- In just twelve months, the number of markets featuring local producers in the Prague has grown from zero to more than twenty!
- A new Special Message to the Michigan State Legislature puts an unprecedented focus on Placemaking at the state and local levels.
- To us, events like these signal a shift away from a traditional master planning process and towards a new, place-based agenda to transform our cities.
- Looking back on 2010, we realize just how far Placemaking has come as a way to build great communities.
Lessons from Waterfront Synopsis 2010: How Placemaking Can Build Sustainable Waterfronts
The Nordic Urban Design Association (NUDA) has recently published a summary of the Waterfront Synopsis 2010 (WFS2010) Conference and Academy, co-hosted by NUDA and PPS,…
- Another Placemaking campaign is underway, this time in Annapolis, MD, where the grassroots group Annapolis Sustainable Business Alliance (ASBA) is advocating for the city to…
Placemaking Spurs Low-Cost, High Impact Improvements to a Diverse Public Square in Amsterdam
As urban populations everywhere continue to diversify, creating thriving, inclusive public spaces is essential to ensuring livable, sustainable cities of the future.
- Corpus Christi is currently undertaking a unique, creative, and bold effort to build a world class waterfront in its downtown.
Placemaking Energizes the Campaign for Buffalo’s Waterfront Development
Buffalo’s Canal Side Community Alliance (CSCA), a coalition of community groups campaigning for the future of their city’s waterfront, recently called on Fred Kent and PPS Board…
- As PPS gears up to host its Waterfronts Synopsis Conference next month on sustainability and Placemaking in Stavanger, Norway (Sept. 15-17), waterfronts have been on…
Join PPS at the First International “Waterfront Synopsis” Conference
Join PPS on September 15-17, 2010 for “Waterfront Synopsis”, an international gathering around the topic of “Placemaking and Sustainability” on waterfronts hosted by Project…
The Magic is in the Mix: Creating Great Multi-Use Destinations
Planners, developers and city officials converged on Granville Island in Vancouver for PPS’ forum.