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Community Technology Centers

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2004 | Add Comment
Nationwide (2002-2004). In 2002, PPS partnered with the New School for Social Research and BCT Partners, with funding from the Ford Foundation, to research how CTCs can function more effectively as public spaces and as forces for positive social change at the community level.
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Downtown Public Square

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2001 | Add Comment
Fort Worth, TX (1999-2001). PPS developed an idea in downtown Fort Worth to locate stops for different bus routes around a concentrated area of streets, underused spaces and civic buildings (instead of at one centralized facility) to stimulate dynamic pedestrian activity.
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IRS Call Center

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2001 | Add Comment
Ogden, UT (2001). Working as a consultant for GSA's Urban Development/Good Neighbor Program, PPS helped to generate recommendations and implementation strategies for public spaces around a new IRS Call Center in a historic warehouse buildin.
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Denver Federal Courthouse

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2001 | Add Comment
Denver, CO (2001). PPS worked with the General Services Administration (GSA), local designers and area stakeholders to create a concept for the federal district, as well as on changes that could be implemented in the short term that would make the area a friendlier, more pedestrian oriented place.
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 1999 | Add Comment
New York, NY (1998-1999). PPS analyzed and prepared recommendations for enhancing the comfort, attractiveness and accessibility of the various indoor and outdoor public spaces at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, used by visitors, patients, staff, students and faculty, as well as neighborhood people.
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Public Libraries: In Partnership With Communities

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 1995 | Add Comment
Four cities nationwide (1992 - 1995). PPS collaborated with Partners for Livable Communities and the Public Library Association on this program that encouraged communities to take better advantage of their public libraries as active cultural, economic, educational, and social catalysts for change and revitalization.
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Brooklyn Children’s Museum Wayfinding Study

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 1994 | Add Comment
Brooklyn, NY (1994). Although the Brooklyn Children's Museum, constructed in the early 1970's, received awards for its innovative design, in some ways, the design was found to be problematic. When new renovations of the space were initiated, PPS was asked to address the museum's visibility problems and its seemingly confusing interior.
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