Weekly Placemaking Round-Up | March 6 - 12, 2017 - Project for Public Spaces

Posted March 12, 2017 - 07:17

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.

This Week's Highlights: March 6 - 12, 2017

In Delhi—India's capital city which can often be unsafe for women—a group of activist female bikers are taking to the streets to reclaim women's rights to occupy public space.

Transit stations don't have to be drab, uninviting stopovers where everyone's waiting impatiently to be taken somewhere else. They can be great public spaces! Through a collaborative public/private effort, Jurong, Singapore has created what some are calling the world’s greatest bus stop—complete with a library, swings, a rooftop garden, artwork, charging stations, and, of course, ample seating for all.

The place-led regeneration of Detroit is something PPS has been watching closely over the last decade, and it is heartening to see that the plans for the city’s riverfront will now favor people and public space rather than private interests.

In Berlin, plans have been approved to build 13 new bike superhighways along a network of disused railway tracks. With the first two routes slated to begin before year’s end, is the German capital on course to become one of the world’s great cycling cities--on par with Copenhagen or Amsterdam?

More Placemaking Stories & Ideas

What If State DOTs Listened to Cities Before Starting Urban Projects? (StreetsBlog)
Would Jesus Be a Gentrifier? How Christianity is Embracing Urban Renewal (The Guardian)
3 Success Stories Show How to Apply Road Safety through Public Health Plans (ArchDaily)
Parks and Placemaking: How will LA Spend $93M Annually in Park Funding? (Planning Report)

Events and Opportunities

Save the Date: 2nd Annual Placemaking Week in Amsterdam (October 11-14, 2017)
Conference: 16th Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference in Atlanta, GA (Mar 27)
Training: "How to Create Successful Markets," at PPS's office in NYC (June 2017)

Instagram of the Week

Oberammergau, Germany
A small town in the Bavarian Alps where the "Passion Play" is performed by half its residents every ten years. Be sure to check out Fred Kent's Instagram 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.

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Weekly Placemaking Round-Up | March 6 - 12, 2017 - Project for Public Spaces