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In Nairobi, Re-Framing Mundane Spaces as Exciting Places
Ideas about what constitutes public space can shift quite a bit depending on what city you’re standing in. I was reminded of this during a recent trip to Nairobi, where the City Council has committed to creating 60 great public spaces by 2017....
Wider, Straighter, and Faster Not the Solution for Older Drivers
This response to a new report from AASHTO and TRIP on safety issues for older drivers was written by Gary Toth, senior director of transportation initiatives for Project for Public Spaces, and co-signed by Congress for the New Urbanism, the WALC...
Bringing Urbanism Back to the Alamo
San Antonio's iconic Alamo Plaza / Credit: Flickr user Blondie5000 Downtown San Antonio is probably best-known for its public spaces: the RiverWalk, the Alamo, and Main Plaza chief among them. But the local perception has long been that the city’s...
‘A Day in the Life of a Pop-Up Café’
The New York City Department of Transportation has been partnering with local restaurants to install pop-up cafés in parking spaces for the last two years now, creating vibrant public spaces that the whole community can enjoy. These spaces, active...
Occupy Amsterdam? How Mass Protests of Cars Fostered Dutch Cycling Policy
Mass protests against the domination of cars were one factor that led to the superb cycling infrastructure of today's Netherlands.Given the reputation of the Netherlands as a cyclist’s paradise, you might think that its extensive cycling...
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Transform Your Public Spaces Now
A low-cost, high-impact incremental framework for improving your community now “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” (LQC) describes a local development strategy that has produced some of the world’s most successful public spaces — one that is lower risk and...
Photolog: Harvesting the Positive Potential of Detroit
On the streets of Central Detroit, a sense of place — and possibility — isn’t always easy to come by. PPS knew that engaging the neighborhood in Placemaking would take more than just a workshop. So, with the support of the Kresge Foundation and...
How Charismatic Is Your City?
Can cities have charisma? Of course they can. Just like people. Charisma usually requires a sense of humor: A Long Beach bike rack. Photo: waltarrrr via Flickr.In this TEDx SoCal talk, Charlie Gandy, mobility coordinator of the city of Long...
Celebrating a New Public Plaza in Brooklyn: You Can Feel It All Over
Want to see how good public space can make people feel? Watch this beyond awesome video by documentary filmmaker Adele Pham, of people celebrating the opening of the new Putnam Triangle plaza in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, last weekend. Putnam Block...
The Streets and Squares of Cairo Should Belong to Its People
If any city has proven the importance of public space in the last year, it’s Cairo, where Tahrir Square became a vital gathering place for protesters determined to overthrow the government — as well as an international symbol of the desire for...
Bike Share Is Coming to New York City!
New York City announced its long-awaited bike share program today, and it’s going to be huge. How huge? Well, they’re talking about 10,000 bikes at 600 stations. Launch date is set for the summer of 2012. Next summer, New York will have bike...
"Front Porch Forum" A Modern Community Message Board
Neighborhoods gathering places like coffee shops, diners, and post offices have long been a cornerstone to community life in America. But there have been some striking changes in how we keep abreast of local news and participate in neighborhood life...
