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Placemaking
 Articles
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January 8, 2025
Placemaking in a Box!
By 
Anne Tan-Detchkov
May 1, 2024
From Parking Lot to Hotspot in Milwaukee
By 
May 1, 2024
How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper
By 
May 1, 2024
How Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Interventions Can Catalyze City-Wide Renewal
By 
May 19, 2025
Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville’s Recovery
By 
Ryan Smolar
May 1, 2024
The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces
By 
Great Public Spaces
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Tenri Station
Tenri
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Nara
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Japan
Hal's Parklet
Albany
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CA
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USA
Fruitvale BART Station
Oakland
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CA
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USA
Academy of Music Bus Stop
Northampton
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MA
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USA
River Garden
Memphis
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TN
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USA
La Mariposa
Bogotá D.C.
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Colombia
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Placemaking
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May 16, 2025
Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville’s Recovery
July 24, 2024
Placemaking in a Box!
June 25, 2021
Flyover Park: Empowering the Next Generation of City Builders in Calgary
February 7, 2021
How a Library Is Reimagining Public Wi-Fi During COVID-19
September 17, 2020
La transformación más ligera, rápida y barata del espacio público
June 26, 2020
Essential Places: Warren Logan on Open Streets Beyond Brunch and Bike Lanes
May 16, 2020
The Recovery Will Happen in Public Space
May 1, 2020
Communities in Nairobi Compete to Contribute to Public Space
February 11, 2020
Great Public Spaces: Placemaking Reaches New Heights in Bulgaria
November 20, 2019
Great Public Spaces: Equity in Action
August 8, 2019
Placemaking on a Mission: How Public Space Supports Mission-Driven Organizations in Southeast Michigan
June 24, 2019
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transforming Public Spaces though Creative Intervention
October 25, 2018
Slow Process, Fast Action: Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper, Kinder
April 25, 2018
Reconnecting Europe's Waterfronts: The Valencian Experience
April 19, 2018
In Philadephia, a Public Safety Organization Becomes a Steward of Public Space
January 30, 2018
Open Streets Cape Town Celebrates 5 Years of Car-Free Days
January 8, 2018
Hack > Tinker > Analyze > Design: How Short-Term Placemaking Experiments Transformed Philadelphia’s University City
August 17, 2017
Placemaking Week 2017 Speaker Spotlight: Short-Term Experiments, Long-Term Change
February 10, 2016
Light, Quick, and Cheap: 5 Placemaking Projects That Inspire Us
December 9, 2015
Little Free Libraries: Creating a Sense of Place One Front Yard at a Time
November 10, 2015
From Parking Lot to Hotspot in Milwaukee
October 21, 2015
When "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper" Is Not Enough
September 21, 2015
Reclaiming Our Streets, One Smoothie at a Time: PPS Celebrates PARK(ing) Day
May 4, 2015
Announcing the PPS "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper" Resource Page
April 28, 2015
The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces
December 10, 2014
The Heart of Davie Village Plaza: Colorfully Connecting People and Place
November 9, 2013
Detroiters Work: The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Regeneration of a Great American City
August 10, 2013
Starting With the Petunias: LQC Action for Better Public Space
July 16, 2013
26 Ways to Make Great Places
June 9, 2013
Citizen Placemaker: Nathan Martin on Prototyping a [Semi-]Public Space
May 15, 2013
Five Essential Elements of a Placemaking Campaign
May 1, 2013
Book Review: Handmade Urbanism: From Community Initiatives to Participatory Models
April 6, 2013
How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper
February 7, 2013
25 Mini-Adventures in the Library
December 3, 2012
Pop-Up Placemaking: Connecting the Dots in Detroit
May 29, 2012
The Cure for Planning Fatigue is Action
May 21, 2012
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transform Your Public Spaces Now
March 20, 2011
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Approach
February 2, 2011
How Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Interventions Can Catalyze City-Wide Renewal
December 19, 2010
Lessons from Paris: High Impact, Low-Cost Street Decorations in the City of Lights
August 8, 2010
Eric Reynolds, Master of Low-cost, High-return Public Space Interventions in London and NYC
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