kalamazoo, Michigan.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/citizen-placemaker-five-questions-with-matt-lechel/</link>
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		<title>Faking Places: Places are People Too!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce today that PPS is launching a new campaign to extend First Amendment rights to public places.
As the culmination of our&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/faking-places-places-are-people-too/</link>
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		<title>Is Your City Design-Centered or Place-Centered?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good design is important to creating great places, but it's one tool in your kit–not the main factor in good Placemaking.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/is-your-city-design-centered-or-place-centered/</link>
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		<title>Remember the Edges!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When trying to create a great public square, remember that the inner square and outer square must work together.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/remember-the-edges/</link>
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		<title>Bike Lanes: The New Job Creators?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long Beach shows how bicycling and walking investments can add value to a community and improve quality of life.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/bike-lanes-the-new-job-creators/</link>
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		<title>Make Your Place Great: Register for Our Spring 2012 Trainings Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Register today for our Spring 2012 Placemaking Trainings, "How to Turn a Place Around" (April 19-20) &#038; "Placemaking: Making It Happen" (April 25-27).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/make-your-place-register-for-our-spring-2012-trainings-today/</link>
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		<title>Toward an Architecture of Place: Moving Beyond Iconic to Extraordinary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Architects frequently ignore the human aspect of buildings and focus merely on form. We need an Architecture of Place!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/toward-an-architecture-of-place-moving-beyond-iconic-to-extraordinary/</link>
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		<title>In Nairobi, Re-Framing Mundane Spaces as Exciting Places</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Nikitin reports back on lessons learned during the first placemaking training in Nairobi run through PPS's partnership with UN-Habitat.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/in-nairobi-re-framing-mundane-spaces-as-exciting-places/</link>
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		<title>Early Bird Registration for Pro Walk / Pro Bike 2012: &#8220;Pro Place&#8221; is Now Open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The reduced-rate early registration period is now open for the 17th Pro Walk / Pro Bike conference, which will take place from September 10-13, 2012.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pps.org/blog/early-bird-registration-for-pro-walk-pro-bike-2012-is-now-open/</link>
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