The Placemaking Movement

The Placemaking Movement is a network of Placemakers organized by Project for Public Spaces, enabling discussion, ideas and networking.

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A Sense of Place: sustainable placemaking

September 2, 2009 to September 5, 2009 – Eden Project, Cornwall, UK

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David Andrew Bernie Bernhardt, tj glenn, Shanon Solava-Reid and 11 more joined The Placemaking Movementyesterday

TINA WULF added a discussionyesterday

3200 Downtown P.O.s To Close Nationwide

A reliable source in downtown Casper has forwarned the Casper DDA office and Board of Directors of an eminent closing of our downtown's post office. Several years, the feds tried to close the downtown p.o. because they were building a new facility...

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Harry Pasternak added a discussionJune 27

Three Part Video (140 minutes) Of Jan Gehl's Full Seminar Available Free Online

Jan Gehl, the world's foremost city re-designer, gave an afternoon presentation, 2 weeks ago, in Toronto to an afternoon, standing room only crowd (500 people) at the Design Exchange. Jan gave his approval to the Design Exchange to put up the comp...

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3200 Downtown P.O.s To Close Nationwide

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Three Part Video (140 minutes) Of Jan Gehl's Full Seminar Available Free Online

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From Making Places, the PPS Blog

Building Quality Communities Around Transit in the Tappan Zee Bridge Corridor

One of the most vital transportation links in the New York metropolitan region, the Tappan Zee Bridge is due for a major upgrade to satisfy growing travel demands. New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), New York State Thruway Authority and MTA Metro-North Railroad are working together to plan a new bridge that includes exciting [...]

GREAT PUBLIC SPACES: Istiklal Caddesi (Istanbul, Turkey)

What: A mainly pedestrian street lined with cafes, clothing shops, bookstores, restaurants and apartments above the street level. Why it Works: Istiklal Caddesi is a lively, constantly changing scene. Throughout most of the 20th century, the street was famous for cars speeding down it and pedestrians were unwelcome. Recently, it has been turned into a pedestrian [...]

A Goofy Way to Design Our Cities

Once upon a time, streets once belonged to everyone. They were a “commons” where people walked, biked, boarded streetcars,stopped for conversations. It’s where kids played and dogs napped. But that all changed during the second half of the 20th Century. Streets became the exclusive property of automobiles, and everybody else had better get out of the [...]