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Holiday Lights Cast Spotlight on Houston’s Hermann Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Houston's Holiday Lights in Hermann Park festival is a primer in how to use the winter season to your advantage.
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Barton Springs and Creek: A Case Study

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
A case study about the successful efforts of a coalition of groups to preserve the "Soul of Austin" - Barton Springs - and its watershed.
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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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Lessons from 25 Years of OCA

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Parks directors, artists, politicians, developers, and others reflect on the broad and lasting accomplishments of Providence's Office of Cultural Affairs.
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Organizing and Programming Across Cultural Boundaries

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Twenty strategies used by Friends of Meridian Hill, a parks group in a diverse Washington D.C. neighborhood. Submitted by the Friends' President, Steve Coleman.
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Fundays In Houston’s Parks

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Parks and Recreation Director William Smith tells about the development of "Funday" events to draw kids and families to neighborhood parks throughout Houston.
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What Role Can Programming Play in Creating Safer Parks?

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Diverse activities and groups of users go a long way toward enhancing perceptions of security in a park. From Toronto Parks & Recreation's Planning, Designing and Maintaining Safer Parks.
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Tool Library Makes It Easier to Volunteer in Parks

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment
Using a grant from Home Depot, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy has created an innovative program to help the public participate directly in park improvements.
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Planning Events

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

More than a dozen different guides covering all the ins and outs of events, from New York City’s Partnership for Parks. Some of the information is thus New York-specific, but in general, these tipsheets tell you everything you need to know.

Planning Successful Events

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Celebrating 25 Years of Bringing the Arts to The People

By Project for Public Spaces on Jun 1, 2001 | Add Comment
The Providence Parks Department Office of Cultural Affairs is tiny - headed up by two people and mainly staffed by volunteers - but its role in revitalizing the city has been huge.
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