Project for Public Spaces

Help guide the conversation at the 13th International Public Markets Conference taking place May 20-22, 2027, in New York, NY! 🔗 publicmarkets.pps.org #PublicMarkets27 #PublicMarkets #MarketCities #FarmersMarket

The Only Good Corner in Midtown: How and Why Bryant Park's NW Corner Stands Out www.sociallifeproject.org/the-only-goo... by Fred Kent & @drtpanova.bsky.social #PlacemakingNYC @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social

📢 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡! Transform a public space for improved street safety & usability with a $75K grant. 𝗠𝗼𝗻, 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟮𝟲, 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧 is the deadline to submit an application for PPS's "Community Placemaking Grants: Streets as Places" w/ General Motors. 🔗 www.pps.org/community-pl...

⏰ Last call! Registration ends today, Thu, 10/15 at 11:59pm ET for "Fundraising for Your Public Space." Learn the core structures and systems that translate into an achievable action plan that brings in funding for your #PublicSpace: 🔗 www.pps.org/events/fundr...

📢 The 10/26 deadline is fast approaching! Submit an application for PPS's #CommunityPlacemakingGrants: #StreetsAsPlaces w/ General Motors. Learn more about how you can apply for a $75K grant to transform a public space for improved street safety & usability. 🔗 www.pps.org/community-pl...

THIS happened in NYC yesterday. And hopefully it is the start of seeing gates protecting the existing school streets or timed closures by places where students are playing. @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @nyc-dot.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofjv...

📢 Transform a public space for improved street safety and usability! Join us for an online info session this Friday, 10/2 @ 11am ET to learn more about PPS's Community Placemaking Grants with @GM! 🔗 Learn more & register: www.pps.org/community-pl...

📣 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! We're seeking a 𝗪𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 to work with our #MarketCitiesNetwork. This is a temporary contract position Oct 2026-Jun 2027 with a fee of $4,500. Learn more & apply! drive.google.com/file/d/1EZ8C... #JobOpportunity

⏰ Take advantage of a group rate before registration ends on 10/15 for "Fundraising for Your Public Space," a two-session, interactive training for those who manage parks, markets, BIDs, and other place-based organizations. 🔗 www.pps.org/events/fundr... 📷 Credit: City of Pea Ridge

📢 Applications are open for PPS's Community Placemaking Grants with General Motors! Two grantees get $75K + design/engagement support to transform a public space. Learn more, register for the Oct 2 info session, & apply by Oct 26: pps.org/community-placemaking-grants

Join PPS & our co-host, the NYCEDC, in #NewYorkCity on May 20-22, 2027, for the 13th Int'l #PublicMarkets Conference! Learn why #NYC's public markets make it the perfect place to see what's next for market leaders & #placemakers everywhere. 🔗 www.pps.org/article/get-...

🪑🪑🪑Great #placemaking happens when everyone has a seat at the table—your gift helps us keep opening doors for emerging leaders who can't afford the cost of admission to this field. Donate today and help us meet the growing demand for scholarships. 🔗 www.pps.org/scholarships

📹 New video tour! PPS's #CommunityPlacemakingGrants: #CivicSpaces supported by @rwjf.org helped Springfield Cultural Partnership turn a vacant storefront into The Intersection, where 83% of visitors felt more civically engaged! 🎥 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph99... @culturehousecc.bsky.social

📣 Early registration for our newest mini-course is open! "Fundraising for Your Public Space" is a 2-session, interactive training for people who manage parks, markets, BIDs, & other place-based organizations. 👉Register by 9/18 for the early-bird rate! 🔗 www.pps.org/events/fundr...

📣 Mark your calendars! #NewYorkCity will be the host city for the 13th International Public Markets Conference on May 20-22, 2027! In partnership w/our co-host, NYCEDC, we look forward to sharing more soon: publicmarkets.pps.org #PublicMarkets27

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

⛲🌳 #PlacemakingWeek would not have been possible without the support of our generous sponsors and partners! We thank the following contributors for help making our sold-out gathering of public space professionals a huge success! 🔗 See the Conference Report: www.placemakingweek.org/26/report

🎉 It's National #FarmersMarketWeek (8/2-8)! New research shows frequent farmers market attendance boosts community belonging—60%+ of attendees say markets help them feel connected. Read the latest on our blog👇 www.pps.org/article/do-f... 📷 Omaha Farmers Market

📣 Save the dates for this new mini-training! On August 9, early registration will open for "𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲" an interactive mini-course that will take place on Wed, 10/21 & Fri, 10/23, 12-2pm ET. Learn more: www.pps.org/events/fundr...

🎥 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 some of our favorite moments on video from the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 #PlacemakingWeek in #Detroit! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXUn... #Michigan #Placemaking #WeMakeItHappenTogether

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

⏰ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟳/𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧 for our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen." 🔗 www.pps.org/events/place...

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...

Register early or apply for a pay-what-you-can scholarship! Early-bird rate & scholarship close in less than 2 WEEKS for our signature training,"Placemaking: Making it Happen" Group rates & AICP credits available. @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social 🔗 www.pps.org/events/place...

📸 Now available: photos from the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek in Detroit! 🔗 See the photo gallery: bit.ly/PMW2026Photos #Detroit #Michigan #Placemaking #WeMakeItHappenTogether

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...

