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  PPS hits the Sun Belt for the first time, preparing a master plan for a new mixed-use government complex in downtown Orlando, including a City Hall, a commons, and commercial office space. The City Hall and plaza opened in 1991.

In the News

New York Times, December 13, 1987.

PPS in favor of autos? The answer was a hearty "Yes" when it came to the revitalization of fading downtown pedestrian malls that had suffered from the lack of multiple transportation modes.

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  PPS submits a position paper titled "Rebuilding the American Community" to Presidential candidates George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. Including recommendations from nearly 100 experts and activists on how to draft federal policy to help cities and towns strengthen their community-building capacities, the report draws interest from members of the departing Reagan Administration.

Behind the Scenes:

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  PPS exports lessons learned from American main streets to the UK, taking on a role in the redevelopment of High Street in Oxford. The project marks PPS's first foray outside North America.


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  With a grant from HUD, PPS works in five cities to establish new public markets and revitalize existing ones, signaling the beginning of our public markets program.