Project for Public Spaces
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We bring community-powered public spaces to life through #placemaking, social impact partnerships, events, & training. Email sign-up: https://t.co/AinAQqJLkf
New York, NY
Joined February 2009
🎞️ "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces"—William H. "Holly" Whyte’s iconic 1980 doc—has been digitally restored! Premieres Fri, 9/26 at 7pm at @AnthologyFilm in partnership w/ @masnyc, followed by a panel. 🎟️ #PPSTurns50 #Placemaking @sociallifeproj
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⏰📚️ Class is almost in session! Meet the facilitators and guest speakers of our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen," where you'll learn how to unlock the potential to a public space in your community.
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Discover the power of “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” (LQC) placemaking—low-cost, community-led changes that make a BIG impact fast. 🔗 ✍🏽 Sign up for our course, "Placemaking: Making it Happen," to learn more about LQC & more—only 2 WEEKS left to register!
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Get a FanDuel Profit Boost every College Football Saturday.
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🌱 “Our agriculture is an act of ongoing resistance to colonialism.”. In Cerro Quemado, a Mazatec village in Oaxaca, farming is survival and resistance. @marketfreshns' Justin Cantafio shares insights from 8 countries in our latest article:.🔗
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🎞️ Just 1 month away! Join us Fri, Sept 26 at 7pm at @AnthologyFilm for the premiere of the restored 1980 doc The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte + panel on his placemaking legacy. 🎟️ Info & tix: @MASNYC #PPSTurns50 #PublicSpace
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🗓 Save the date! Registration opens 9/7 for our next Made By All webinar: "Building a Career in Placemaking" on 10/23, 12–1pm ET. 🔗 Hear from public space leaders & explore how to turn your passion into a profession. Sliding scale starts at $15.
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So excited to announce today on @CNBC @SquawkCNBC with @andrewrsorkin that Showrunner is building a noncommercial & academic AI reconstruction of the lost holy grail of cinema:. The lost 43 minutes of ORSON WELLES’ ruined masterpiece THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS
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⏰ Don't miss out! Registration for our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen," closes on September 11 at 11:59pm ET. ✍🏽 Register today:
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📣 Announcing: the 5th Int'l #PlacemakingWeek is heading to #Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 24–26, 2026! 🎉Co-hosted by @DowntownDet, this global gathering celebrates #publicspaces, creativity, & community. 🔗 #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit
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In 2023–2024, @marketfreshns's Justin Cantafio visited 8 countries on a Nuffield Scholarship to explore how markets support food sovereignty & local resilience. Now he’s sharing global insights with us: 🌍👇.🔗
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📰 New on the blog! Justin Cantafio @marketfreshns traveled to 8 countries on a Nuffield Scholarship to explore how markets drive #FoodSovereignty & #CommunityResilience. Now, he's sharing key global insights with YOU! 🔗 #FarmersMarkets #MarketCities
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⏰ Less than 24 hours to save with early registration or apply for a pay-what-you-can scholarship! Register by 11:59pm ET tonight! 🔗@natestorring.
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Our signature three-week, six-session online training builds on participants’ knowledge of placemaking concepts, and provides the tools to implement and manage individual projects. Registration is...
📣 Early registration and scholarship application close in just 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 for our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen"! ✍🏽 📷 Johnny B Photography
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📣 Early registration and scholarship application close in just 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 for our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen"! ✍🏽 📷 Johnny B Photography
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RT @IngaSaffron: The imprisonment of this prominent public art work is the latest example of how businesses on Philly’s Market Street will….
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In a clumsy attempt to address drug use on 12th Street, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown has locked up its outdoor cafe and a well-known sculpture.
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📻️ Today, our Co-Executive Director @natestorring joined @wamu885 @NPR's 1A to talk about how the lack of welcoming public spaces impacts loneliness among youth and the importance of designing spaces for youth, with youth.🔊
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Summer can be hard on teenagers.
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Nearly all bank accounts—99%—are covered by the $250K FDIC cap. Raising it to $20M+ would hand benefits to the top 1%, while taxpayers shoulder risk and banks take bigger gambles. With a Senate Banking hearing ahead, taxpayers deserve answers.
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We love this disciplinary intersection! Andrea Limauro, an artist, city planner, & climate expert, painted a mural in a shaded D.C. passageway to show how inclusive, well-designed public spaces can combat heat inequity & foster community resilience.🔗More:
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A new mural in NoMa highlights the issue of urban heat and its impact on local communities.
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🗓 Early rate + scholarship application for "Placemaking: Making it Happen" close Aug 14! Despite rising costs, we're keeping pricing steady—that's our commitment, accessibility matters. Register, apply, or share with those who can benefit! .🔗
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In celebration of Project for Public Spaces' 50th anniversary, our friends at @PlacemakingMx have translated our Eleven Principles of Placemaking into Spanish! 🔗 #PPSTurns50 @placemakingx @sociallifeproj
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RT @ebkent: The Social Life of Cycling: How Bikes Can Propel Human Connection. Bike culture enriches social life and creates a bridge betwe….
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It was a joy to gather 255 market leaders at #PublicMarkets25, cohosted by @MKEPublicMarket! Here's a bit more about our attendees & what they thought! Click to see our full conference report: Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor @myEducatorsCU
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Check out the conference report, photos, & highlight video for the 12th International Public Markets Conference! Thank you #PublicMarkets25 cohost @MKEPublicMarket for welcoming us to #Milwaukee, #Wisconsin 🔗
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tfw you realize stablecoin issuers are the 18th largest holders of US treasuries
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