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- Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Mile-long flag-bedecked boulevard of monumental proportions.
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- Albert Park - Melbourne
- Albert Park, Australia
- Albert Park is a vibrant urban recreation park.
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- Vía Recreactiva in Guadalajara, Mexico
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- A metropolitan linear park held in main streets of the city of Guadalajara. This area becomes public space for non motorized vehicles and pedestrians to stroll and cycle every Sunday for a few hours. URLS: www.guadalajara.gob.mx www.fomentodeportivo.guadalajara.gob.mx www.ciclorecreovia.cl/en/expe.html http://walkandbikeforlife.org
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- SubCentro Las Condes
- Santiago, Chile
- transit station and public square URLS: www.subcentro.cl
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- Portsmouth Square
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- San Francisco's Chinese community has taken this western-designed square and adapted it for its own uses.
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- Parque Colon
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Main Square plaza de armas
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- Mission Dolores Park
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- A public park known for its views
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- Buffalo Waterfront
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- Cut off from the rest of the city, a large section of the Buffalo waterfront is isolated by industry and the threat of another section of elevated highway.
URLS:
Buffalo Rising: http://www.buffalorising.com/
Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeeper: http://www.bnriverkeeper.org/
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- Bahnhofstrasse
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Bahnhofstrasse is first a foremost a retail destination, but its prominence make time spent on this street an integral part of Zurich life. URLS:
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- Hachiko Square
- Tokyo, Japan
- There presense of a sculpture of the dog Hachiko brings a feeling of calm to this hectic intersection.
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- Luisenplatz
- Darmstadt, Germany
- This square is the living centre of the city.
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- Lodhi Gardens
- New Delhi, India
- This public park is a place of fun but also of tranquility.
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- Seoul Forest Park
- Seoul, Korea
- Ttukseom, one of a few large unused sites in Seoul, became home to Seoul Forest Park, which put an end to a controversy over numerous development plans.
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- Marion St. Pedestrian Mall
- Oak Park, IL, USA
- Marion Street Mall is a 30 year old, two-block pedestrian mall in Oak Park's downtown historic district.
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- Blount Cultural Park
- Montgomery, AL, USA
- Some of our nations best cultural destinations can be found in this park set among lakes, trails and gardens.
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- Quadracci Pavilion and Cudahy Gardens, Milwaukee Art Museum
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
- A marvelous feat of architecture, engineering and art that nonetheless fails miserably as a public space.
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- Cultural Centre Piazza
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- One of the only pedestrian public spaces along the harborfront is a huge disappointment.
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- People's Park
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- A simple and authentic park that has grown organically as new activities and amenities were requested by the park's users.
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- Stockholm City Hall
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Surprisingly, one of the most bustling destinations on Stockholm's waterfront is the City Hall.
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- Brighton Beach Boardwalk
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Brighton Beach feels like a different world from the carnival atmosphere of its famous neighbor, Coney Island.
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- Ribeira District
- Porto, Portugal
- This newly redesigned waterfront destination is simple and attractive, and has the flexibility to support a wide variety of activity.
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- Water Taxi Beach
- New York City, NY, USA
- An unused industrial site turns into a wildly popular waterfront destination.
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- Museum of Modern Art exterior
- New York City, NY, USA
- Despite a recent renovation of MoMA's interior spaces, the entrance and facade remain monotonous and impenetrable.
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- Alphabet City Community Gardens
- New York City, NY, USA
- A series of beautiful communmity gardens that dot Alphabet City.
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- Paris Plage
- Paris, France
- Cars are stricken from the expressway along the Seine for one month every summer, as it turns into a pedestrian paradise.
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- Museum of Contemporary Art
- Barcelona, Spain
- The musuem's plaza pulsates with energy.
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- Durbar Square
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- This holy place is a lively and diverse square in the heart of Kathmandu's old city.
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- Graslei
- Gent, Belgium
- Pedestrian area along the shores of the River Leie in the medieval city centre of Gent.
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- Lake Ida Neighborhood, Delray Beach
- Delray Beach , Fl, USA
- An ideal neighborhood to live in.
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- Delray Beach
- Delray Beach , FL, USA
- The best beach in Palm Beach County.
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- Senate Square
- Helsinki, Finland
- Square, and a staircase adjacent to it
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- Federal Plaza / Foley Square
- New York City, NY, USA
- An awesomely bad complex so disjointed it boggles the mind.
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- Time Warner Center and Columbus Circle
- New York City, Ny, USA
- Columbus Circle is a transitory place that people pass through, while it could be a true destination.
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- Wall Street
- New York City, NY, USA
- Security measures have overwhelmed the public spaces of New York's financial district.
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- Astor Place
- New York City, NY, USA
- Nowhere else in New York offers more opportunity to create something out of nothing than Astor Place.
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- Roma Street Parklands
- Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- A large urban park with amazing horticultural displays with lots of activities.
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- Broadway Market, London Fields
- London, UK
- A busy, fun-loving street with a farmers' style Saturday market.
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- Festhalle Kristkindl Markt
- Hermann, MO, USA
- Historic Festhalle in the heart of old town area, settled by German Immigrants in the 1840s.
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- Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- The downtown Brooklyn waterfront could become a world-class public space serving as one of the cities great public spaces. Instead it is on track to become a suburban-style park catering mainly to upscale residents of adjacent Brooklyn Heights and ceding control to new residents of the precendent setting, private, residential development inside the public park. The current plan simply does not match up to other world class waterfronts, nor does it display a sound grasp of the principles of good waterfronts.
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- Kaivopuisto
- Helsinki, Finland
- One of Helsinki's most well known parks features a walkway around the shore of the Baltic Sea and hosts many popular festivals and events.
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- Centennial Park
- Sarnia, ON, Canada
- An active and passive community waterfront park with outdoor performance area (Dow People Place).
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- Canatara Park
- Sarnia, ON, Canada
- This is over 200 acres of active and passive community park, with beach/shore line along Lake Huron.
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- Hakaniemi Market Hall and Market Square
- Helsinki, Finland
- An old fashioned market hall next to a marketplace in a gentrifying, former working class district.
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- Rynek Glowny, Wroclaw
- Wroclaw, Poland
- The historical square of the city of Wroclaw.
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- Parque de Serralves
- Porto, Portugal
- A Cultural Foundation with a museum, park and gardens.
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- Türkenmarkt - The Turkish Market
- Berlin, Germany
- A streetmarket in Berlin that will make you believe you’ve been transported to Istanbul.
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- Grand Army Plaza
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- A plaza that links commercial Flatbush Avenue with Prospect Park, and which joins Park Slope and Prospect Heights neighborhoods.
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- Al-darb-al Ahmar
- Cairo, Egypt
- A large open space used by the community for gathering, and sometimes for selling items.
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- Brighton Seafront and Pier
- Brighton, UK
- A seafront promenade and Victorian amusement pier in Britain's most exciting city by the sea.
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- Naschmarkt
- Vienna, Austria
- Naschmarkt is a unique mixture of Austrian traditions and exotic influences.
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- Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- An amazing diversity and quality of California grown and produced fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, cheeses, breads, and artisan food products.
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- Phoenix Park
- Eau Claire, WI, USA
- A park, large open space, with river access and a farmers market at the confluence of two rivers.
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- Curitiba Bus Rapid Transit System
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Imagine a bus system that is neighborhood-friendly, and also cost-, energy-, and time-efficient. Curitiba's got it.
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- Al-Azhar Park
- Cairo, Egypt
- A new hilltop park in the midst of one of Cairo’s most interesting neighborhoods.
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- Piata Unirii
- Timisoara, Romania
- A very elegant public square.
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- Public Art Installations, Vancouver City Parks
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- In multiple locations throughout Vancouver Parks Department land there are sculptures, installed for 1 1/2 years.
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- Turin Historical Center
- Turin (Torino), Italy
- A set of three "Italian" piazzas, and a lot more.
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- Berkeley Hills
- Berkeley, CA, USA
- A residential neighborhood with notable architecture, secret pedestrian shortcuts and public parks.
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- Parque do Aterro do Flamengo
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- It is an urban public park of 2 kilometers of lawns, flowering shrubs and trees.
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- Augusta Commons
- Augusta, GA, USA
- A town square that was the idea of Gen James Oglethorpe himself, but it did not get built until 2001.
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- Ashuelot River Park
- Keene , NH, USA
- A city park located along the Ashuelot River.
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- Sir Stuart Hogg Market-New Market
- Kolkata, India
- A gigantic public market with true Indian charm.
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- Alameda Central
- Mexico City, Mexico
- A place where people can relax and enjoy the energy of Mexico City without being overwhelmed by it.
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- East Village, Tompkins Square Park
- New York, NY, USA
- Tompkins Square Park is an impromptu stage and meeting ground for the entire eclectic East Village.
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- Columbia University Steps
- New York, NY, USA
- The steps to Columbia's Low Library create a lively urban square.
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- UN Plaza
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- The major entranceway to San Francisco’s vast but terribly underperforming civic center.
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- Exchange Square
- Manchester, UK
- Fancy paving, sweeping design statements and hidden water leave the user with no place to go and nothing to do in this inflexible square.
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- Schouwburgplein
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- A perfect example of how a design statement does not make a great square.
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- Dupont Circle (Hall of Shame)
- Washington, DC, USA
- Many think Dupont Circle is the best destination in Washington, but it is performing at just 30% of its potential.
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- Square St. Louis
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- The closest thing to a European neighborhood square you'll find this side of the Atlantic.
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- Campus Martius
- Detroit, MI, USA
- This new civic square has brought life back downtown Detroit.
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- Old Town Square
- Praque, Czech Republic
- A small town square that can cater to a number of distinct groups at the same time.
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- Piazza Navona
- Rome, Italy
- Piazza Navona has all the qualities that a great square should have.
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- Market Square
- Houston, TX, USA
- A park with a design that does nothing but keep people away.
