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Placemaking: Making it Happen

Three-week online training will build on participants’ knowledge of placemaking concepts, and provide the tools to implement and manage individual projects.

Registration closes on Oct 31st!

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Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA — Movie night

12th International Public Markets Conference

For over 35 years, the biennial International Public Markets Conference has united a diverse group of over 400 public market leaders and advocates. The conference will be held in Milwaukee, WI, USA, on June 12-14, 2025!

Call for Proposals is open!

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How to Turn a Place Around — Inside look

How to Create Successful Markets

Join us for a three-week online training for creating a thriving public market that is economically sustainable, maximizes community benefits, and contributes to the creation of inclusive public places.

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4th International Placemaking Week Conference Report

On June 5-8, 2024, Baltimore, Maryland, was teeming with attendees of the 4th International Placemaking Week. In partnership with our co-host, the Neighborhood Design Center, Project for Public Spaces welcomed over 600 participants from all over the world.

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4th International Placemaking Week

Join public space leaders from around the world for a week of experiential learning, networking, and inspiration on June 5–8, 2024, in Baltimore!

Sold out—join the waitlist!

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2023 Annual Report

We are excited to announce the release of our 2023 annual report! Project for Public Spaces had a jam-packed year of helping people create a world of community-powered public space

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Community Placemaking Grants

Our grants program enable local partners to transform underperforming public spaces and co-create new ones that serve historically marginalized communities.

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Market Cities Network

The Market Cities Network is the first international forum for markets of all kinds and the people committed to their success. This initiative brings together market operators, NGOs, funders, researchers, and more to create stronger and more resilient communities.

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How to Turn a Place Around

A Placemaking Handbook

Now available for purchase through Indiebound.org, in support of your local bookstore, and internationally through Amazon.

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Master's Program in Urban Placemaking and Management

Learn an integrated approach to public space design, programming, and management through Pratt Institute's Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.

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Master's Program in Urban Placemaking and Management at Pratt Institute — Rendering