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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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- Nyhavn
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- An intimate and beautiful canal makes visitors feel like they are a part of Scandinavian culture.
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- Strøget District
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- This network of streets in Copehagen is a pedestrian paradise.
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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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- The Plateau
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- A quaint working-class quarter transformed into the artistic and cultural hotbed of Quebec.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Park Slope, Brooklyn
- New York City, NY, USA
- This neighborhood offers endless community events and attractions.
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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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- Ponce Center City
- Ponce, PR, USA
- The historic district of Ponce is a pleasant walk into a graceful past.
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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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- 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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- Tamansari Water Castle
- Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- A water garden that was built in 1758 and remains a dynamic and traditional neighborhood.
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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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- Psirri
- Athens, Greece
- This is a neighborhood within the old part of the city of Athens in Greece.
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- Pearl District
- Portland, OR, USA
- New Urban Neighborhood incorporating many New Urbanist ideas.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Asafra Beach
- Alexandria, Egypt
- Egyptians say "Alexandria is Asafra": the beach that runs parallel to the city's main street.
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Kyojima
- Tokyo, Japan
- Traditional neighborhood with a lively community and a walkable environment
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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.