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- Plaza de Entrevero
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- A more modern zocalo that supports old and new uses in a less formal design.
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- Plaza Santa Ana
- Madrid, Spain
- A neighborhood square, a civic square and a night time destination.
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- Östermalmstorg
- Stockholm, Sweden
- A special neighborhood square with a market and independent restaurants.
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- Ljubljanica Embankment and Prešeren Square
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Streets along the river, bridges, and a central city square.
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- Parque Micaela Bastidas
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- This new park is the entrance to the Costenera Sur, a destination point for people from all over the city.
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- Avenida de Mayo
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The central avenue of Buenos Aires.
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- Plaza San Martin
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Plaza San Martin is a jewel.
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- Parque de la Memoria
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- This plaza is a windswept photo-op and a barren wasteland.
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- Esplanade Park
- Helsinki, Finland
- A boulevard-like park in the city centre.
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- Griftpark
- Utrecht, The Netherlands
- A former industrial site that has become a special park.
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- Bungalow Heaven
- Pasadena, CA, USA
- Pasadena, California's first landmark historic district.
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- Open-air market of Caruaru (Feira de Caruaru)
- Caruaru, Brazil
- A street market with thousands of stalls is a wonderful place to visit and purchase hand-made crafts.
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- Itchimbía Cultural Center
- Quito, Ecuador
- Given the ample visibility that this park has of the city, it is considered a natural viewpoint. There is also an excellent Cultural Center on the top of the hill.
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- Belle Isle
- Richmond, VA, USA
- This urban river park has a unique management style, and is unique within the American landscape.
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- Istiklal Caddesi
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Pedestrian street
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- Downtown Tunnel System
- Houston, TX, USA
- System of underground shopping tunnels
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- Commons at Calabasas
- Calabasas, CA, USA
- A mixed-use, retail/commercial area, that is a real "people place."
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- Ilsan Lake Park
- Goyang-si, Republic of Korea
- An urban park that has over 2 million visitors a year.
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- West Main Street, Sackets Harbor
- Sackets Harbor, NY, USA
- A warm and welcoming village main street where small shops, great eateries, and good entertainment make smiles the order of the day for one and all.
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- Dubrovnik Old City Squares
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- A historical UNESCO protected old town of Dubrovnik with beautiful public space - squares.
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- Kreilsheimer Promenade
- Seattle, WA, USA
- This Promenade is an ASLA award winner of 2005.
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- Wilcox Park
- Westerly, RI, USA
- An 18 acre Victorian era walking park in the heart of Westerly's revitalized historic downtown, designed by Olmsted protege Warren H. Manning.
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- Little Italy
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Little Italy is a bustling district on Corydon Avenue, a vibrant tree-lined street with many shops, restaurants and people enjoying themselves.
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- Pritchard Park
- Asheville, NC, USA
- The rock faces and trees that are used to landscape this small Downtown park really bring out the mountains that surround Asheville.
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- Quintana Square
- Santiago, Spain
- A public square surrounded by beautiful old buildings.
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- Wall Street, Asheville
- Asheville, NC, USA
- A pedestrian shopping area that does not permit chain stores.
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- Nyhavn
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- An intimate and beautiful canal makes visitors feel like they are a part of Scandinavian culture.
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- Plaza Mayor
- Trinidad, Cuba
- A public square where cobblestone streets and pastel coloured houses give impression that time has not moved.
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- Centerway Square
- Corning, NY, USA
- A unique urban plaza in a historic downtown district, with a restored clock tower as the focal point.
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- Devon Street
- Chicago, IL, USA
- A classic neighborhood street, where every corner is a gathering place.
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- Kungsportsavenyn
- Göteborg, Sweden
- A street that changes character about every two blocks, each transition serving a different purpose.
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- Teardrop Park
- New York, NY, USA
- A $17 Million public park that serves primarily as a private courtyard arboretum to the surrounding high-rise development.
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- Largo Glênio Peres
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Located by the City Hall and Public Market of Porto Alegre, this plaza is host to many cultural and political events.
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- The City Museum
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- An adventurous, ramshackle collection of outsized sculptures and play spaces, including famous multi-story slides.
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- Jardin Juarez and Market Hall
- Juchitan, Mexico
- A market and zócalo where women run the show.
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- Wisconsin State Capitol
- Madison, WI, USA
- A public building that doubles as a town square where citizens rub shoulders with their elected officials.
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- Susan B. Campbell Park
- Annapolis, MD, USA
- A popular meeting place for tourists and locals.
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- Museum of Modern Art Interior and Sculpture Garden
- New York, NY, USA
- A 2004 re-design made this renowned New York institution an even better place to view art--and people.
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- Englischer Garten
- Munich, Germany
- This public park is Munich's most popular greenspace and is modeled after English gardens.
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- Stanley Park
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- A unique urban forest in the middle of Vancouver.
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- Venice Beach
- Venice , CA, USA
- Once a renaissance resort and amusement park, Venice Beach is famous today for its street artists, vendors, musicians, body builders, palm readers, and roller skaters.
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- Alleg Street
- Borås, Sweden
- Careful design and use of six different types of paved surfaces helps to acoomodate all users on this street.
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- Strøget District
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- This network of streets in Copehagen is a pedestrian paradise.
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- Ver-o-peso Market
- Belém do Pará, Brazil
- A permanent market on the Amazon River with over 2000 tents.
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- Cape May Point Circle
- Cape May Point, NJ, USA
- A community garden and multiuse space.
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- Lombard Square
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- This intersection of the most famous streets in Winnipeg is completed blockaded by concrete barriers that force pedestrians into a dark underground concourse.
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- Elmwood Avenue District
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- An exciting urban district that is fun and laid back.
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- Kensington Market
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Kensington is infamous in Toronto for its year-round vendors selling everything from fresh fish to chilies.
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- Toronto Waterfront
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Development led by private investment threatens to turn Toronto's great waterfront into a tourist spectacle worthy of the Hall of Shame.
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- Rheinuferpromenade (River Rhine Promenade)
- Duesseldorf, Germany
- Public promenade/ esplanade with square
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- Sainte-Catherine Street
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- A long urban retail street.
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- The Dapper Market
- Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- This daily street market has been declared "Amsterdam's true people's market."
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- Southlake Town Square
- Southlake, TX, USA
- This mixed-use town center is the center of community life.
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- Toronto Underground
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Over six miles of car-free, mostly urban underground pathway with year-round climate control - what Toronto resident and urbanologist Jane Jacobs would likely admit is the ultimate form of attrition of the automobile on urban space.
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- Hetch-Hetchy Greenway
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- A series of bike paths, walkways and play areas linking three city parks.
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- The Gallivan Center
- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- A public plaza in the downtown Central Business District.
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- President Clinton Avenue
- Little Rock, AR, USA
- President Clinton Avenue is the heart of downtown Little Rock’s cultural, entertainment, retail and residential district, and leads to the Clinton Presidential Center and Park.
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- Peace Boulevard
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Peace Boulevard is home to many festivals and events throughout the year.
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- Weekend Women's Market
- La Paz, Bolivia
- The women of La Paz gather on weekends in this temporary market to sell all types of goods.
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- Grand Place (De Grote Markt)
- Brussels, Belgium
- It's the best single place to get a feeling of 'Old Europe.'
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- Millennium Park
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Millennium Park is Chicago's newest showcase.
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- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Bilbao, Spain
- One of the world’s most famous buildings, this museum is in many ways an attractive and impressive piece of architecture. Unfortunately, as a public space it is extremely unsuccessful -- even dangerous.
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- Roads along the Seine
- Paris, France
- Expressways that severely diminish riverfront access in Paris.
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- Place de l'Opéra
- Paris, France
- A traffic-dominated circle that renders one of Paris's cultural and architectural landmarks much less accessible than it should be.
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- Fez Souk
- Fez, Morocco
- Souks (street markets) are the classic form of public space throughout the Arab World. The Fez Souk is a glorious maze that you’ll be delighted to become lost in.
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- Trg Bana Jelacica
- Zagreb, Croatia
- This vibrant square, adjacent to the wonderful Dolac Market, is the center of action in Croatia's greatly underrated capital city.
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- Theatro Municipal
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- A beloved opera house opens onto to a city square as lively and diverse as Rio itself.
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- The Ridge
- Shimla, Himachael Pradesh, India
- A beautiful central square overlooking the city and looking out on the Himalayas.
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- The Plateau
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- A quaint working-class quarter transformed into the artistic and cultural hotbed of Quebec.
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- Plaza Julio Cortazar
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- A square surrounded by cafes and art galleries in one of the hippest neighborhoods in the world.
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- Ortaköy Square
- Istanbul, Turkey
- A small waterfront square on the Bosphorus recently rehabilitated with numerous cafés, restaurants, art galleries and artisan shops.
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- Temple Street Night Market
- Hong Kong, China
- A mile of practically anything you’d ever want to buy.
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- Muslim Quarter
- Kunming, China
- One of the many threatened Muslim districts throughout China, this corridor is the cultural and economic crossroads of the city.
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- Moscow Subway
- Moscow, Russia
- Built in the 1930s to showcase the glory of Soviet Communism, the stations are works of art with marble, chandeliers, and stunning art deco designs.
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- Mercado del Puerto
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- A beloved market hall specializing in many varieties of meats.
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- Mbare Market
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- You can find it all here—vegetables, plumbing supplies, thumb pianos, ceremonial herbs.
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- French Quarter
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Colonial Spanish architecture, great New Orleans food and jazz, plus the highest concentration of colorful characters in the whole USA.
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- Carmel Market
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- It remains a popular place in a city fearful of public gatherings.
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- Arts Centre
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- An arts district rich in Gothic architecture featuring theatres, cinemas, galleries, crafts shops, cafes and weekend markets.
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- Tivoli
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- The never equaled ancestor of all theme parks, it has been a source of pleasure to happy visitors since 1843.
