“About 5 years ago, the New Jersey Department of Transportation decided that it needed a new way of doing business, one which engaged our communities to be more involved with the actual decision-making processes for planning and designing our projects. We decided to make this transformation using the Context Sensitive Design philosophy. CSD implementation involved collaborating with our customers on what that philosophy should be and then setting up a training program to help imbue that new philosophy both internally and externally.
We selected the Project for Public Spaces to help craft our CSD philosophy, and to be the lead to deploy the actual training program. We decided on PPS because no one else seemed to come close to matching their amazing insight on how physical infrastructure relates to social interaction.”
– Gary Toth, Director, Project Planning and Development, NJDOT.
Founding member, NJDOT Context Sensitive Design Implementation Team
“PPS had such good ideas, enthusiasm, and solid experiences of solving tough traffic issues that you’ve left us with hope and this good beginning. We never thought working with DOT could be so great!”
– Erika Hunter, Chocorua, NH
“Working with PPS was empowering. They listened, observed and helped us develop a vision of how life in our neighborhoods could improve by reorganizing our public spaces – streets and sidewalks – to create better balance between people and cars.”
– Jill Barrett, Project Manager, Farmington Avenue Alliance, Hartford, CT
“PPS has helped build our understanding of how sensitivity to place contributes to project success and a better quality of life for our communities.”
– Carol Murray, Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
“As Mayor of Rutherford, one of the first Transit Villages in the State of New Jersey, my experience with PPS has been invaluable. Their input on our Station Square made us realize the possibilities and eventually the reality of making a pedestrian friendly and safe “place.” Their approach helped me to see the possibilities and potential for the surrounding downtown area and beyond.”
– Bernadette McPherson, Mayor, Rutherford, NJ