Ethan supports public space and placemaking leadership, networks, and impact globally as Executive Director of PlacemakingX. Formerly Senior Vice President of Project for Public Spaces.
Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority
A close look at Tweede Tuindwarsstraat in the Jordaan District of Amsterdam - a street that does a great job of supporting social life, getting people to slow down and connect.
Many people think that Brooklyn Borough Hall, Court House, and Cadman Plaza may be the most underperforming public spaces in New York City. They just took a step forward. The potential is enormous.
Don Miles was a long-time friend of ours and a founding board member of Project for Public Spaces in 1975. He passed away in Seattle on December 2, 2021.
Imagine if the places where we live were shaped for, and from, our social lives, re-imagined to make it easy for us to gather, shop, have fun, eat together, and be around people different from us. we would collectively have an impact on the health of our planet.
With improving diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US, the country’s public space and public life, is poised to evolve in new directions, for better and worse.
