As we celebrate 75 years of Fred Kent, Founder and President of Project for Public Spaces, we not only celebrate 50 years of big ideas that have helped overcome obstacles to better public spaces, but also the transformation of communities across the globe, and the broad-scale change in how people can participate in shaping places.

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This Week's Highlights: Happy Birthday, Fred! As we celebrate 75 years of Fred Kent, Founder and President of Project for Public Spaces, we not only celebrate 50 years of big ideas that have helped overcome obstacles to better public spaces, but also the transformation of communities across the globe, and the broad-scale change in how people can participate in shaping places. “Everyone has the right to live in a great place. More importantly, everyone has the right to contribute to making the place where they already live great.”  -Fred Kent kicking off the Placemaking Leadership Council in Detroit, 2013 Celebrate with us — Read more about Fred's career!   This Week in the News October 29 - November 3, 2017 After Tuesday’s devastating attack in NYC in which a driver plowed a rented truck into a crowded bike path in lower Manhattan, an important reminder that vehicle attacks are not inevitable and that physical changes to the traffic landscape can indeed save lives. “Cars kill, in acts of terror and everyday collisions,” writes CityLab’s Laura Bliss, “but cities have tools to stop it.” While the city's first response was to construct barriers across bike lanes, many cyclists are speaking out, wondering if these new features are the best long-term solution. Topics: Safety and Security in Public Space; Streets & Transit On October 31, UN-Habitat joined partners around the world in celebrating World Cities Day, under the theme of Innovative Governance and Open Cities. Dr. Joan Clos officially marked the global celebration in Shanghai, China, by unveiling an urban statue signifying the challenges and opportunities posed by sustainable urbanization.   Topics: Place Governance, Placemaking and Place-Led Development  More Placemaking Stories & Ideas How Digital Dialogue is Shaping China’s Public Spaces (Sixth Tone) Innovation Districts Down Under: A Postcard from Melbourne, Australia (Brookings)  Behind Our Prejudice against Street Vendors Lies a Flawed Idea about Public Space (The Wire) 5 Reasons Why Amsterdam Works So Well For Bikes (CityLab) Cities without a Heart Lose Their Global Relevance: The Push to Pedestrianize Central (Hong Kong Free Press) Events and Opportunities Job: Executive Director, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) (Seattle, WA) Conference: Placemaking LatinoAmérica (November 6-9, 2017) Job: T4America Policy Associate (Washington, DC) Job: President and CEO, Smart Growth America (Washington, DC, Deadline: November 15, 2017) CFP: EDRA49 "Social Equity by Design" in Oklahoma City, OK, June 6-9, 2018 (Deadline: December 1, 2017) Conference: UN-Habitat World Urban Forum, Cities 2030 (Kuala Lumpur, February 7-13, 2018) Conference & CFP: 55th International Making Cities Livable (Ottawa, Canada May 14-18, 2018) Instagram of the Week Stockholm, Sweden This restaurant on the water in Stockholm is part of the archipelagos that make Sweden and Stockholm one of the best waterfront destinations and cities in the world. Check out more of our 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. Copyright © 2017 Project for Public Spaces, PPS, All rights reserved.