Mayor Bill de Blasio caused quite a stir around New York City yesterday as he floated the idea of tearing up the pedestrian plaza in Times Square. This statement was the culmination of several days of debate centered around predatory panhandling and the square’s growing number of “street performers.”
This chapter from Project for Public Spaces' Public Parks, Private Partners traces the history of parks and the social and economic conditions that led to the emergence of public/private partnerships. Project for Public Spaces
100 well-tested tips on how you can create your own great market.
Whether your market is new or established, these principles can help make it succeed as a market and as a great community place.
We know that public markets can become the heart and soul of a community, its common ground, a place where people easily interact, alive with social and economic activity. But how can markets provide tangible evidence of their valuable direct and indirect economic impact?