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- Taos Pueblo
- Taos, NM, USA
- A high-rise adobe town that’s been home to Native Americans since at least the 1500s.
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- Greenmarket Square
- Cape Town, South Africa
- A cobblestone square in the center of Cape Town where browsers comb through displays of traditional African crafts, curios and clothes.
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- Great Mosque of Djenne
- Djenne, Mali
- An inspiring 1907 mosque hosts a multi-ethnic market in the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Gouda Historic Center
- Gouda, Netherlands
- A charming beyond-belief pedestrian district of squares, canals, bridges, guild houses, and small shops.
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- Gamla Stan
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Stockholm’s charming old town has some streets that are so narrow, some broad-shouldered people need to walk sideways.
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- Cai Rang Floating Market
- Can Thao City, Vietnam
- Just like it sounds, vendors sell food, flowers and more from their boats on the Mekong River.
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- Pirates Alley
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- A pedestrian walkway between historic buildings, The Saint Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo.
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- Il Giardino dell’ Orticultura
- Florence, Italy
- This park is a beautiful place to pause from the bustling streets of Florence; a place to enjoy a stroll, play ball, jog, or just sit in the sun.
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- Pershing Square
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- This open plaza that sits on top of an underground parking garage is rarely used.
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- Park Slope, Brooklyn
- New York City, NY, USA
- This neighborhood offers endless community events and attractions.
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- Downtown Lake Worth
- Lake Worth, FL, USA
- This is the historic downtown section of a quaint seaside town.
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- Camden Lock Market
- London, UK
- One of the most renowned and busiest markets in London, a hive of activity.
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- San Francisco Church
- Quito, Ecuador
- An important religious and cultural site in Quito.
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- Cat Street
- Tokyo, Japan
- A pedestrian street that links two of Tokyo's most vibrant and artistic neighborhoods.
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- Lower Garden District
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Neighborhood with an extensive collection of 19th-century residential and commercial buildings, many pre-dating the Civil War.
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- St. Mark's Place
- New York, NY, USA
- A residential and commercial street that plays host to a wild pastiche of characters, day and night.
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- Washingtonian Waterfront
- Gaithersburg, MD, USA
- The waterfront is one of the most enjoyable places in the DC region, outside of the Beltway.
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- The Fan District
- Richmond, VA, USA
- A residential district/neighborhood that remains largely unchanged from the pre-automobile era.
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- Cleveland Metropolitan Park
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- It is a huge multi-purpose park with all amenities imaginable!
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- 30th Street Station
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- A beautiful and efficient train station that minimizes stress and maximizes access, ease, and services.
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- Fenway
- Boston, MA, USA
- A little bit of Europe with an American twist.
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- Pacific Beach, California
- San Diego, CA , USA
- A Californian neighborhood where it is actually possible to live without a car.
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- Ponce Center City
- Ponce, PR, USA
- The historic district of Ponce is a pleasant walk into a graceful past.
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- Milton Skate Park
- Milton, WA , USA
- A public skate park located along a main thoroughfare that puts the skaters front-and-center.
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- Boulevard Saint Laurent
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- This boulevard is home to many nationalities; it is trendy, eclectic and nostalgic.
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- The Loop
- University City, MO, USA
- A six block arts and entertainment district in Downtown University City.
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- East Carson Street
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- It is Pittsburgh's version of the East Village in NYC. An awesome main street with tons to do and see.
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- Adams Morgan
- Washington, DC, USA
- Not the typical neighborhood that you would expect to find in Washington, DC.
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- Viktualienmarkt
- Munich, Germany
- The main attraction of this open-air food market is the beer garden.
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- Dupont Circle
- Washington, DC, USA
- The center of this historic neighborhood is the fountain and park in the middle of a traffic circle.
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- Miraflores District
- Lima, Peru
- A nice combination of natural setting, history and modern development in the South American Pacific coast.
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- Market Square - Winnipeg
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- A market that stretches over a couple of city blocks in an old downtown neighborhood.
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- Place Jean-Paul Riopelle
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- This small park hosts a kinetic sculpture that is a fountain with fire jets and fog machines.
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- Capilla del Hombre (Chapel of the Man)
- Quito, Ecuador
- A museum built in the heights of Quito.
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- Tamansari Water Castle
- Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- A water garden that was built in 1758 and remains a dynamic and traditional neighborhood.
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- Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)
- Statewide, GA, USA
- Destruction of unique tree-lined highways throughout Georgia.
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- St. George's Market
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- A variety market specializing in vast range of food and flowers.
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- Assiniboine Park
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- This friendly park is home to the Winnipeg Zoo.
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- Shinjuku Eki (Train Station)
- Tokyo, Japan
- A multi-use transfer point for all main lines of mass transit in Tokyo, this station is filled with people from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day of the week.
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- Camden Town
- London, England
- A mix of markets, coffee shops, pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and so much more.
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- Wescoe Beach
- Lawrence, KS, USA
- The plaza in front of the University of Kansas Humanities building, Wescoe Hall.
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- Empire State Plaza
- Albany, NY, USA
- This plaza is so out of scale it could *almost* make Boston's City Hall & Plaza look good.
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- Public Square
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- The roads that carve up this downtown square make it nearly impossible to reach by foot, squandering its prime location.
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- National Mall
- Washington, DC, USA
- A civic space of immense significance, the National Mall lacks the strong management necessary to coordinate events, partner with neighboring institutions, and add amenities that draw people in.
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- Plaza Hidalgo
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Plaza Hidalgo is the heart of the pleasant bohemian suburb of Coyoacan, outside of Mexico City.
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- Buchanan Street
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Scotland's principal shopping street, and the heart of Glasgow.
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- Guapulo Church
- Quito, Ecuador
- It is a church in a very old neighbourhood in a beautiful valley.
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- Arundel Street
- Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
- A main pedestrian-friendly street in the city centre.
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- Metropolitan Cultural Centre of Quito
- Quito, Ecuador
- It is a historical building is a showcase for cultural events in Quito.
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- Compania Church
- Quito, Ecuador
- This church, which has one of the most ornate facades in Ecuador, is also one of Quito's biggest destinations.
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- Bull Creek District Park
- Austin, TX, USA
- A leash free dog park and greenbelt trail that is dubbed "The Galapagos of Texas."
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- Abenteuerspielplatz “Kolle 37”
- Berlin, Germany
- A park and adventure playground where kids can do everything from build a tree house to learn to cook.
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- San Diego Museum and Convent
- Quito, Ecuador
- A Colonial Art Museum that was once a convent.
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- Basilica del Voto Nacional
- Quito, Ecuador
- A beautiful Neo-Gothic sanctuary.
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- Calle La Ronda
- Quito, Ecuador
- This colonial street is a cultural attraction.
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- Plaza de Armas
- Cuzco, Peru
- Plaza de Armas is the center of the Historic section in Cuzco.
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- Rynek Glowny - Main Square
- Krakow, Poland
- This is the main open public square of downtown Krakow.
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- Psirri
- Athens, Greece
- This is a neighborhood within the old part of the city of Athens in Greece.
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- Gardens on El Paseo
- Palm Desert, CA, USA
- A retail center with great gardens and innovative environmental features.
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- Willimantic Third Thursday Streetfest
- Willimantic, CT, USA
- A street festival that features music, theater, food, and local and regional vendors.
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- Findlay Market
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Ohio’s oldest continuously operated public market
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- Rue Montorgueil
- Paris, France
- A multi-dimensional pedestrian street.
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- Rue de Buci
- Paris, France
- A commercial street that brings out the exhibitionist in everyone.
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- Viaduc des Arts
- Paris, France
- A series of craft studios located inside an adapted 19th century railroad viaduct.
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- Rue St-Louis-en-l’île
- Paris, France
- A small street continuously flowing with tiny attractions.
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- Forum des Halles
- Paris, France
- An underground shopping mall in the heart of Paris, topped by a failed park.
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- Place de la Madeleine
- Paris, France
- A traffic-congested plaza surrounding an outsized 19th-century monument.
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- Place de la Concorde
- Paris, France
- A public plaza that has degenerated into a giant traffic funnel.
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- Parc André Citröen
- Paris, France
- A 35-acre park that is barely more hospitable than the car factory it replaced.
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- Woolston Millennium Garden
- Southampton, UK
- A town square with public art works from the epic to the miniature.
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- L'Arc de Triomphe
- Paris, France
- A monumental arch set in the midst of an enormous traffic circle.
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- Shelburne Farms
- Shelburne, VT, USA
- A nonprofit environmental education center and national historic landmark.
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- Como Park
- Saint Paul, MN, USA
- This multi-use regional park features unique activities and attractions.
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- Bridges over the Seine
- Paris, France
- The bridges over the Seine are not only visually stunning, but connect the neighborhoods of the city.
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- L’Opéra/Palais Garnier Interior
- Paris, France
- This great marvel of design is unfortunately located amidst massive traffic flows.
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- Cathedral Notre-Dame
- Paris, France
- The plaza in front of Notre Dame and the small parks and gardens around it give the cathedral a setting that few other buildings can match.
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- Eiffel Tower
- Paris, France
- Not only is the Eiffel Tower an iconic image of Paris, but it also is an active neighborhood place.
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- City Park
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- A large city park with activities ranging from weddings to paddle boats to an art museum.
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- Wave Hill
- Bronx, NY, USA
- Wave Hill is a public garden and cultural center.
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- Sunset Park, Auburn
- Auburn, Wa, USA
- A multi-functional community park with a skate park, picnic areas, and a spectacular view of Mt. Rainier.
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- Delaware Park
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- An historic Olmsted Park created in 1868, with rose gardens, an art museum and a lake all within the park itself.
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- John Hancock Building Plaza
- Chicago, IL, USA
- This is an extremely popular urban plaza.
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- Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Columbia, SC, USA
- The zoo and botanical garden is a jewel in the middle of the city.
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- Fort Greene Park
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- It is a grand park with a central monument.
