Let's Create the Heart of Brooklyn at Borough Hall and Cadman Plaza
Three immediate, Lighter Quicker Cheaper (LQC) activation strategies to create the heart of Brooklyn in Borough Hall and Cadman Plaza
Steve Davies
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Who Owns the Intersection Defines the Social Life of Cities Everywhere
You can tell a great city by its corners. If the intersection is owned by the vehicles, it is a city for cars and traffic. If the community controls the intersections/corners, it is a city of neighborhoods.
Two Buildings that Build Life: Fostering Sidewalk Social Life in Brooklyn and Paris
At the street level in Brooklyn and Paris, buildings with small shops that spill into the public space and have a small plaza or double-loaded sidewalk thrive.
The Magic of Holiday Markets
Christmas markets around the world highlight dynamic year-round destinations in the center of cities which bring joy and celebration to all.
Remembering Don Miles
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.
The Past, Present, and Future of the Global Placemaking Movement
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.