• Earth Day New York is organized from the PPS office.


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  Kathy Madden celebrates her 40th birthday in style, conducting a marathon pedestrian count outside the restrooms of New York's Port Authority Bus Terminal, bringing her triumvirate of restroom studies to a dramatic conclusion at 1 AM.

Behind the Scenes

These two PPS staffers are peering over the roof because a piece of their time-lapse film equipment just fell to the sidewalk below. (No one was injured.)

• PPS collaborates with Partners for Livable Communities and the Public Library Association to develop a new model for America's public libraries that emphasizes their potential as civic gathering spaces and catalysts for downtown revival.


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  In Seattle, Fred Kent is issued his third jaywalking ticket while leading a tour as part of a conference on walkable streets. He was previously busted in Santa Monica and Dallas. All three tickets remain outstanding.


• As the frenzy builds around the massive redevelopment of tawdry Times Square, PPS throws its hat into the ring with a proposal for the "42nd Street Entertainment Concept." This collaboration with George Lucas's LucasArts Attractions puts forth the "revolutionary" idea that Times Square should be for entertainment rather than just office towers.

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  Cynthia Nikitin, public art expert and aspiring stand-up comic, joins staff of PPS. Today she is an assistant vice-president and leads programs in public buildings and transportation.


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  Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, PPS meets with property owners and the official government planning body for the Alexanderplatz square in East Berlin, urging adoption of a process that addresses community needs in the development of Alexanderplatz.


• Steve Davies and other participants at a community meeting in Los Angeles are forced to vacate the building, as riots break out across the city following the acquittal of police officers accused of assaulting Rodney King.

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  Phil Myrick, a former sculptor who has called three continents home, joins staff of PPS. He is now an assistant vice-president and leads programs in parks and transportation.


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  Re-imagining transit facilities as a new variation on the town center, PPS works with New Jersey Transit to improve five commuter rail stations so that they have a greater beneficial impact on neighboring communities.


• The New York Times publishes profile of Fred Kent titled "One Who Would Like to See Most Architects Hit the Road."

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  PPS receives a Federal Design Achievement Award for its work on the Staples Street City Hall Bus Transfer Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. See Greatest Hits.


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  Conducting research for The Role of Transit in Creating Livable Metropolitan Communities, PPS introduces the idea of Placemaking as a method to ensure that transit planning better meets community needs.


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  With support from the German Marshall Fund and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, PPS helps establish the Czech Partnership for Public Spaces, a local civic organization dedicated to Placemaking in historic Czech towns and villages. See Greatest Hits.