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Great Parks We Can Learn From

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
People everywhere are searching for ways local parks can better serve their communities. Here are lessons from six great ones.
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Eleven Principles for Creating Great Community Places

By Project for Public Spaces on Aug 10, 2009 | 6 Comments
Adapted from our best-seller, How to Turn a Place Around, these 11 common-sense principles are the key to any successful Placemaking effort.
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What Role Can Design Play in Creating Safer Parks?

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Extensive coverage on design and its influence on safety, including layout, "active edges," visibility, amenities and their coordination, and more. From Toronto Parks & "Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks"
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The Chattanooga Riverpark: Transforming a City and its Economy

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How a park helped this once-faded industrial town become one of the most talked-about cities in the Southeast. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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The Big Backyard: Neighborhood Park Becomes Center of Community Activity

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
With locally-inspired activities that fly in the face of traditional park programs, from bread-baking to puppet shows, Toronto residents created a community place out of a park neglected by locals and city officials alike.
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Neighborhoods First: Putting Community Back into the Chicago Park District

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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Crossing Delancey, Conservancy Brings Diverse Groups Together

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A New York City couple uses its deep roots in a community to cross ethnic divides and restore a drug haven into a flourishing and diverse gathering place.
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Key Factors in Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A summary of factors involved in an integrated strategy to create safer parks, including design, access, user involvement and more. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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Evaluating Roger Williams Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Lessons in evaluating parks, observation, and making short and long-term recommendations.
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Master Planning

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

What all is involved in creating a vision for a park’s future – and seeing it through to implementation? Learn more with the features, guidelines and case studies in this section.

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Master Planning A primer on developing a tangible vision of your park’s present and future – and what’s [...]
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New “Market Square” Park Reconnects Residents and Merchants to Downtown

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A public square in downtown Ossining, New York, was created out of the momentum around a farmer's market - and helped change people's perceptions about downtown. A Success Story from the Urban Parks Institute.
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Master Planning

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A primer on developing a tangible vision of your park's present and future - and what's required to get there. From Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners.
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