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Email us: projects@pps.org
Call us: 212.620.5660

Making great public spaces since 1975. What sets us apart is our place-based, community-driven approach, grounded in years of research and experience. We empower people to develop a unique vision for their public spaces and then help to make that vision a reality.

<div class=large-box-header>Placemaking Plans</div>

Placemaking Plans

  • Community Generated Visions

  • Public Space Planning, Design, and Management Plans

  • Place Evaluation and User Analysis

  • Short Term “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” Interventions

A successful Placemaking program differs from the traditional planning, in that it grows out of a  place based, community driven and research based process.
<div class=large-box-header>City-Wide Strategic Plans</div>

City-Wide Strategic Plans

PPS works with cities to launch a city or district wide placemaking campaign using tools such as the “Power of Ten” as the guiding framework.
<div class=large-box-header>Capacity Building & Cultural Change</div>

Capacity Building & Cultural Change

Support for long term culture change builds upon public space action plans to create comprehensive and coordinated capacity building strategies.
<div class=large-box-header>Architecture of Place</div>

Architecture of Place

  • Community Driven Visions

  • Place and Context Oriented Design Plans

  • User Analysis and Post Occupancy Evaluations

A new design paradigm that focuses on building places of value to community that go “beyond iconic” buildings to an "Architecture of Place."
<div class=large-box-header>Public Markets</div>

Public Markets

PPS’ Public Market program fosters the role of public markets in reconnecting local economies and communities and to support the pivotal role markets play in supporting public health and local food systems. Read More
<div class=large-box-header>Transportation</div>

Transportation

  • Street & Walk Audits

  • Street Programming & Design

  • Community Centered Street Typologies

  • Place/Form Based Codes

  • Network & Connectivity Plans

The PPS approach is to plan streets for people and places. This approach improves street safety and mobility, reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, enhance sustainability, and makes local and regional communities more resilient.  Read More