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Catch the early rate for our How to Create Successful Markets training by February 2nd at 6pm ET! This 4-week online training welcomes market operators, developers, policymakers, and advocates who are interested in transforming their markets. Participants will leave with knowledge of new tools, a wealth of inspiring case studies and reference materials, and an expanded sense of the possibilities available to their market (and market system). Training sessions will meet synchronously via Zoom.
Newly confirmed guest speakers:
- Dr. Furaha Abwe, Urban Planning for Community Change (Arusha, Tanzania): A dive into how markets support Opportunity (one of seven Market City principles)
- Ibrahim Maïga Djibo, Public Spaces for All (Niamey, Niger): New research on vendor formalization efforts
- Boney Sensasi, Advocates for Public Space (Kampala, Uganda): Lessons learned for measuring a market system's value
- Phaeba Thomas, HealthBridge (Bhopal, India): Partnering with the local university to measure market systems
- Thi Kieu Thanh Ha Tran, HealthBridge (Hanoi, Vietnam): How to advocate for market policy
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More Events & Opportunities
February 15, 2022 • Apply for a Great Places Award, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
February 28, 2022 • Cafecito Placemaking Chats, PlacemakingX
March 7, 2022 • Apply to the National Fund for Sacred Places, The National Trust for Historic Preservation
Have an event or opportunity you would like to share? Email us at [email protected].
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Public Spaces & Social Justice. New York City council member Shekar Krishnar has written an opinion piece on parks as critical infrastructure. His district, which represents Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst in Queens, has garnered attention for being home to "the gold standard for an open street."
He writes about the benefits of parks from providing a space for civic engagement to being community gathering places, and buffers against the impacts of climate change. (Gotham Gazette)
Reducing Violence through Trust. As cities around the world look for ways to reduce violence, a study from Medellín, Colombia might have an answer. In 2012, researchers found that improving public spaces increased interaction between neighbors leading to higher trust and lower rates of neighborhood violence. (Streetsblog Chicago)
For more on the connection between trust and public spaces, read our interview with the social scientist Javier Otero Peña. He explains that "where there is a low level of trust between neighbors... there will be lower park usage."
An Urban Return to Rivers. The Bièvre river flowed through Paris until the early 20th century when it was sealed due to pollution. Now over 100 years later, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo is proposing to restore and return this resource to the city. The reason? Bodies of water help lower the temperature of urban areas and can help cities become more resilient. (Time)
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| For the curious, the documentary Lost Rivers explores the history of urban rivers and the fight to bring them back. |
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As always, here's a roundup of placemaking projects and ideas that inspired us this week:
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