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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
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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Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA — Movie night
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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Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA — Movie night
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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Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA — Movie night
Market Cities Network
Kathmandu, Nepal
Market Cities Network
Toronto, Canada
Market Cities Network
Mercats dels Encants, Barcelona, Spain
Market Cities Network
Granville Island, Vancouver, Canada
Market Cities Network
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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How to Turn a Place Around — Inside look
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
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Imagine a world where everyone has the opportunity to shape public space.
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