Seeing many pedestrian streets fail in the 70s led @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social to look at leading transportation planning with life and use, rather simply removing cars. The approach we developed: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution

Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority

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Car-free streets are not synonymous with culturally rich streets. Removing cars creates possibility, but it does not automatically create a vibrant place. A truly vibrant public space is not only defined by what is absent; it is defined by what is present—who and what is able to flourish there.

This June, Project for Public Spaces and co-host @downtowndet welcomed a sold-out crowd of 642 placemakers from 177 cities and 12 countries to Detroit for the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek! See the full Conference Report. → www.placemakingweek.org/26/report

Conference Report | Detroit 2026

In partnership with our co-host, Downtown Detroit Partnership, Project for Public Spaces welcomed a sold-out crowd of 642 placemakers from 177 cities across 12 countries in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for...

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The amazing POWER OF 10! It can be simple & powerful tool to create better communities, by Fred Kent, Tayana Panova. Decades ago I learned from Fred that each city should have 10+ major destinations, and each 10+ places, and each 10+ things to do... Read: bit.ly/4xfkDLL

Unpacking this quote by our Fred Kent: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemakingx.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social

Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution

Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority

sociallifeproject.org

Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

Highlighting Natural Assets in the City - How Asian Waterways Shine A look at how Seoul and Kyoto beautifully weave nature into the urban fabric through their waterways www.sociallifeproject.org/how-asian-wa... by @drtpanova.bsky.social

Highlighting Natural Assets in the City - How Asian Waterways Shine

The waterways in Seoul and Kyoto demonstrate how seamlessly integrating nature into the urban fabric enriches the experience of daily life for everybody.

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Unpacking this famous quote by our Fred Kent: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemakingx.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social

Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution

Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority

sociallifeproject.org

Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

Before founding Social Life Project & @placemakingx.bsky.social in 2018, Fred Kent founded @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social in 1975, & led it for 43 years, developing & applying placemaking principles & tools. The Power 10 shows us how cities can be transformed through clustering of small activities.

"We're creating houses and spaces, rather than homes and places. It's a mechanistic worldview instead of a human one." From my conversation with Shawn Duncan on his podcast Places People Change about #PlaceAttachement: places-people-change.ghost.io/belonging-as... #Placemaking

Belonging as Sense of Place: An Introduction to Placemaking

Places People Change explores neighborhood belonging through three lenses: social cohesion (our trust in neighbors), collective efficacy (our belief that we can shape our future together), and sense o...

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"To make parks places where all kinds of people want to be, from morning to evening, weekday to weekend, they have to offer more than just grass and trees. They have to offer joy and pleasure." (www.sociallifeproject.org/from-passive...)

From Passive Parks to Pleasure Gardens: Transforming Underused Greenspace Into Beloved Destinations

To turn parks into places that all kinds of people want to visit and spend time in, they have to offer more than just grass and trees. They have to offer joy and pleasure.

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Gazebos, Bandstands, and Other Shade Structures - The Best Focal Points for Public Places? www.sociallifeproject.org/gazebos-band... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social #Placemaking #Gazebos #Bandstands #Shade #UrbanDesign

Gazebos, Bandstands, and Other Shade Structures - The Best Focal Points for Public Places?

The gazebo is a versatile and multi-functional amenity that has a unique ability to tie a space together.

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Turning the shaping of communities & cities upside-down to start with the social life of public spaces is what we're all about! Our Fred Kent developed the Power of 10 #Placemaking concept to apply this idea at all scales: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-power-of...

Very helpful discussion, and relevant to our work with PlacemakingUS & @PlacemakingX to network, check, & evolve the placemaking conversation. Each part of the world defines placemaking from different strengths, disciplines, & sectors, & needs their definitions to be checked, balanced and broadened.

We partnered w/ @maxmusicant.bsky.social of The Musicant Group & Shina Shayesteh to survey practitioners on how the term “#placemaking” affects the work of improving public spaces. Respondents reported experiencing all three pitfalls of the term. See the full breakdown: www.pps.org/article/what...

What You’re Saying About "Placemaking"

We surveyed practitioners on how the term “placemaking” affects the work of improving our public spaces. 295 placemakers weighed in. Learn more about the survey findings!

