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Harnessing the Power of Place

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 2, 2009 | Add Comment
5 inspiring examples of what civic institutions can accomplish by paying attention to public spaces.
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Love, Learning and the Pursuit of Happiness

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 2, 2009 | Add Comment
Notes from a lifetime spent at the library
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WaterFire Art Installation Lights Up Downtown Providence

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The story behind an award-winning fire-and-music installation by artist Barnaby Evans, which has had an impressive cultural and economic impact on downtown Providence.
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Public Space, Public Transport Gel in Portland’s Pioneer Square

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How a synergistic relationship between a public space and public transit system benefits everyone.
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Making Parks Work In Cleveland

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
In Cleveland, good public spaces and parks are regarded as critical in helping the city attract highly mobile "New Economy" businesses and workers. This article reports on an effort to identify potential new open spaces downtown and build a constituency for investing in them.
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Corporate Development Fosters Public Spaces in Charlotte

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The Bank of America is using its corporate pull to create new public spaces in Charlotte.
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Why Open Space Promotes Urban Development

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A Denver business leader explains why the creation of Commons Park, along the Central Platte Valley, was a cornerstone in developing new mixed-use downtown neighborhoods.
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Weekly Plaza ‘Party’ Helps Revitalize Syracuse, N.Y.

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How the GSA; City of Syracuse, NY; and a local civic group have parlayed a small weekly party into a major cultural and economic boom for the city.
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Catalyzing a Waterfront Neighborhood

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A study about how the U.S. General Services Administration partnered with the Washington, D.C., Office of Planning to revitalize "Near Southeast," an isolated tract of federal land. Urban Development/Good Neighbor Program, GSA
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Entrepreneurial Programming Brings Economic Gains to Swedish Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Skillful management and a desirable location make Stockholm's Kungsträdgården both economically self-sufficient and popular with tourists and locals.
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Building Security Through Design: A Resource Center

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

A collection of catalogs, guidelines, articles, and links intended to help architects, engineers, and building owners create safer (and more secure) structures.

The American Institute of Architects

Building Security Through Design

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Upscale Coffee Cart Upgrades Cleveland Federal Building

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How a property manager in Cleveland, OH, installed a vending cart in his federal building lobby - and met an untapped customer demand for gourmet goods.
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