Project For Public Spaces

Project for Public Spaces
Formation	1975
Headquarters	Kent, New York
Website	https://www.pps.org/

Short description: Nonprofit organization

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization based in New York City dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities, in an effort often termed placemaking.^[1]

Planning and design rooted in the community form the cornerstone of PPS's work. Building on the techniques of William H. Whyte's "Street Life Project", this approach involves looking at, listening to, and asking questions of the people in a community to discover their needs and aspirations. It was founded in 1975^[2] by Fred Kent.^[3]

Some projects include the redesign of congested intersections in New York to be used for public use (including Times Square and Astor Place). This project was set into motion by Ethan Kent, a 22-year employee with PPS.^[4]

References

↑ Byles, Jeff: "Taking Back the Streets", in The New York Times April 6, 2008, retrieved 3 April 2010
↑ Design, Bruce Mau. "Project for Public Spaces" (in en). https://www.brucemaudesign.com/work/project-for-public-spaces.
↑ Festing, Harrier (1 May 2001). "Turning public space around". Town and Country Planning. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76751998.html. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ "Ethan Kent '98 Discusses Remaking Spaces with the Placemaking Movement" (in en). https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2023/02/ethan-kent-on-remaking-spaces-with-placemaking-movement.html.

External links

Official Website (includes extensive place database & articles)

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[1] Byles, Jeff: "Taking Back the Streets", in The New York Times April 6, 2008, retrieved 3 April 2010

[2] Design, Bruce Mau. "Project for Public Spaces" (in en). https://www.brucemaudesign.com/work/project-for-public-spaces.

[3] Festing, Harrier (1 May 2001). "Turning public space around". Town and Country Planning. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-76751998.html. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[4] "Ethan Kent '98 Discusses Remaking Spaces with the Placemaking Movement" (in en). https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2023/02/ethan-kent-on-remaking-spaces-with-placemaking-movement.html.