PROJECT for PUBLIC SPACES October 25, 2006

PROJECT for PUBLIC SPACES

Wed. October 25, 2006
1:00 – 3:30 pm
City Hall, Council Chamber

Introduction by: Robert Freedman, Director Urban Design

Guest Speaker: Fred Kent, President, Project for Public Spaces

Known around the world for their work on the design and management of public spaces, the Project for Public Spaces was founded as a non-profit in 1975 to build upon the pioneering Street Life Project of writer-sociologist William H. Whyte. Since then they have developed a unique process for transforming public spaces, which they call "Placemaking." Not only has PPS worked in over 1,500 communities in 47 states and 24 countries to improve parks, markets, streets, transit stations, libraries and countless other places, they have also deeply influenced the way cities and towns approach public space. Join us for an insightful presentation that highlights the key ingredients of placemaking to be held on October 25, 2006, 1 – 3:30 pm in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

An event coordinated by the Planning Division Training Committee and Facilities and Real Estate.