- Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper is a lower-risk and lower-cost local development strategy.
- Introduction The United States of America is in the midst of a health crisis. Rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease are at epidemic…
- 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.
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.
Place Capital: The Shared Wealth that Drives Thriving Communities
Investments in Place Capital grow the shared wealth fundamental to sustainable communities. The public places we most value, both in our communities and around the world, have this wealth and further attract its preservation and expansion.
- We have to find efficient, creative, profitable, collaborative ways to turn public spaces into treasured community places.
Seven Steps for Creating a Successful SNAP/EBT Program at your Farmers Market
Creating a successful SNAP redemption program at your farmers market requires more than the necessary terminals, tokens and signage. It’s about creating a strong infrastructure…
- Help us quantify the economic benefits of these community gathering places
- The missing ingredient in most discussions about jobs is the fact that secure jobs are tied to a place.
- Successful public markets have a myriad of social and economic benefits
Public Markets Conference Sets New Agenda for Communities and Local Economies
A fascinating glimpse into the power of markets to revitalize communities.
- Public markets have often been the most socially diverse public places in a community, bringing people of different ages, genders, races ethnicities, and socioeconomic status together around the experiences of food, shopping, music and conversation.