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Inspiring to be sharing and learning with an extraordinary community of luminaries. Like @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more.

PlacemakingX@placemakingx.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us for a discussion on #RegenerativePlacemaking at the #GenerationRegenerationSummit - a free, virtual summit hosted by Tony Cho and Future of Cities: generationregenerationsummit.com/live/ With @ethankent.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more!

Join us for a discussion on #RegenerativePlacemaking at the #GenerationRegenerationSummit - a free, virtual summit hosted by Tony Cho and Future of Cities: generationregenerationsummit.com/live/ With @ethankent.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more!

Generation Regeneration Online Global Summit

Join the world's top regenerative leaders, urban innovators, and community builders for a free 3-day summit designed to help you reconnect with yourself, your place, and your people.

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“Leading with #lovability and #placeattachment actually helps achieve livability more quickly, more affordably, and more inclusively." #Placemaking

Ethan Kent@ethankent.bsky.social · 4w ago

"We're creating houses and spaces, rather than homes and places. It's a mechanistic worldview instead of a human one." From my conversation with Shawn Duncan on his podcast Places People Change about #PlaceAttachement: places-people-change.ghost.io/belonging-as... #Placemaking

How Small Buildings Can Seed Vitality in Public Places www.sociallifeproject.org/small-buildi... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social

Happy Canada Day 159+, everyone! Today we celebrate the amazing places found from coast to coast to coast…

Summary of the placemaking work we did at @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social to help catalyze the transformation of #DowntownDetroit and the global Placemaking movement: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-transfor...

Campus Martius: The Catalyst for the Transformation of Downtown Detroit

"Every day, I can see thousands of people enjoying, using, and interacting in Campus Martius. The transformative success in social and economic development is priceless." - Bob Gregory

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“If democracy is letting the people decide, then Placemaking is one of the most powerful tools we have.” @mitchellsilver.bsky.social former @nycparks.bsky.social commissioner and current @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social board member. #PlacemakingWeek

Headed to Detroit for #PlacemakingWeek! The city that launched the global #Placemaking movement with its many transformative projects, and by hosting our first international placemaking conference back in 2013. Thanks to @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social for hosting again!

PlacemakingX@placemakingx.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re participating in @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social’s #PlacemakingWeek this week in Detroit, the city from which we first launched the global #placemaking movement, and our network building approach, back in 2013(while we were leading PPS).

We’re participating in @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social’s #PlacemakingWeek this week in Detroit, the city from which we first launched the global #placemaking movement, and our network building approach, back in 2013(while we were leading PPS).

Reciprocal Gestures and Improvisation: How One Small Placemaking Act Can Precipitate Great Places www.sociallifeproject.org/reciprocal-g... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Reciprocal Gestures and Improvisation: How One Small Placemaking Act Can Precipitate Great Places

One placemaking act can make a difference by becoming catalytic and spreading its impact down the block through the power of reciprocal gestures and improvisation.

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"Placemaking Canada is a network that connects people, communities, and practitioners to strengthen places, share knowledge, amplify local stories, and advance collaborative, equitable and community-centred placemaking across the country."

As we celebrate the one-year mark since we co-hosted the Global Placemaking Summit, the Placemaking Canada Steering Committee is excited to share our updated mission and values! Please read on...

Placemaking Canada was one of the first placemaking networks. 10 years in they are taking their network to the new level of organizing, and have launched a new website: www.placemaking-canada.ca

Placemaking Canada@placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Placemaking Canada was formed to connect public space advocates across the country. For 10 years we’ve convened gatherings, championed initiatives and empowered placemakers. As we enter our next decade, public space even more important. We look forward to you being part of our next chapter.

Placemaking Canada was formed to connect public space advocates across the country. For 10 years we’ve convened gatherings, championed initiatives and empowered placemakers. As we enter our next decade, public space even more important. We look forward to you being part of our next chapter.

April 1st, 2022 we launched PlaceX to help draw certain investment to space... and leave Earth for the rest of us to save through investing in place: www.placemakingx.org/article/spac... @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

SpaceX and PlacemakingX to Partner to Make Place Out of Space

The recent success of remote work and social distancing shows us we can viably spread out a bit further.

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