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FlintFarmersMkt

Flint Farmers Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2008 | Add Comment
Flint, MI (2006-2008). In 2006, with the support of the Ruth Mott Foundation and local partners, PPS launched a Placemaking initiative in Flint to create more vital destinations downtown, including the Flint Farmers Market.
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Kaiser Permanente Thriving Markets Initiative

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2008 | Add Comment
Nationwide (2007-2008). Kaiser Permanente (KP), a leading prevention-oriented health care organization, hosts nearly 30 different farmers markets on or near company facilities. KP hired PPS to conduct a thorough evaluation of their market system and to develop a set of guidelines for improving and expanding the market program.
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Creating a Plaza & Market for Jamaica Station

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2008 | Add Comment
Jamaica, NY (2005-2008). A major transit terminal with subway, bus, commuter rail and a link to JFK Airport, Jamaica Station will gain two new public plazas when the adjacent Archer Avenue is widened into a community friendly boulevard.
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The farmers market at Granville Island

Granville Island

By Craig Raphael on Apr 16, 2007 | Add Comment
Vancouver, British Columbia (2007)

In 2007, PPS worked with a diverse group of Granville Island stakeholders and the Hotson Baker Boniface Haden Architects + Urbanistes (HBBH) to create a community-based vision and management plan to invigorate the island’s public spaces.   Through PPS’ community workshops, the district’s community came together to re-imagine the public spaces around [...]

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Eastern Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2007 | 1 Comment
Detroit, MI (1999-2007). The historic Eastern Market is one of the largest public markets in the country. The City of Detroit asked PPS to help them better understand the opportunities and potential for the market.
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Hub City Farmers Market

Hub City Farmers Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Spartanburg, SC (2005-2006). PPS prepared a plan to open a new farmers market with the goal of creating an economically viable, vital community gathering place as well as a venue to promote healthy eating and lifestyles.
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Davenport

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Davenport, IA (2006). PPS took a comprehensive approach to improving the market by exploring how it could become a stronger place that would attract more people.
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Revitalizing the Trenton Farmers Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
Trenton, NJ (2005-2006). The Trenton Farmers Market is far and away one of Mercer County’s greatest social and economic assets. PPS was enlisted to identify short- and long-term opportunities for the revitalization and development of the district around the market, creating a neighborhood of complementary uses with the market at its core.
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French Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2006 | Add Comment
New Orleans, LA (2004-2006). Since 1791, the food available at New Orleans' French Quarter Market has represented the diverse mix of ethnicities and culinary traditions that symbolize New Orleans' culture. The French Market Corporation hired Project for Public Spaces to develop a plan for physically renovating and remerchandising the market as a local institution.
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Hyde Park Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2005 | Add Comment
Hyde Park, NY (2005)
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Moscow Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2005 | Add Comment
Moscow, Russia (2005). Crownway Investment Limited, a private, commercial developer, hired PPS to conceptualize and schematically design a central market in downtown Moscow between the circus and the subway station as part of a new mixed-use development.
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Creating a Vision for the Northeast Market

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2005 | 1 Comment
Baltimore, MD (2005). As an initial step in the improvement process, the Empower Baltimore Management Corporation (EBMC) hosted a community workshop conducted by Project for Public Spaces, Inc. (PPS) and the National Trust Main Street Center that sought to evaluate how the Northeast Market is functioning as both a market and as a community place.
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