The Placemaking Round-Up
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
The Biweekly Bazaar
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
When PPS returned to London on June 5 for its second UK training course in the past seven months, we saw a very different city than the one we visited in November. The main reason for the sudden change is the success of the new congestion charges, which have reduced traffic in London by 20 percent since they took effect. This victory for pedestrians and transit riders (part of the revenue from the congestion charge will fund transit improvements) is typical of the commitment to quality public spaces being made throughout the UK. While in town for the training course, PPS President Fred Kent and Vice President Kathy Madden met with three of the agencies that are spearheading this new approach: The Prince's Foundation, CABE Space, and GreenSpace (see sidebar for links).
Here are some visual highlights from the trip:
The GLA Building: There may be many important innovations in this building, but when you see it for the first time, it is very dreary and dull. It also seems so minor a building for such a grand city.
Hyde Park is a vast green space not without its faults, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a park with better birds.
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