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What is Placemaking?

By Project for Public Spaces on Dec 31, 2009 | 16 Comments
More than a fashionable phrase, it's a whole new way of thinking about fostering vital communities.
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How to Transform a Waterfront

By Project for Public Spaces on Feb 1, 2009 | Add Comment
13 steps to great destinations.
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The Union Square farmers market has wide-reaching economic benefits

What is a Great Civic Space?

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 3, 2009 | Add Comment
Civic spaces are an extension of the community. When they work well, they serve as a stage for our public lives.
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Winter Cities Show Cold Weather Can Be Cool

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 2, 2009 | 4 Comments
No need to retreat indoors--great public spaces draw people 12 months a year.
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Mixed Uses and Incomes Makes San Francisco District Bloom

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Coordinating efforts and gaining stakeholding consensus are the keys to managing this sprawling California district.
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The Benefits of Creating a Place

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

Great public spaces make good business sense if they are creatively used and managed. A vibrant plaza or active, pedestrian-friendly street contributes directly to customer satisfaction and ultimately enhances the competitiveness and economic return of a building or a mixed-use development, and that of its tenants. A successful public space can push building rents upwards [...]

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True Communities Are…

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A short (and sweet) piece about the public spaces that make up true communities.
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Cultivating Your Garden

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Lois Weisberg, Commissioner of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs, discusses the importance of having something going on - having something to celebrate - in urban parks, streets, and other public spaces.
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Bringing Environmentalism Back Home

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
How Placemaking can reinvigorate the environmental movement.
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Great Waterfront Case Studies

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A waterfront is often the face of a city, but many urban waterfronts no longer connect to the world through their former transportation and economic functions.
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60 of the World’s Great Places

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
The places we remember most vividly, the places we tell stories about.
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