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- Pier 39
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- A festival marketplace on the bay.
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- Ouray Hot Springs Pool and Park
- Ouray, CO, USA
- Hot springs pool, recreation center, and town park.
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- Independence Plaza
- Quito, Ecuador
- Independence Plaza is a two acre square in the center of Quito. The plaza is surrounded by Ecuador’s Presidential Palace and main government buildings.
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- Patterson Park
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- A public park surrounded by historic row houses.
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- Main Street Market
- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- New public market in downtown Baton Rouge. Built to house the wildly popular farmers market held each Saturday.
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- Latrobe Park
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- A small park with ample seating and lush planting.
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- Artillery Park
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- A combination urban scenic overlook, river overlook and informal amphitheatre for street performances.
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- Jamison Square
- Portland, OR, USA
- A civic square with an amazing interactive fountain.
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- Park Avenue, Winter Park
- Winter Park, FL, USA
- A bustling street lined with shops and a central park, unexpected in the Orlando area.
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- Astoria Sunday Market
- Astoria, OR, USA
- A farmers and crafts market in the heart of historic downtown Astoria.
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- Riverside Park
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
- A neighborhood park with an educational emphasis.
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- The Sound Garden
- Cadillac, MI, USA
- A unique, musical sculpture made of logs and metal graces our already bustling lakefront walkway.
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- Imam Square
- Isfahan, Iran
- The most beautiful, breathtaking public square in the world.
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- Johnson Park
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- This public space was the first park in Buffalo, NY.
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- Gas Works Park
- Seattle, WA, USA
- An urban park overlooking Lake Union in Seattle.
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- Lincoln Road
- Miami Beach, FL, USA
- A pedestrian shopping street: imagine if St. Marks Place in New York City were closed to automobile traffic.
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- Union Square, San Francisco
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- An urban plaza, formerly an urban garden.
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- Esther Short Park
- Vancouver, WA, USA
- A City park with a community square.
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- Pearl District
- Portland, OR, USA
- New Urban Neighborhood incorporating many New Urbanist ideas.
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- Locust Walk
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- The physical and spiritual center of the University of Pennsylvania campus.
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- Warwick Valley Farmers Market
- Warwick, NY, USA
- Regional Farmers Market
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- Lancaster Central Market
- Lancaster, PA, USA
- Publicly-owned farmer's market
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- La Plaza Mayor
- Salamanca, Spain
- A beloved public square that is bustling with life at almost every hour of the day and night.
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- St. James's Park
- London, United Kingdom
- This wonderful park is a spiritual place, and far and away the best park in the heart of London.
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- The London Underground
- London, United Kingdom
- As interesting as the most vibrant international marketplace.
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- Leadenhall Market
- London, United Kingdom
- No market in the world contrasts more with its setting than Leadenhall Market.
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- Seven Dials, Neal’s Yard
- London, United Kingdom
- A comfortable neighborhood that shows a kinder, gentler side of London that you didn’t think existed.
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- Seattle Center
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Seattle Center is an urban park and cultural campus.
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- Love Park
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Love Park was once a national destination for skateboarders, before the city started confiscating skate boards and shooing away anyone who is not sitting quietly on a bench.
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- Millennium and Jubliee Pedestrian Bridges
- London, United Kingdom
- These two pedestrian brides, along with several other river crossings, bring the two sides of the Thames together.
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- Harrods Department Store Food Halls
- London, United Kingdom
- There are no better displays, counters, and eateries than those at this upscale food hall.
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- Covent Garden
- London, United Kingdom
- The best "festival marketplace" in the world.
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- Columbia Road Flower Market
- London, United Kingdom
- This 19th century market has evolved into a trendy Sunday hangout, attracting people from all over the city.
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- Borough Market
- London, United Kingdom
- One of the highlights of the South Bank walk along the Thames.
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- Battersea Park
- London, United Kingdom
- This wonderful neighborhood park provides a good model for success.
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- Old Street
- London, United Kingdom
- Traffic was the only consideration when this road was improved, limiting its potential to become a great street.
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- British Museum Entranceway
- London, United Kingdom
- This feels like the entranceway to a building that doesn't want visitors.
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- GLA Building (City Hall) and Plaza
- London, United Kingdom
- A dreary, dull building not worthy of being the City Hall of a great city.
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- Shell Center
- London, United Kingdom
- Corporate headquarters that chooses not to participate in city life.
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- The South Bank Centre: National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, and Queen Elizabeth Hall
- London, United Kingdom
- An uninviting complex of arts and performance spaces along the South Bank of the Thames.
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- ABN AMRO Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- The brutal design of this building is indifferent to the interesting neighborhood that is next to it.
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- Canary Wharf
- London, United Kingdom
- Four stark outdoor public spaces and a maze of underground shops that are hidden from view.
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- Tate Modern
- London, United Kingdom
- One of the most aggravating public spaces in London, it controls and limits the visitor.
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- 7th Avenue
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- A bustling, intimate small town main street, yet it is located in Brooklyn, a mere 15 minutes from Manhattan.
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- Main Street
- Middletown, CT, USA
- A typical American Main Street, once bustling with pedestrian activity, it is now desolate and depressing.
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- Samuel P. Taylor State Park
- San Anselmo, CA, USA
- A park with camping and hiking along a river.
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- Sagrada Familia
- Barcelona, Spain
- The grandest example of Gaudi's architecture.
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- Campo dei Fiori
- Rome, Italy
- An outdoor piazza that serves as a market for vendors by day and a gathering place for all at night.
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- Woodberry Woods
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- An urban forest surrounded by diverse built environment (homes) suffering from creeping urban sprawl.
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- Acland Street
- Melbourne, Australia
- A bustling retail street with an intimate scale.
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- Newport News Park
- Newport News, VA, 23603
- From camping to cycling, aeromodel flying to archery, disc golf to Discovery Center, this 8,065 acre park has something for everyone.
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- Diagonal Mar
- Barcelona, Spain
- Lauded as "urban regeneration", this development makes many of the same mistakes of urban renewal.
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- Placa Paisos Catalans
- Barcelona, Spain
- An empty, useless disaster of a space.
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- Passeig De Gracia
- Barcelona, Spain
- One of the grandest boulevards of the world.
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- Parc de la Ciutadella
- Barcelona, Spain
- A shady 75-acre park near the old city, laid out in 1873 with flowerbeds, fountains, a lake and waterfalls.
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- Palau de la Musica
- Barcelona, Spain
- A magnificent building that exudes artistic and creative energy.
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- Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
- Barcelona, Spain
- This art museum is a terrifically successful skateboard park that draws skaters from all over Catalonia.
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- Hotel Arts Barcelona
- Barcelona, Spain
- With isolated amenities, this hotel seems designed for people who are afraid of setting foot in a real city.
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- Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau
- Barcelona, Spain
- A complex of beautiful buildings that offer many public and private places for rest and contemplation.
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- Avinguda de Gaudi
- Barcelona, Spain
- This quiet, comfortable street immediately slows your pace.
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- Allegheny Riverfront Park
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Two active park promenades running alongside the Allegheny River, one upland, the other at river level.
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- Squares of Savannah
- Savannah, GA, USA
- These 22 legendary, 18th and 19th century public squares were designed to be - and still are - an integral part of downtown Savannah.
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- Wooster Square Park
- New Haven, CT, USA
- A beautifully landscaped, medium-sized, square shaped community park.
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- Travis Elementary School Dinosaur Park
- Houston, TX, USA
- Urban school playground and neighborhood park.
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- Nichols Arboretum
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- 123 acres of dramatic glaciated topography - steep ravines, rolling hills, and outwash plain - along the Huron River.
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- Lafayette Park
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- Established in 1836, this was the first park west of the Mississippi River.
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- Marion Square
- Charleston, SC, USA
- An urban park that connects many neighborhoods and hosts major events.
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- Little Turtle Waterway
- Logansport, IN, USA
- A downtown riverbank park that links into a planned trail system and provides direct access to the water.
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- Days Park
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- A historic urban gem restored by the efforts of local neighborhood.
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- Monument Park at Parklawn Public Housing Development
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
- A small historical and recreational public park.
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- Piedmont Park
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- This large and beloved city park, known as "Atlanta’s Common Ground," attracts people from more than 100 zip codes.
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- Vander Veer Botanical Park
- Davenport, IA, USA
- A multi-use park that evolved from farmland (1865) to fairgrounds (1867) to city park(1885).
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- Conway Park
- Somerville, MA, USA
- An urban park with multiple uses for all ages and ethnicities.
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- McEnery Park
- San Jose, CA, USA
- A small, safe, downtown urban park that has many layers of activity and identity.
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- North Shore Riverfront Park
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- A large public waterfront green space and trail connection stretching approximately one mile along the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers.
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- City Heights Urban Village
- San Diego, CA, USA
- City Heights Urban Village is located in the mid-city section of San Diego, the seventh largest city in the nation.
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- Hull Park and Grand Traverse Children's Garden and Learning Garden
- Traverse City, MI, USA
- A small community waterfront park and children's garden on Boardman Lake located next to the Traverse Area District Library.
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- Bidwell Park
- Chico, Ca, USA
- A natural oak woodland urban park gifted to the City of Chico for its residents.
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- Roberts Point Park
- Port Aransas, TX, USA
- A community park located on a peninsula that juts into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.
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- Cleveland Cultural Gardens
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- A collection of gardens representing landscape architecture from a variety of cultures.
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- Harris Creek Park
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- This is a small urban waterfront park featuring native planting and a spectacular view.
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- Jaycee Park / Westside Multi-Generational Center
- Tempe, AZ, USA
- A recently renovated, eight-acre neighborhood park.
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- The Village of Arts and Humanities
- North Philadelphia, PA, USA
- This is a beautiful, inspirational place; mosaic sculptures in parks, vegetable gardens for children, murals of angels watching over the community.
