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Weekly Placemaking Round-Up | Dec 5 - Dec 11, 2016 - Project for Public Spaces

Posted December 12, 2016 - 11:14

Here is the latest issue this new weekly roundup of news, ideas, opportunities, and more - a curated list of content for placemakers by placemakers - from the Project for Public Spaces.

This Week's Highlights: Dec 5 - Dec 11, 2016

Feliz Navidad! Downtown Madrid goes car-free for nine days during the holidays.
Guardian Cities explores how we can make city living less lonely and alienating, and more open, equitable, and healthy.
What can your zipcode tell you about your health? Find out in PPS's new report, "T he Case for Healthy Placemaking: Improving Health Outcomes through Placemaking."
President-elect Trump has announced the beginnings of his plan for American cities, and he's calling it "urban renewal"—a loaded phrase with a troublesome history that lives on today.
By the logic of luxury developers and architects, CityCenterDC has all the ingredients of success, yet it fails to draw the crowds it promised. Why? Design for profit, not people.

More Placemaking Stories & Ideas

T alking Public Space with Jan Gehl in Mexico City (Archpaper)
Women and Men Use Public Space Very Differently (Fastco)
Climate Resilience Means Meaningfully Engaging Vulnerable Communities in Urban Planning Processes (The Nature of Cities)

Opportunities

Award: EDRA Great Places Awards
Conference: 2017 Vanguard Conference (Free, if accepted)
Job: Events Coordinator, District Hall (Boston, MA) (hat tip: Becky Donner)
RFP: Creative Placemaking in Garment District, NYC (hat tip: Gerald Scupp)

Instagram of the Week

Stockholm, Sweden
With one of the best waterfronts in the world, Stockholm boasts a number of great public spaces. This swing in Djurgarten is located on a pier surrounded by water. Be sure to check out Fred Kent's Instagram shots at pps_placemaking.

Have something to share? Please send your placemaking stories, news, job openings, grants, awards, calls for proposals, and events to [email protected] today. We'll be sure to give you a tip of the hat.

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Weekly Placemaking Round-Up | Dec 5 - Dec 11, 2016 - Project for Public Spaces