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Weekly Placemaking Round-Up | Jan 9 - Jan 15, 2017 - Project for Public Spaces

Posted January 15, 2017 - 11:40

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.
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This Week's Highlights: Jan 9 - Jan 15, 2017
  • The “Streets as Places” push is gaining traction all over the world! In 5 years, Madrid’s Gran Via will be completely car free, and beginning in Fall 2018, Paris’ City Center plans to extend its car-free zone by a kilometer, install a guided bus line, and convert a section of auto-centered space into a two-way bike path.
     
  • From the Wabash Lights in Chicago to the Sabine Promenade in Houston, here is a list of 7 ugly underpasses that have transformed into lively public parks.
     
  • A new master plan in Hong Kong—2030 Plus—seeks to create more user-friendly public space in one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The vision involves converting a number of roads into public use, creating performance areas under bypasses, setting up more pedestrian zones and exploring the use of underground spaces.
     
  • Miami is getting in on the action too! For the next three weeks, the traffic-laden Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami will become a more people-friendly public space. During this time, three blocks of parking under the Metromover guideway will be home to pop-up public plazas and programming such as concerts, movie screenings, dance and yoga lessons, and food and beer tastings.

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Instagram of the Week
Vienna, Austria
A special snowstorm of rain, snow, and ice this winter left these bikes looking like a sculpture. Be sure to check out Fred Kent's Instagram shots at pps_placemaking.
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