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- Breckenridge City Park
- Breckenridge, TX, USA
- A City Park with rolling hills, playgrounds, and an aquatic center.
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- Duluth Town Green
- Duluth, GA, USA
- A cascading series of green terraces that terminate in front of a Victorian style performance stage and community center.
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- James River Heritage Trail - Blackwater Creek Bikeway and RiverWalk
- Lynchburg, VA, USA
- A shimmering green emerald hidden amid the languid confines of the Hill City.
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- Huguenot Children's Library & Park
- New Rochelle, NY, USA
- A wonderful, warm and whimsical library and a great park.
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- Louisville Waterfront Park
- Louisville, KY, USA
- 55 acres of formerly abused land transformed into a nationally recognized, award-winning public park on the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Louisville.
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- Mt. Tabor Park
- Portland, OR, USA
- This city park is constructed around Portland's municipal reservoirs.
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- Piedmont Road
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- This street is "like a stab wound through the heart of the city."
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- Soulard Market
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- A large, historic public market with an array of vendors.
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- Huntsman Hall
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- An academic building and a "horrible waste of money."
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- Soulard
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- The oldest neighborhood in St. Louis is a thriving bar, restaurant, shopping and tourist district.
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- Euclid Street
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- This is a rebuilt neighborhood similar to Beacon Hill in Boston, but different in a nicer way.
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- Coolidge Park
- Chattanooga, TN, USA
- A city park on the banks of the Tennessee River that was once a brownfield.
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- Fundidora Park
- Monterrey, N.L. , N.L., México
- An urban park located on the site of a former steel factory.
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- Harlem Meer
- New York City, NY, USA
- An 11-acre lake surrounded by a rugged landscape of woodlands and dramatic rock outcroppings.
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- King Farm Park
- Rockville , MD, USA
- King Farm Park is a 12-acre park featuring tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds and picnic areas.
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- Mount Washington
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Historic working-class neighborhood located on Mount Washington, across the river from downtown Pittsburgh.
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- The Great Lawn
- New York, NY, USA
- A sweeping, grassy expanse in the middle of Olmsted and Vaux's masterpiece.
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- Central Park Sailboat Pond
- New York, NY, USA
- An outstanding water feature, and one of the main attractions in Central Park.
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- Bethesda Terrace
- New York, NY, USA
- A formal terrace surrounded by diverse and picturesque natural scenery--the heart of Central Park.
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- Grand Army Plaza, Central Park
- New York, NY, USA
- A successful midtown plaza and gateway to Central Park.
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- Charles Deering Estate at Cutler
- Miami, FL, USA
- The Charles Deering Estate is an environmental, archaeological, historical and architectural preserve on 450 acres of property located along the edge of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County.
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- Washington DC Fish Market
- Washington, DC, USA
- A public fish market on the DC waterfront.
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- Battery Park City Esplanade
- New York City, NY, USA
- The Esplanade runs along the Hudson River for the entire length of Battery Park City and is lined with parks, gardens, and marinas - a pedestrian paradise.
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- Art Street
- Taichung County, Taiwan
- A shopping street with an effective traffic calming system.
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- Wilmington State Parks
- Wilmington, De, USA
- State park system built along the Brandywine River.
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- High Park Children's Garden
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- An organic children's garden that is the focus of local community pride.
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- Morrow Mountain State Park
- Albemarle, NC, USA
- A beautiful state park in the Uwharrie Mountains.
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- Governor's Park
- Versailles, KY, USA
- A downtown Main Street pocket park with a newly restored mural.
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- Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- The Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park is a green oasis in the middle of an industrial neighborhood.
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- Glasgow Botanic Gardens
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Botanic Gardens and open park space that offer visitors "endless combinations of brightly coloured flowers and plants."
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- South Hills
- Lebanon, PA, USA
- A community park/recreation area that is the hub of the county.
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- Courthouse Square Park
- Rockville, MD, USA
- A passive park in the heart of downtown Montgomery County.
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- Glencairn Garden
- Rock Hill, SC, USA
- An English-style neighborhood garden used for a range of activities, from reading to weddings.
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- Anderson River Park
- Anderson, CA, USA
- A community park along the Sacramento River in the City of Anderson.
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- State Street
- Madison, WI, USA
- A vital main street that is the meeting place and social center of Madison.
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- Hastings Park
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- A multi-use public park featuring both greenspaces and people places, arising from dilapidated fairgrounds, and providing a new community focus for surrounding residential neighbourhoods.
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- Federation Square
- Melbourne, Australia
- Federation Square is a creative mix of attractions and public open spaces in the heart of Melbourne, Australia.
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- Bloomington Community Farmers Market
- Bloomington, IN, USA
- A farmers market featuring Indiana-grown produce, beautiful fresh cut flowers, fresh-baked bread and live musical performances.
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- Russell Square
- London, United Kingdom
- An urban garden square characterized by majestic trees, meandering pathways, and a playful fountain.
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- Jardin Atlantique
- Paris, France
- A neighborhood park/roofgarden.
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- Pretty Water Lake
- Sapulpa, OK, USA
- Although just five minutes from downtown Sapulpa, Pretty Water Lake maintains its natural, scenic appearance.
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- West Park
- Carmel, IN, USA
- A former cornfield that has been transformed into a spectacular public park.
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- NW 23rd and 21st Avenues
- Portland, OR, USA
- A high-density retail street that has - or is accessible to - virtually everything you could want.
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- Rembrandtplein
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- An urban entertainment center and central square bustling with street performers, outdoor cafes, bars and clubs.
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- Brooklyn Heights Promenade
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Perched above the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, this 1/3-mile long walkway provides a fantastic place to stroll and stunning views of the Manhattan skyline.
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- Spanish Steps
- Rome, Italy
- These broad steps connect the Spanish Square with the Church of the Trinita dei Monti and offer an excellent view of the city.
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- La Boqueria
- Barcelona, Spain
- The energy of Barcelona's best-known market can work up quite an appetite - that's when its chiringuitos (casual bar/restaurants) come in handy.
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- Bryant Park (Hall of Shame)
- New York, NY, USA
- This park is becoming ever more privatized at the expense of thousands of everyday users.
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- Share-It Square
- Portland, OR, USA
- The residents of Sellwood created a community gathering place in an intersection, complete with a food-sharing stand, and a 24-hour tea station.
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- Sunnyside Piazza
- Portland, OR, USA
- A street intersection that was turned into a community gathering place by residents.
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- Tompkins Square Park
- New York, NY, USA
- Before the advent of community gardens, this park was the only open space on the Lower East Side.
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- Market Square - Knoxville
- Knoxville, TN, USA
- A historic pedestrian square in downtown Knoxville.
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- Phantom Galleries
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Former empty retail fronts now filled with artists' installations.
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- Point State Park
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Scenic state park at the tip of Pittsburgh's golden triangle.
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- Uncle Wilber Fountain
- Colorado Springs, CO, USA
- This water-spurting, tuba-playing fountain has contributed greatly to the revitalization of downtown Colorado Springs.
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- Old Town Alexandria / Market Square
- Alexandria, VA, USA
- Old Town Alexandria is a mixed-use, historic neighborhood with a central market square and city hall.
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- Parc de Bercy
- Paris, France
- A park of multiple designs and uses, near apartments, commercial activity, bridges, gardens, and the Seine.
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- Petaling Street
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- A traditional shopping street in the Chinatown section of Kuala Lumpur.
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- Ferry and Symphony Circles
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- Two Olmsted-designed roundabouts that beautify the surrounding neighborhoods.
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- Dergah Park and Mosque Complex
- Sanliurfa, Turkey
- An expanse of mosques, rose gardens, pools of sacred carp, tea gardens, and people.
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- Marché Jean-Talon
- Montréal, Canada
- A multicultural public market.
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- Saturday Market
- Eugene, OR, USA
- A weekly outdoor handcrafted marketplace, Saturday Market is the "quintessential Eugene experience."
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- Times Square
- New York, NY, USA
- People are drawn to Times Square simply to bear witness to its extravagance, with its hyper-designed oversized billboards and countless shining lights.
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- Mercato Nuovo/The Straw Market
- Florence, Italy
- A 16th Century market in Florence enjoyed by both locals and tourists.
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- Van Vorst Park
- Jersey City, NJ, USA
- A beautiful brownstone neighborhood surrounds this picturesque, community park.
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- Edgewater Beach
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- Lakeshore beach, woods and grass fields.
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- New York Public Library
- New York City, NY, USA
- The city's first truly public library is almost intimidatingly elegant - but it's a mark of the space's design and management that all are made to feel welcome.
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- Olympia Farmers Market
- Olympia, WA, USA
- A gathering place for local, small-scale farmers, merchants and artists.
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- Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- One wonders if it's possible to make it across the expanse of this cathedral's positively desert-like plaza without a bottle of water.
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- Summit Avenue
- Saint Paul, MN, USA
- This five-mile long Avenue is the longest remaining stretch of residential Victorian architecture in the U.S.
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- Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway
- Minneapolis, MN, USA
- A 50-mile urban scenic byway that stretches alongside lakes, the Mississippi River, the Minnehaha Creek, parks, wetlands, and gardens.
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- Linear Park
- Davie, FL, USA
- Walking, biking, jogging, horseback riding, fishing piers, and picnicking in this park along a canal bank.
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- Campo Santa Margherita
- Venice, Italy
- A busy Italian courtyard surrounded by cafes, bars, shops, and a public market in buildings dating to the 14th century.
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- Westhafen Subway Station
- Berlin, Germany
- This subway station in Berlin is part of an international public art project on human rights.
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- Plaza at the Bradley Center
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
- The City of Milwaukee classifies this in the category of institution, educational, public and quasi-public space. It appears that its intended use is downtown public space.
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- The Ridge Market
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
- This community-organized fresh-food market saved the neighborhood from a big-box retailer.
