Friday, March 31, 2023 is the deadline to submit a letter of interest to host Placemaking Week 2024. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your city’s public spaces and related initiatives like street activations, markets, public art, and more! The local host will benefit from expanding its professional network of public space leaders and exchanging best practices with passionate advocates from around the world. Read more.
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Community Placemaking Grants
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After reviewing a wide range of exciting submissions from our fall 2022 call for proposals, we're thrilled to announce that Downtown Arlington Management Corporation, a nonprofit seeking to activate a railroad corridor in Downtown Arlington, Texas, and Downtown Dayton Partnership, the nonprofit steward of Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton, Ohio, will each receive direct funding for physical and programmatic improvements as well as technical assistance and capacity building from our team, thanks to support from General Motors.
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11th International Public Markets Conference
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Join us in Toronto for the 11th International Public Markets taking place June 8-10, 2023. This in-person gathering will feature inspiring speakers from around the world, networking sessions, mobile workshops, market tours, and other opportunities! Learn more.
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More Events & Opportunities
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Now through April 2 • Save on early bird pricing for the Park People Conference on Hope in Action: Park Solutions for Thriving Cities, happening in Toronto on June 21-23.
April 4, 11am ET • Register for the Finding Equity in the Low-Car City webinar, Cities for Everyone with Gil
April 18, 11am ET • Register for the Medellín case study: Architecture, Urbanism and Planning webinar, Cities for Everyone with Gil
Have an event or opportunity you would like to share? Email us at [email protected].
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Project for Public Spaces in Urbana, Illinois. Together with Confluence, our team led a study in Urbana and put forth a mix of big ideas and Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper options aimed at encouraging people to return to the city's downtown in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some proposals include creating a pedestrian path between the city's Main Street and the weekly farmers market held at Lincoln Square and converting a portion of the Busey Bank parking lot into a pop-up public space where people can gather and kids can play. (The News Gazette)
Community-Led Covid-19 Memorials. Memorials to remember and mourn the lives lost during the pandemic have sprung up all over the world. The large majority have been created by local communities versus government-led and publicly funded permanent monuments. In this article, you can view moving examples ranging from London's National Covid Memorial Wall featuring thousands of paper hearts, each dedicated to a victim of the pandemic, to a church fence in Johannesburg where people tied white satin ribbons to commemorate people in the community who passed away during this time. (CityLab)
An Ode to Brooklyn's Public Libraries. With news of pending budget cuts to New York City's public library system, a writer visited three of Brooklyn's recent additions to make the case for their importance. He finds key components of social infrastructure, which beyond offering books, also provide locals with computer access, after-school programs for teenagers, safe spaces for the unhoused, and even a respite from the weather for any who need it. (New York Times)
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As always, here's a roundup of placemaking projects and ideas that inspired us this week:
- Three reasons to invest in social infrastructure (Congress for New Urbanism)
- A round up of Houston playgrounds featuring Project for Public Spaces' take on play (Chron)
- "Wellness schools" in Juárez, Mexico, use games and sports to deter youth violence (Next City)
- A satiric piece on "The 15-Hour City" pokes fun at recent conspiracy theories on the 15-minute city (McSweeney's)
- Anthropologist Setha Low's latest book explores how public spaces—at risk of privatization and more—promote a healthy civic life (CUNY Grad Center)
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Support the 11th International Public Markets Conference
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We're inviting institutions of all sizes to sponsor the 11th International Public Markets Conference in Toronto, June 8-10, 2023.
This is a special opportunity to advance your organization's mission and form lasting connections with leaders in the field of public markets. Benefits include free conference registrations, media mentions, and much more. Explore the sponsorship package. |
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