- Introduction The United States of America is in the midst of a health crisis. Rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease are at epidemic…
From Place to Place: Shifting the Transportation Paradigm with Placemaking
“Transportation planning can shift from being the primary engine of community degradation, to the driving force of community development. Through re-envisioning our cities, transportation systems and economies around destinations we will make feasible the more sustainable transportation modes of mass transit, walking and bicycling.”
- PPS is recognized for our success in helping communities enhance their unique sense of place, promote active, healthy lifestyles, foster contact between diverse populations, and work towards environmental sustainability.
Placemaking as a New Environmentalism: Reinvigorating the Environmental Movement in the 21st Century
What kind of places do we want to create? What kind of communities do we want to live in?
The Power of Place: A New Dimension for Sustainable Development
Placemaking offers a valuable tool communities can use to get back in control of their future and their environment.
Integrating Land Use and Transportation Planning through Placemaking
Transportation—the process of going to a place—can be wonderful if we rethink the idea of transportation itself.
- We have to find efficient, creative, profitable, collaborative ways to turn public spaces into treasured community places.
- Flexible Design is a principle that encourages flexibility and adherence to local context in the transportation planning process.
- In order to accomplish the goals of creating vital places and increasing safety for all street users, it is necessary to achieve a balance among pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular uses.
- Traffic Calming is another strategy that looks to favor pedestrians and slow down vehicular traffic.
- One of the best ways to learn about how to improve your neighborhood’s streets is to observe them.
- Shared Space creates street environments that are shared equally by all users and is closely related to the concept of Complete Streets.