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- The Galleria
- Milan, Italy
- An arched, glass ceiling connects several Neo-Classical buildings, creating an indoor shopping arcade adjacent to Milan's central square.
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- Asafra Beach
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Egyptians say "Alexandria is Asafra": the beach that runs parallel to the city's main street.
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- Rockefeller Center
- New York, NY, USA
- The world's largest privately owned building complex is also a prominent cultural, business, and tourist attraction in Midtown.
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- Circle of Palms
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Sweeping plaza between art museum, first-class hotel, and Class A office tower.
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- Downtown Mall / Amphitheater
- Charlottesville, VA, USA
- One of the few downtown pedestrian malls that bucked the trend and is still thriving.
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- Xenia Avenue
- Yellow Springs, OH, USA
- A tiny urban oasis surrounded by farmland in southwestern Ohio proves that sometimes size doesn't matter.
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- Plaza Mayor
- Merida, Mexico
- A public square in the heart of Merida.
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- John McLaren Park
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 317 acres of wild open space within San Francisco's city limits provide habitat for a variety of natural and endangered species - including happy urbanites.
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- Turner Lake Park
- Covington, GA, USA
- This 158-acre park has an abundance of largely undisturbed wildlife habitat.
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- Grant Park
- Chicago, IL, USA
- This lakefront city park serves as Chicago's "front yard."
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- Country Club Plaza
- Kansas City, MO, USA
- The Nation's first shopping center designed in 1922 and built by J.C. Nichols.
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- Rittenhouse Square Park
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- A gorgeous Center City landmark surrounded by a commercial and residential district.
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- Rochester Public Market
- Rochester, NY, USA
- Rochester's downtown Public Market, featuring a number of wholesale meat, produce and cut-flower businesses.
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- Downtown Squares
- Savannah, GA, USA
- A continuous park system running through the center of downtown Savannah.
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- Harborpark
- Kenosha, WI, USA
- Redeveloped industrial space on the Kenosha Harbor now housing a park and open space, a public museum, residential housing, and a marina, with plans to build a commercial district.
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- Wiggums Hollow Park
- Everett, WA, USA
- A neighborhood park.
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- The Serpentine
- London, United Kingdom
- Small lake within Hyde Park
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- Hampstead Heath
- London, United kingdom
- Urban park between Highgate and Hamstead, the Heath contains the highest point in London, Parliament Hill.
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- Mill Mountain
- Roanoke, VA, USA
- Mill Mountain is a park that overlooks the City of Roanoke.
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- Ratcliffe Condominiums on The Green
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- The Green/Ratcliffe is a mostly residential building with ground floor retail and a wonderful park/plaza.
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- Parc de la Villette
- Paris, France
- One of Paris's modern parks, built in 1987 on the site of a disused industrial site -- at 86 acres this is the largest green space in Paris.
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- Rue des Rosiers
- Paris, France
- A vibrant market street in the heart of Paris Jewish Quarter.
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- Parc Des Buttes-Chaumont
- Paris, France
- A verdant park built upon the hillside, with meandering paths, and grottos, a lake, cascading water fall with a suspension bridge and the famous "pont des suicides."
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- Palais Royal
- Paris, France
- The gardens, located in the heart of Paris, are a jewel of diverse public activity with shopping, cafes and people watching.
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- Hotel de Ville (City Hall)
- Paris, France
- A plaza that has remained the center of Parisian government since the fourteenth century is the civic square of Paris.
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- French National Library
- Paris, France
- This library is at best a carefully constructed void, and at worst a notoriously expensive project that "designs out" not only people, but books.
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- Forest Park
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- A glorious and beautiful urban park.
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- Chapel Street and College Street
- New Haven, CT, USA
- Two streets that split their real estate equally between Yale University and local merchants.
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- Central Park (Broken Arrow, OK)
- Broken Arrow, OK, USA
- This park is the heart of its once-rural community.
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- Parc de Vallparadís
- Terrassa, Spain
- Gardens, steam trains, centennial trees and a great lake are some of the more interesting aspects.
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- The English Market
- Cork City, Ireland
- A covered market for fish, fruit, meat and vegetable.
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- Centre Pompidou
- Paris, France
- "I should passionately like Paris to have a cultural center which would at once be museum and center of creation" George Pompidou, 1969
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- Jardin des Tuileries
- Paris, France
- Tuileries Palace encloses the western end of the Louvre and the formal seventeenth century gardens that make up the central-most park in Paris, stretching from the Louvre to the Place de Concorde, and bordered by the Seine.
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- Charles Bridge
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Ancient stone bridge spanning 1700 feet across the Vlatava River which divides Prague's Old Town from the Lesser Town.
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- Musee d'Orsay
- Paris, France
- A turn of the century train station marked for destruction was transformed in the 1970s into a new museum with a vast collection of late 19th century and early 20th century art.
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- Weequahic Park
- Newark, NJ, USA
- Weequahic park is the second largest developed park in Essex County with 311.33 acres & an 80-acre lake.
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- Stadtgarten
- Freiburg, Germany
- Stadtgarten (city-park) is a peaceful park that borders the old city of Freiburg and is at the foot of the Black Forest.
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- New Haven Green
- New Haven, CT, USA
- A 17th century town green, cited by numerous historical organizations as one of the most beautiful public greens in the country.
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- Zanzibar Old Town Market
- Zanzibar, Tanzania
- A thriving market with an incomparable mix of architecture and cultures.
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- Jardin des Plantes
- Paris, France
- A park with rose gardens and a greenhouse.
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- Amphitheater-Park-Marina
- Dillon, CO, USA
- The public areas of this small mountain resort town provide activities year round, in a breathtaking setting.
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- GreenAcre Park
- New York, NY, USA
- One of New York City's famed "vest pocket-parks," providing an emerald-green sanctuary for east-side residents and workers.
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- Corso Vannucci
- Perugia, Italy
- This pulsating pedestrian thoroughfare is the heart of the hilltop town’s historic center.
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- Frankfurter Strasse/High Street
- Hennef, Germany
- Careful design has restored the high street function of this road, originally a dual carriageway (and ancient Roman road).
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- North Union Farmers Market
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- Authentic farmers' market in the heartland of Ohio
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- Brooklyn Bridge
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Over a hundred years after its completion, this landmark connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn still inspires awe.
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- Akademgorodok, Siberia
- Novosibirsk, Russia
- An academic oasis in the midst of the vast Siberian taiga.
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- Prospect Park Audubon Center
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- The nation's first urban Audubon Center, located in a landmarked building in Olmsted and Vaux's Prospect Park.
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- Sterling Heights City Center
- Sterling Heights, MI, USA
- A civic improvement project to create a downtown where there was none before. It includes a city hall, a library, a cultural center, boulevard-style streeet enhancements and a sculpture garden.
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- West Side Market
- Cleveland, OH, USA
- Built in 1902, this market's European ambience helps draw shoppers from the greater Cleveland area
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- Yerba Buena Esplanade
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- This urban park acts as a connector between SFMOMA and Moscone Convention facility and Yerba Buena Center for Arts
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- Maymont Park
- Richmond, VA, USA
- A 100-acre former Victorian estate with an opulent mansion, gardens, beautiful landscapes and outbuildings, a Nature Center, Native Virginia Wildlife Exhibits, a Children´s Farm and a Carriage Collection
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- Green Dome - A Volunteers Garden
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Flower garden and 'quiet zone' created by local volunteers for the Williamsburg and Greenpoint communities.
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- Washington Street
- Detroit, MI, USA
- A key street, one-half of which was pedestrianized, with disastrous results.
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- Paley Park
- New York, NY, USA
- Located within Midtown's cultural district and surrounded by high-rises, this celebrated "vest-pocket" park is a welcome respite from the sights and sounds of urban living.
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- Sweet Auburn Curb Market
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- An enclosed market located in the geographic heart of Atlanta.
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- Waterlooplein
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- An international-style flea market ("vlooien markt") with 300 vendors offering high-style goods, offbeat finds - and killer displays.
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- Division Street/Downtown Northfield
- Northfield, MN, USA
- With parks, water, sidewalks, historic buildings, local businesses, art and more, this place has all the hallmarks of greatness that PPS discusses.
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- Belle Isle Park
- Detroit, MI, USA
- Detroit's foremost park, designed by Olmsted, is actually a series of individual islands connected by lovely bridges.
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- Arlington Farmers Market
- Arlington, VA, USA
- The tents and a colorful bounty of produce make this market the only charming thing good left in a high-rise, asphalt-ridden neighborhood.
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- PPG Plaza
- Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- "PPG Plaza is nothing more than a sidewalk on steroids."
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- Old Deaf School Park, Topiary Garden
- Columbus, OH, USA
- This unique "landscape of a painting of a landscape," accented by trees and stunning floral beds provides a lush, green setting amid skyscrapers and asphalt.
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- St. Charles Avenue Streetcar Line
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Historic avenue, greenway and transportation corridor
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- Indian School Park
- Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- a multi-sports complex and public park facility.
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- Plaza de Armas and Mercado Central
- Santiago, Chile
- Central Plaza and a Central Market
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- Mount Royal Park
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- This urban park is located smack in the middle of Montreal on 545 hilly acres.
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- Eureka Springs Downtown Historic District
- Eureka Springs, AR, USA
- Pedestrian-friendly, well-preserved streets like this have become a rarity in most small towns.
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- Crissy Field
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Waterfront promenade along the San Fransisco Bay
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- Centennial Park, Sydney
- Sydney, Australia
- The "Central Park" of Sydney.
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- Cross Street Market
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- A city-block long market running along Cross Street between the neighborhood's two major avenues
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- Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Is this 2001 building a downtown gem - or "the first great architectural mistake of the 21st century"?
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- Kyojima
- Tokyo, Japan
- Traditional neighborhood with a lively community and a walkable environment
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- Columbus Park Pavilion
- New York, NY, USA
- This park pavilion in the midst of a dense neighborhood could provide sorely needed public space, but it's locked up, accessible only to pigeons.
