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Public space management puts inclusion into action | Placemaking Monthly

Posted October 28, 2019 - 04:40

This newsletter from the Project for Public Spaces [1] connects people who share a passion for public spaces to ideas and issues, news, quotes, places, and events from the placemaking movement. In this edition, we hope to support the global momentum around creating better public transit for all people, prioritizing those with fewer means and higher dependency on these systems.
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Just like creating a successful public space, inclusion is not a static, one-time effort, but an ongoing process. It comes as a result of deliberate management choices, executed day after day. Read the fourth and final installment in our series on equity and inclusion in placemaking [2].

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    “Placemaking means a place for all people to participate in the economy and in the American Dream. That’s what true placemaking is — it’s freeing ourselves up to remove invisible signs of racism and discrimination, and all the phobias and fears that people have. My vision then and my vision today remains to improve the quality of life for all people. The question is are we ready for it? Are we willing to go there?”

    — Wanda Webster Stansbury, Executive Director,
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    Exciting news! Discovery Green in Houston, TX was named one of America's Great Public Spaces [15] by the American Planning Association [23]. We were thrilled to work with local partners to begin the placemaking process for the park from 2005 to 2008. Read more [22].
    Nominate a Great Public Space here [24]!
    We're pleased to welcome Kimberly Driggins and Benjamin de la Peña to our Board of Directors! Get to know the newest members of our PPS family below.

    Kimberly Driggins will be starting her new role as Executive Director of the Washington Housing Conservancy this month. Previously, she was the Director of Strategic Planning in the City of Detroit's Planning and Development Department. She holds a MPP from University of Chicago and was a 2016 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she explored the intersection of design, civic engagement and creative placemaking through the lens of equity and inclusion.

    Benjamin (Benjie) de la Peña serves as Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT)'s Deputy Director for Policy, Planning, Mobility, and Right of Way. Under his guidance, SDOT produced Seattle’s New Mobility Playbook. Benjie thinks a lot about cities, systems, and design. He’s worked on urban issues that cover public life, engagement, technology, sustainable transportation, and informal systems. He received his MA in Urban Planning from Harvard University.
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    The 2018 Revised Edition of How to Turn a Place Around [36], PPS's comprehensive guide to placemaking, with new tools and case studies, a vibrant updated design, and a brand new section on how to run a successful placemaking process. Order now [36]!
    Have something to share? Please send your placemaking stories, news, job openings, grants awards, calls for proposals, and events to [email protected] [37]. We'll be sure to give you a tip of the hat.  

     

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