Project for Public Spaces

WHO WE ARE

Philip C. Myrick


Vice President

Philip Myrick is Vice President and director of PPS’ work in parks and plazas, campuses and downtowns. He is a certified planner whose expertise encompasses public space planning, Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS), downtown revitalization, and facilitation. Phil joined PPS in 1995 and has led many of PPS’ major projects and programs.

He currently manages the New Hampshire CSS Training Program for PPS. Other current and recent technical assistance projects include Harvard University’s master plan for the new Allston Campus; a strategy for enhancing Times Square as an improved, pedestrian-friendly destination; and redevelopment guidelines for a historic neighborhood in Raleigh, NC. Phil has also managed and participated in many of PPS’ international projects and training programs: in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Serbia, Scotland, Georgia, and Armenia.

Phil led the development of a new website on Context Sensitive Solutions/Design under a contract with the Federal Highway Administration: www.ContextSensitiveSolutions.org. He has published research on the involvement of nonprofits in managing public spaces in the book Public Parks, Private Partners (Project for Public Spaces, 2000). Since its inception in 1995, Phil has also managed the Urban Parks Institute, along with its well-known Great Parks / Great Cities conferences and its web site Urban Parks ONLINE. Phil has also delivered keynotes, professional training and workshops across the U.S and Europe.

Education


Hunter College, Master of Urban Planning, 1995.
Grinnell College, Bachelor of Arts, 1984.

Training and Instruction


  • NHI Certified Instructor
  • New Hampshire DOT CSS Training program (2005 – present)
  • New York State DOT CSS Training program
  • Faculty Member, Urban Planning, International Honors Program, a traveling college course on planning issues in developing countries: Mumbai, India; Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa; and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil (Winter/Spring semester 2001)
  • Faculty Member, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute
  • Guest Instructor, Vassar College, Department of Urban Affairs (1999)
  • Adjunct Professor, New York University, Robert Wagner School of Public Service, CAPSTONE graduate seminar (1997)

Major Publications


Public Parks, Private Partners. New York, Project for Public Spaces, 2000 (135 pgs. Illustrated, ISBN 0-9706324-3-6).

Professional Affiliations


American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
American Planning Association

Awards


American Planning Association (APA), Robert C. Weinberg student award for outstanding achievement
Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS), Honorary Fellow
James Felt Scholarship, Hunter College
Steiner Prize, Grinnell College

Foreign Languages


Italian
Portuguese
German