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- Greenwood Lakes Park
- Lake Mary, FL, USA
- A great "commons" area linked to the adjacent high school, middle school and public library.
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- Buckfastleigh Farmers' and Local Produce Market
- Buckfastleigh, Devon, England
- an excellent regular weekly social event, this market brings people from all around and gives the town its busiest day of the week, to the delight of other local businesses
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- Dane County Farmers Market
- Madison, WI, USA
- Situated in an idyllic setting in the heart of Madison, this market's fame extends well beyond the city.
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- Las Vegas Boulevard/The Strip
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- This "wholly artificial place," one of the most famous streets in the world, offers fantastical trips to Paris, New York, ancient Egypt and elsewhere
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- Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Bike Trail
- Arlington, VA, USA
- A 45-mile trail connecting many towns, cities and counties in Northern Virginia
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- Piazza del Campidoglio
- Rome, Italy
- This intimate space overlooking the Forum is one of the world's premier public squares.
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- Florida Avenue Market/D.C. Farmers Market
- Washington, DC, USA
- A warehouse-style central wholesale market catering mostly to restaurants and the like, but with small treasures for the urban explorer.
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- Piazza del Campo
- Siena, Tuscany, Italy
- An open plaza located at the physical and cultural heart of the city. Its red-brick fan shaped paths radiate out from the facade of the Palazzo Pubblico.
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- Piazza San Marco
- Venice, Italy
- The center of Venetian government and public life for nearly a millenium, and according to Napoleon, "the most elegant drawing room of Europe."
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- Ithaca Farmers Market
- Ithaca, NY, USA
- A fantastic community gathering place on the city's waterfront, where you can shop, eat, or just visit.
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- Vondelpark
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- A quiet graceful space where Amsterdammers of all ages enjoy being outside.
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- North End neighborhood streets
- Boise, ID, USA
- This much-loved neighborhood close to downtown Boise is not what's shameful - but rather the local government, lack of common sense, and the corruption of fair processes.
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- Fairfax County Government Center
- Fairfax, VA, USA
- This building is HQ for Fairfax County, the most populous and wealthy locality in both the state of Virginia and metropolitan Washington D.C.
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- Priest Point Park
- Olympia, WA, USA
- A century-old, forested waterfront that attracts wildlife, kids, grannies, newlyweds, runners, hikers, bikers, birders and teenage smoochers.
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- Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center
- Redmond, WA, USA
- The renovation of a historic high school into a community center has been a catalyst to revitalize downtown Redmond.
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- The Forks
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- This former industrial area has been redeveloped to promote outdoor activity both summer and winter - important in a northern city like Winnipeg.
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- Tower Grove Park
- St. Louis, MO, USA
- One of three U.S. parks (along with New York's Central Park and Boston Common) listed as a National Historic Landmark.
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- Scottsdale Ranch Park
- Scottsdale, AZ, USA
- Scottsdale Ranch Park is a City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation Facility.
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- Kildonan Park
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- This park is popular with people of all ages, since it offers plenty to do.
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- Commons Park
- Denver, CO, USA
- A park located on a redeveloped site, on the banks of the Platte River.
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- Jackson Square
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- This lively and heavily trafficked park in the French Quarter is a popular site for artists, street performers and musicians who entertain tourists and locals.
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- Keiner Plaza
- St. Louis , MO, USA
- Empty, uninviting, under-utilized... this plaza has all the hallmarks of a failed space.
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- Quarry Market Shopping Center
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- A giant retail complex whose elements are so spread out that shoppers might as well drive between them.
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- Harbourfront
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- This place is an easygoing, entertainment-oriented social space for Torontonians and visitors to mingle.
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- Rathaus Park - City Hall Park
- Vienna, Austria
- A renowned Christmas Market and loads of other events year-round keep this park and central square one of the busiest spots in Vienna.
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- San Luis Obispo Farmers Market
- San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
- An incredible street party and farmers' market rolled into one - the market is just one part of a 6-block weekly event.
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- Rue Mouffetard
- Paris, France
- This ancient narrow street works in the same way it has for centuries: as a place where people live, shop, eat and meet.
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- Chattanooga/ Hamilton County Tennessee River Walk
- Chattanooga, TN, USA
- Park for public access to the river for walking, blading and biking.
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- Poncitlan Square
- Palmdale, CA, USA
- A civic center square surrounded by government buildings including City Hall, Courthouse and Fire Department
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- CASA Community Garden
- Huntsville, AL, USA
- This place is a significant source of food for elderly and homebound citizens in Huntsville.
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- Greenfield Energy Park
- Greenfield, MA, USA
- An educational community greenspace
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- Clematis Street
- West Palm Beach, Fl, USA
- The redevelopment of this street has transformed four formerly blighted city blocks.
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- Bridge Street
- Vail, CO, USA
- Pedestrian mall acts as the main thoroughfare through this European-style mountain village.
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- McKinley Park
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- This place seems to have all the ingredients for a successful neighborhood park - including community involvement.
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- Long Beach Approach
- Long Beach, WA, USA
- Pedestrian street with wildflower and mixed-flower borders running from City Hall to Long Beach and its beautiful boardwalk.
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- Toth Arpad Setany
- Budapest, Hungary
- Residential street at the top of one of Budapest's best-known destinations, the area known as the Castle District - but it's far from a tourist trap.
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- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
- New York City, NY, USA
- This "killer building" from the urban renewal era is a highrise attack on the surrounding historic lowrise neighborhood.
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- Albert Cuyp Market
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Neighborhood street market with nearly 300 vendors - and nary a tourist.
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- Albert Park
- San Rafael, CA, USA
- Six outdoor bocce courts, surrounded by cafe tables, planting beds, and a food kiosk, helped make this 11-acre park a thriving community place.
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- Balboa Park
- San Diego, CA, USA
- With a host of cultural institutions laid out among its 1,200 lushly planted acres, Balboa Park is known as the "cultural heart" of San Diego.
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- Bleecker Street
- New York, NY, USA
- Small-scale residential street that cuts through the heart of Greenwich Village, with many owner-operated specialty stores, restaurants, and nightclubs.
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- Boeddeker Park
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- 2.6-acre park in a low-income neighborhood with a reliance on defensive design and a primary focus on use by children and families - factors that unintentionally turned the place into a battlefield
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- Boston Common & Public Gardens
- Boston, MA, USA
- Dating back to 1634, the Common and Public Gardens provide 75 acres of green space in the heart of Boston's densely packed downtown core.
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- Boulder County Farmers Market
- Boulder, CO, USA
- A deliciously groovy farmers' market in the heart of downtown Boulder, sandwiched between mountains, which draws around 60 vendors and 15,000-18,000 customers weekly.
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- Bridge of Flowers
- Shelburne Falls, MA, USA
- A 400-foot, park-like bridge over the Deerfield River, displaying flowers and plantings from April through October.
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- Broadway Market
- Buffalo, NY, USA
- Market hall with family-owned and -operated businesses - butchers, bakeries, poultry and fruit/vegetable stands, delis, restaurants, and candy shops - spread over 90,000 square feet.
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- Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- A former ash dump that is now at the forefront of horticultural display and urban gardening, drawing some 750,000 visitors annually.
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- Bryant Park
- New York, NY, USA
- The eight acres of this elegant, welcoming park are built on top of the stacks of the New York Public Library next door.
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- Burke-Gilman Trail
- Seattle, WA, USA
- A multi-use, approximately 25-mile trail bisecting the University of Washington campus, drawing over 750,000 users a year.
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- Central Market Hall
- Budapest, Hungary
- This gorgeous covered market dates to the turn of the 20th century and is still a focal point for city life.
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- Central Park
- New York, NY, USA
- Olmsted & Vaux's design for Manhattan's largest park became the standard-bearer for parks across the U.S.
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- Champs-Elysees
- Paris, France
- Paris' grand boulevard combines tremendous amounts of traffic, public transit, and tourism, while maintaining a distinct sense of Parisian urbanity at the pedestrian level.
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- Chatuchak Market
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Open on weekends only, Chatuchak has 8,000 vendors and serves nearly a quarter of a million shoppers.
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- Chicago Lakefront Path
- Chicago, IL, USA
- An 18-1/2-mile linear park along Lake Michigan that includes beaches, volleyball courts, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and soccer fields.
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- Circular Quay
- Sydney, Australia
- In many ways, Circular Quay is the "heart of Sydney," and its success is due to the essential role it plays in the city's daily life.
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- City Hall Plaza
- Boston, MA, USA
- This notorious product of late-'60s "urban renewal" is over 30 years old - can a renovation solve its deep-rooted problems?
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- City Market
- Kansas City, MO, USA
- Renovated in the 1980's, the market has since come back to life as a centerpiece for an entire riverfront district.
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- Coney Island
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Coney Island's streets, buildings, public beach and boardwalk may be a bit down at the heels, but it remains a one-of-a-kind destination.
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- Crescent City Farmers Market
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- A gentle farmers' market made distinctive by its location: the walls of the parking lot are covered in beautiful full-scale murals of rural farming scenes.
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- Dallas Farmers Market
- Dallas, TX, USA
- 8-1/2 acres including four large open-sided sheds and an enclosed shed, which accommodate around 1,000 vendors daily.
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- Davis Farmers' Market
- Davis, CA, USA
- A lively farmers' market located ajacent to the Central Park, in downtown Davis.
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- Downtown Crossing
- Boston, MA, USA
- Remodeled in 1979 and again in 1983, the bricked pedestrian streets threading between major department stores are the site of a large-scale, long-running vending cart program.
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- Downtown Park
- Southern Pines, NC, USA
- As its name indicates, this city-block-size park is located in the heart of Southern Pines.
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- Dufferin Grove Park
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- In this "community centre without a roof," a community-run brick oven has helped bring life back to the park - and attracted attention from around the globe.
