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Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transform Your Public Spaces Now

By Project for Public Spaces on May 22, 2012 | Add Comment
A low-cost, high-impact incremental framework for improving your community in short order

“Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” (LQC) describes a local development strategy that has produced some of the world’s most successful public spaces — one that is lower risk and lower cost, capitalizing on the creative energy of the community to efficiently generate new uses [...]

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PPS’ Approach to Transportation

By cwang on Mar 13, 2012 | Add Comment
Communities are recognizing that conventional planning, which is top down, time consuming, difficult to engage in, and often leads to little or no change, is not meeting their needs.
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Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Approach

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 21, 2011 | 11 Comments
We have to find efficient, creative, profitable, collaborative ways to turn public spaces into treasured community places.
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Healthy Places

By joshkent on Oct 18, 2011 | Add Comment
Through our new Healthy Places Program, PPS is promoting a holistic approach to address our nation’s public health issues by planning active transportation systems that connect to key destinations, including healthy food hubs that eliminate food deserts and support local business.
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Streets as Places

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 9, 2010 | 4 Comments
A fundamental shift is occurring in the way that streets are planned and designed.
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Qualities of a Great Street

By Project for Public Spaces on May 1, 2008 | Add Comment
PPS has identified ten qualities that contribute to the success of great streets.
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9 Great Streets Around the World

By Project for Public Spaces on Mar 5, 2010 | Add Comment
A central part of PPS's work is helping communities get the most out of their streets, both as transportation links for all modes of commuters and as vital places for people to enjoy.
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Pedestrians are all too often left quite literally in the ditch. Photo: Transportation for America via Flickr

Wider, Straighter, Faster Roads Aren’t Always Safer

By Pippa Brashear on Oct 26, 2011 | 2 Comments
Conceived to protect human lives, the so-called “forgiving design” of our roads is having the opposite effect.
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Traffic Calming 101

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | 2 Comments
An overview of the tools and techniques used to reduce traffic congestion, slow down vehicle speeds, and make streets safer for all users.
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Integrating Land Use and Transportation Planning through Placemaking

By Gary Toth on Apr 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Transportation—the process of going to a place—can be wonderful if we rethink the idea of transportation itself.
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Back to Basics in Transportation Planning

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
PPS transportation director Gary Toth reflects on how we lost our way in traffic planning and what we can do to get back on track.
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Touring the World’s Finest Streets

By Project for Public Spaces on May 1, 2008 | Add Comment
A showcase of some of the world's best streets--as nominated by you!
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