Wait, we're still doing this dance? *sighs* Public space infrastructure feels like it's always first on the chopping block.

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 6mo ago

ah well harumph gothamist.com/news/taking-...

Black Public Joy is on shelves in large and local bookstores across Canada & the U.S. Through practice stories across many cities & research, I assert that Black public joy, and public joy of all kinds is civic, cultural & spatial infrastructure. DM for book talk & public joy mapping engagements.

Drawing on real-world examples, @natestorring.bsky.social sits down with Sara Ivry for @jstordaily.bsky.social to discuss how fostering belonging and strengthening communities are more important than ever. 🔗 daily.jstor.org/the-power-of...

The Power of Placemaking - JSTOR Daily

Why the social, political, and emotional dimensions of public spaces matter, and how people themselves play a central role in creating them.

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The Power of Placemaking "...#placemaking, [is] a community-based process of experimentation, visioning, and care to change the way people use and experience public space." @natestorring.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social daily.jstor.org/the-power-of...

The Power of Placemaking - JSTOR Daily

Why the social, political, and emotional dimensions of public spaces matter, and how people themselves play a central role in creating them.

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This is great. Public transit is public space and public space should be more playful.

FeloniousBunk@feloniousbunk.bsky.social · 9mo ago

MTA arrival signs have little ghosts haunting the screens

Yesterday we lost our beloved co-founder Kathy Madden. She remains the inspiration for this work, that we commit to continuing! Please read here about her and her life’s work: www.sociallifeproject.org/kathleen-a-m...

Kathleen A. Madden (1947-2025)

Kathleen (“Kathy”)  A. Madden, a prominent urban public spaces expert and placemaking leader, died on October 20, 2025, at her home in Brooklyn following a brief hospitalization.

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📣 The 5th International #PlacemakingWeek Call for Proposals is now OPEN! In June 2026, hundreds of placemakers from around the world will gather in 📍Detroit, MI, USA, and we need your voice to be part of the conversation! ✍🏽 Submit your proposal by November 20: www.placemakingweek.org

Occidental Ave at the stadiums is getting a makeover ahead of the World Cup. Plans for tactical urbanism have advanced as the first "People Streets and Public Spaces" project funded by the new transportation levy, but have mostly taken shape behind closed doors. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/23/s...

SDOT Plans ‘Tactical Urbanism’ on Occidental Avenue Ahead of World Cup » The Urbanist

# Occidental Avenue is the first major

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Love to see it! Curbside sanitation arrives in Fort Greene outside our kids’ school.

You can judge any city by the quality and vitality of its places for public life. Here in Torino Italy it’s the many piazzas, the pedestrian streets, & the public market. Many cities had to claim these places back from cars. Don’t have those kinds of places in your city? Are you sure you’re a city?

Join experts JoAnne Sabir & Dr. Stacia Thompson of the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace for a powerful mini-course on transforming communities through entrepreneurship, placemaking & equitable redevelopment. 🔗 Learn more: www.pps.org/events/growi...

How do you turn a passion for public space into a career? Join us 10/23, 12pm ET, for a webinar w/placemaking leaders as they share their journeys and visions for the future. 🔗 Register today: www.pps.org/events/made-...

📽️ 🍿 October 1st Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Please join us for a Special Screening of #WilliamHWhyte's newly restored film–The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces–with the Founders of @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social & The Social Life Project: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

October 1st Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

Please join us for a Special Screening of William H. (“Holly”) Whyte's newly restored film–The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces–with the Founders of Project for Public Spaces and The Social Life Proj...

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📣 Announcing: the 5th Int'l #PlacemakingWeek is heading to #Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 24–26, 2026! 🎉Co-hosted by Downtown Detroit Partnership, this global gathering celebrates #publicspaces, creativity, & community. 🔗 Learn more: placemakingweek.org #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit

📻 Today, our Co-Executive Director @natestorring.bsky.social WAMU 885 @npr.org's 1A to talk about how the lack of welcoming public spaces impacts loneliness among youth and the importance of designing spaces for youth, with youth. 🔊 the1a.org/segments/how...

How building public spaces for teens can fight loneliness and isolation

Summer can be hard on teenagers.

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In 1969, Sesame Street reflected Jane Jacobs's recipe for the "ballet of the good city sidewalk" at a time when this idea was still pretty radical. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/r...

The Quintessential Urban Design of ‘Sesame Street’

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Every aspiring US mayor should take note: this is the kind of rhetoric that wins elections. You can adjust policy to your place, but the fundamentals are solid everywhere: slow streets, safe school roads, clear bus lanes, and vibrant places for human beings, not just cars.

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · last yr.

​The next NYC DOT commissioner will have the most exciting job in US transportation

How can public space strengthen our civic life and civil liberties? On 7/17, I’ll be moderating a panel featuring @rbryoung.bsky.social @aclu.org @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social and @rwjf.bsky.social to explore this important topic. www.pps.org/events/made-...

Made By All: Protecting Civic Life & Liberties in Public Space | Events — Project for Public Spaces

Join a panel of national leaders in the fields of civic engagement, civil liberties, and public space for a discussion about how placemaking can actively support civic life in the public realm, from t...

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🎉 Wow! What an honor it was to have #Milwaukee Mayor Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson proclaim June 12th as International Public Markets Day in MKE at #PublicMarkets25! It was a great way to kick off our day of panel discussions, mobile markets, and our opening party at Milwaukee Public Market!

We’re proud to partner with Milwaukee Public Market to bring the 12th International Public Markets Conference #PublicMarkets25 to the remarkable city of Milwaukee throughout three wonderful days of learning, networking, and discovery! #PublicMarkets

It was a blast to chat with #TheSimpsons showrunner Matt Selman about all things movies and Simpsons! Check out the full interview for all the juicy details. springfieldgoogolplex.com/podcast/inte...

📣 New webinar! Join us for "Protecting Civic Life & Liberties in Public Space"" on Thu, July 17 at 12pm ET. 🔗 bit.ly/PPS_MBA_Civi... In a time when fundamental rights are more under threat, placemakers and public space advocates can actively support civic life. 📷️ Harry Connolly

Made By All: Protecting Civic Life & Liberties in Public Space | Events — Project for Public Spaces

Join a panel of national leaders in the fields of civic engagement, civil liberties, and public space for a discussion about how placemaking can actively support civic life in the public realm, from t...

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When #HurricaneHelene hit NC, places we gather—libraries, markets, churches, community centers—were CRITICAL for disaster recovery. 🔗 Read "Lessons from Asheville's Recovery" by Ryan Smolar, PlacemakingUS Director & Thrive Asheville consultant: www.pps.org/article/wher... @placemakingx.bsky.social