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- Eastern Market
- Washington, DC, USA
- It's common to rub shoulders with national politicians when shopping at this historic 16,500 square-foot market hall.
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- El Sitio Feliz
- New York, NY, USA
- Community garden and playground situated behind Harlem's Union Settlement House.
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- Fairmount Park
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Fairmount Park's 9,200 acres are broken up into five distinct areas: Cobbs Creek, Franklin D. Roosevelt, West Fairmount, East Fairmount, Pennypack, Wissahickon Valley, and Tacony Creek.
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- French Market
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- New Orleans once had markets in nearly every neighborhood; this place, with the longest and most colorful history, is the last in operation.
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- Golden Gate Park
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- The fourth-oldest major urban park in the U.S. gets more than 12 million visits each year.
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- Goodale Park
- Columbus, OH, USA
- This 35-acre park, the oldest park in Columbus and among the oldest in the U.S., is a favorite spot for locals.
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- Grace Plaza
- New York, NY, USA
- Built in 1974 by Gordon Bunschaft, the plaza is formed from the base of the 50-story WR Grace building in Midtown Manhattan.
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- Grand Central Terminal
- New York City, NY, USA
- One of the most well known and impressive indoor public spaces in the country, Grand Central Terminal provides an unparalleled experience to over half a million people every day.
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- Granville Island
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Salvaged from the husks of old factories and infused with a spirit all its own, the district offers up a wonderfully imaginative stew of markets, play areas, cultural activities, and stunning waterfronts.
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- Greening of Detroit Park
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- An oasis in an otherwise harsh neighborhood.
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- Hermann Park
- Houston, TX, USA
- One of this flagship park's main attractions, the Hermann Park Golf Course was the first public course in America to welcome all races.
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- Hua Mei Bird Garden
- New York, NY, USA
- Community garden that hosts daily, early-morning gatherings of Chinese men who bring beautiful songbirds in fancy bamboo cages.
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- HUD Plaza
- Washington, DC, USA
- The old plaza exhibited the worst of Modernism's frosty attitude toward accommodating humans - its late-'90s redesign is no better.
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- Italian Market
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- The legendary food and wares at this six-block Italian stronghold are now complemented by goods from Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean vendors.
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- Kungstradgarden
- Stockholm, Sweden
- The 400m x 100m "King's Garden" is variously described as a park, town square, amusement park, and botanical garden.
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- Lake Street
- Oak Park, IL, USA
- Once a well-intentioned pedestrian mall, bringing back traffic to Lake Street also restored the old-fashioned bustle that characterizes American main streets.
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- Las Ramblas
- Barcelona, Spain
- This series of pedestrian-oriented boulevards is so much a part of Barcelona that Spaniards coined a name for its users: "Ramblistas."
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- Lexington Market
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- Old as the nation itself, Lexington Market has been Baltimore's pantry since 1782.
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- Liberty Lands
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Two-acre park reclaimed from vacant urban land, featuring a community garden, local artwork, a children's playground, and other amenities.
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- Liz Christy Garden
- New York, NY, USA
- The oldest community garden in NYC has rare plants and a wonderful pond cared for by Laura Braddock, featuring fish and 9 red-eared turtles.
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- Luxembourg Gardens
- Paris, France
- A 60-acre park known for its extraordinary public amenities, including fountains, sculpture, ponds, flowerbeds, tennis courts, pony rides, a marionette theatre, playgrounds, food kiosks and open-air cafes.
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- Main Beach Park and Heisler Park
- Laguna Beach, CA, USA
- Laguna Beach's two-acre waterfront park is linked to Heisler Park, a two-mile greenway that runs along the bluffs of the coastline.
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- Main Street - Northampton, MA
- Northampton, MA, USA
- A very pedestrian-friendly boulevard amidst an historic downtown.
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- McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
- Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom
- World-renowned architect Richard Rogers creates the largest continuous tented structure in the world - for a megamall.
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- Metropolitan Museum Steps
- New York, NY, USA
- The grand, granite steps leading to The Metropolitan Museum of Art are a destination themselves: a place to meet, eat, talk, and watch both people and Fifth Avenue traffic.
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- Minuteman Bikeway
- Boston suburbs, MA, USA
- 10 mile, multi-use asphalt trail used for recreation and commuting, converted in 1993 from a railroad track.
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- Murphy Park
- Glendale, AZ, USA
- Located in downtown Glendale, Murphy Park serves as a town square, public-gathering space, festival site and landmark.
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- O'Connell Street
- Ennis, Ireland
- Along with the two other main streets that branch off of Ennis' central O'Connell Square, O'Connell street bustles with activity at all hours.
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- Parc Guell
- Barcelona, Spain
- A sprawling complex of towers, galleries, pavilions and decorative landscaping on a hill overlooking Barcelona. One of Antoni Gaudi's masterpieces.
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- Pegram Park
- Pegram, TN, USA
- In a region with little public funding for parks, a local friends' group has been instrumental in making this park the heart of its small town.
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- Pike Place Market
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Perhaps the quintessential public market and market district, the vitality, attractiveness, and economic success of this place are a beacon in Seattle (and for market boosters across the country).
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- Pinellas Trail
- Largo, FL, USA
- A 34-mile rail-to-trail greenway that attracts residents and tourists alike.
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- Pioneer Courthouse Square
- Portland, OR, USA
- Located in the heart of downtown, "Portland's living room" has a prominent civic role as a place for public enjoyment.
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- Place Des Vosges
- Paris, France
- Outdoor square bordered by 39 red brick buildings with ground-level arcades.
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- Plaza de la Constitucion de Oaxaca (Zocalo)
- Oaxaca City, Mexico
- The zocalo has been the heart of Oaxaca for nearly 500 years, since it was laid out by Juan Pelaez de Berrio and Alonso Garcia Bra
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- Post Office Square
- Boston, MA, USA
- 1.7-acre park atop an underground parking garage.
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- Prospect Park
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
- Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux considered this 526-acre park, completed in 1877, to be their masterpiece.
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- Reading Terminal Market
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- This 75,000 square-foot market hall opened in 1892 - then the world's largest indoor food market - but its roots go back to the 1600s.
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- River Market
- Little Rock, AR, USA
- The market is the centerpiece of an ambitious downtown renewal area; its setting along the Arkansas River adds a wonderful ambience.
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- Riverside Park - 96th St. Tennis Courts
- New York, NY, USA
- 10 well-kept red clay tennis courts surrounded by wonderful gardens, located at the edge of the majestic Hudson River.
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- Riverside Skate Park
- New York, NY, USA
- A mecca for skateboarders and in-line skaters from the New York metropolitan area, designed and constructed by teenagers.
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- River Walk
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Pedestrian esplanade first constructed as a WPA project between 1939 and 1941, running along 2-1/2 miles of the San Antonio River.
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- Riverwalk & Waterplace Park
- Providence, RI, USA
- Once covered by the "world's widest bridge," the Providence River downtown is now enlivened by year-round public art and cultural events - including the famed WaterFire installation.
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- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Although it's primarily a scientific research institution, this 72-acre complex is the second most popular attraction in Scotland, after Edinburgh Castle.
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- Rua Augusta
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Rua Augusta is the main street of Lisbon's central shopping district. A pedestrian street, the views up and down the hills of the city, and through to the Praca Commercio, are incredible. All manner of streetlife and activity abound.
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- San Antonio Central Library
- San Antonio, TX, USA
- Built by an award-winning architect, this place exemplifies the type of object-focused architecture that is unconnected to anything around it.
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- Skyline Park
- Denver, CO, USA
- Skyline runs for three blocks through the heart of downtown Denver, but it is a place without a heart.
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- South Platte River Greenway
- Denver, CO, USA
- 30 miles of trails, parks, boat launches, and other attractions along the river once famously called "too thick to drink, too thin to plow."
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- South Station
- Boston, MA, USA
- Slated for demolition in the '70s, South Station is now the second-busiest transportation center in New England and the gateway to Boston's revitalized financial and retail centers.
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- Staples Street Bus Station
- Corpus Christi, TX, USA
- By making people-friendly improvements, this place - serving up to 5,000 users daily - went beyond the typical transit center and is helping reshape the surrounding community.
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- Testaccio
- Rome, Italy
- A premier fresh food market, for Romans - not tourists.
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- The Prado
- Havana, Cuba
- A 10-block-long, marble-balustraded, terrazzo-floored, shaded promenade with built in sit-walls that cascade down the central boulevard of Old Havana.
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- The Royal Mile
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Leading up to Edinburgh Castle, this mile-long cobblestone road is surrounded by mazes of alleys.
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- Union Square Park and Greenmarket
- New York, NY, USA
- Three-square-block urban park that hosts a year-round, open-air farmers market four times a week.
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- Union Station
- Washington, DC, USA
- With trains and subways infusing the station with people at regular intervals, the handsome shopping mall inserted into D.H. Burnham's Beaux-Arts building pulsates with life.
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- Vietnamese Farmers' Market
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- At 5am each Saturday, over 20 vendors set up shop in a dilapidated shopping square, spreading out produce on blankets; live ducks, rabbits and chickens wail to a background chanting of Asian pop music.
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- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington, DC, USA
- This place introduced people to new ways of thinking about memorials; considered radical when it was built in 1982, it has proven to be powerful and accessible: millions visit every year.
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- Washington Square Park, NYC
- New York, NY, USA
- Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, this historic park is characterized by its large, central fountain, proximity to New York University and triumphal stone arch.
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- Washington Square, San Francisco
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- A green oasis in the tight grid of one of the most densely populated parts of San Francisco.
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- West Orange Trail
- West Orange County, FL, USA
- A railroad line converted into a paved, 20-mile long trail connecting downtown areas of Oakland, Winter Garden, Ocoee and Apopka.
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- Wye Farmers' Market
- Wye, Kent, UK
- The quaintest of farmers' markets, located in a beautiful Kentish village. It runs on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, 9am-1pm.
