PPS Training Programs are accredited by the American Institute of Certified Planners for CM hours.
PPS training programs introduce new ways of looking at public spaces and provide both practical skills and inspiration to people who want to improve the public environment in their city, town or neighborhood. Training includes building awareness of public space issues and opportunities, understanding how people use public spaces, building internal capacity to implement place-based projects, observation and data gathering techniques, and public space design and management skills.
PPS trains a variety of audiences, nationally and internationally, including community members, civic leaders, city planners, transportation professionals, managers of private, public and federal properties, landscape architects, architects, urban designers, academics, and many others.
Training in New York City
Our popular Placemaking training programs are offered every Spring and Fall. Dates for the spring courses will posted shortly. Please check back for updates!
- How to Turn a Place Around – April 19 – 20, 2012
- Placemaking: Making It Happen – April 25 – 27, 2012
Customized Training Programs
PPS also develops customized training programs focused around specific issues in your community or organization. For example, we recently developed customized workshops for the Community Redevelopment Agency in Los Angeles and the City of Regina, Saskatchewan, among others. See a full list of our training projects here.
For more information, contact Casey Wang at cwang@pps.org.
