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How To Turn A Place Around: A New Edition of the Book that Started the Placemaking Movement
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Placemaking Week New Zealand 2018: Moving Beyond Livability and Consumption
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Placemaking Takes Root in China
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2018: A Year of Transformation and Growth
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The Growing Latin American Placemaking Movement
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PPS Welcomes New CEO, Philip Myrick
April 9, 2018
Announcing 2018-2019 PPS Senior Fellow, Dr. Sally Goerner
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New Year, New Site: An Updated Look for PPS.org
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Placemaking Gets Organized: The Growth of Regional Movements in 2017
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Placemaking with Staying Power: Kresge Report on Sustaining Public Spaces
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Celebrating 75 Years of Fred Kent, and 50 Years of Placemaking
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PPS and the Brookings Institution Release Strategy for Oklahoma City Innovation District
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Investing in People and Places in Detroit: A Conversation with Laura Trudeau of The Kresge Foundation
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Research: The Case for Healthy Places
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Public Space Champions Joan Clos and PK Das Awarded First International Jane Jacobs Medal
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The Streets as Places Resource Page is Here!
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FHWA Reduces Barriers to Flexible Street Design
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Six New Cities Awarded Heart of the Community Placemaking Grants
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Announcing the Placemaking Leadership Council
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