📣 New Community Placemaking Grants! Thanks to the Walton Family Foundation, PPS is awarding $100K each to four nonprofits local government agencies in Benton & Washington Counties, NW Arkansas, to transform public spaces into vibrant places of belonging. 🔗 pps.org/community-placemaking-grants

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

🤝 Great news! PPS's #MarketCities Program has formalizing a shared commitment w/the World Farmers Markets Coalition to share knowledge & best practices to boost the global impact of #publicmarkets & #farmersmarkets! 👉 Sign up for Biweekly Bazaar to get the latest in your inbox!: pps.org/subscribe

Just some of our favorite moments from Day 2 of #PlacemakingWeek at Michigan Central! #Detroit #Michigan #Placemaking #WeMakeItHappenTogether

#PublicMarkets are powerful community hubs that foster social connection & bring people together! Our recent article, "How Markets Promote Social Connection & Wellbeing," takes a look at 3 examples: @foodwise.org Flint Farmers' Market and @bcfarmersmarket.bsky.social 🔗 www.pps.org/article/the-...

"Stop treating teenagers like it's us and them," @natestorring.bsky.social says. As a whole, we've spent decades designing teenagers OUT of #publicspaces. And now we're surprised when they have nowhere to go. Read the full article on @axios.com 🔗 www.axios.com/2026/06/05/t...

Since 1852, Findlay Market has been the economic heartbeat of Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine. $1.1B in impact. 300+ businesses supported. No big box store comes close. Learn more: www.pps.org/article/impa...

We're proud to endorse the RESTORE Third Spaces Act, a $200M federal pilot grant program introduced to Congress by @replamonica.bsky.social. If passed, it will rebuild beloved #thirdplaces like parks & libraries @natestorring.bsky.social @kellyverel.bsky.social 🔗 mciver.house.gov/media/press-...

⛲️🌳 #PlacemakingWeek Highlight: Fitzgerald's Civic Commons. When trust erodes, placemaking rebuilds it. Read more about the mobile workshop "Building Trust While Transforming Vacancy into Assets” by Live6 Alliance & @civiccommonsus.bsky.social 🏘️ www.pps.org/article/snea...

“If the lens through which we evaluate public space is nostalgia, we’re doomed from the start.” — Elena Madison, PPS Reactions to the #CopleySquare redesign show how deeply people connect to #PublicSpaces. Read Murray Whyte's article in @bostonglobe.com 🔗 www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/26/a...

⭐ “You don’t want to force something that doesn’t work; you want it to come out organically from the engagement...so the public will know ‘Oh, I see how you elevated nature, that came from us; I see how you reflected the joy we’re asking for, that came from us.’” - @mitchellsilver.bsky.social

We just released our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and it's a testament to what happens when 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻. Whether you're a placemaker, funder, or simply someone who appreciates a good public space, there's something in here to inspire you. 🔗 lnkd.in/eFwVB4YP

We're just a little over a month away from #PlacemakingWeek in Detroit—and we're thrilled to share that we are officially sold out. If you'd like to attend, you can join the waitlist. 🔗 www.placemakingweek.org

⛲️🌳 Belle Isle—the largest urban island park in the U.S.—is just one of many incredible featured experiences to choose from for your #PlacemakingWeek mobile workshop! 🌿 Secure your spot now 👉🔗 www.pps.org/article/snea...

⏰ Apply concepts right away! It's your last chance to register for "How to Create Successful Markets," an on-demand course from PPS and your step-by-step guide to building thriving, community-centered public markets. Registration closes 5/14 at 11:59pm ET. 🔗 www.pps.org/events/how-t...

⏰ It’s your last chance to register for “How to Create Successful Markets,” an on-demand course from Project for Public Spaces and your step-by-step guide to building thriving, community-centered public markets. Registration closes May 14 at 11:59pm ET. 🔗 www.pps.org/events/how-t...

⛲️🌳 Once the world's tallest train station, Michigan Central sat vacant for decades. Now it's a 30-acre innovation campus—and a Venue Partner for #PlacemakingWeek 2026! 🚉✨ Read more about Michigan Central & other Detroit highlights to explore at Placemaking Week→ www.pps.org/article/snea...

Paige Hammond started inviting neighbors to her backyard sauna. That small act grew into the Shorewood Women's Social — a thriving community built on one simple idea: open your (sauna) door, see who walks in. 🚪✨ Read her story → www.pps.org/article/a-wo...

📣 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! The RiverFront Market, a new year-round indoor public market in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, is seeking an Executive Director. Learn more & apply! Application closes 5/11: www.omahariverfrontmarket.org/executive-di...

🎓 Learn from the best in the field! Our "How to Create Successful Markets" on-demand training brings together a diverse network of global public market professionals whose real-world insights are woven throughout the curriculum. 🔗 Learn more & register: www.pps.org/events/how-t...

Learn more about Mother Road Market in Tulsa, OK, where an incubator model turned a food hall into a launchpad for small businesses! Read "How Market Cities Build Inclusive & Diverse Economies" for more 🔗 www.pps.org/article/impa... 📷 Credit: Valerie Wei-Haas, Courtesy Mother Road Market

Public spaces make everyday life more affordable. A recent article by @civiccommonsus.bsky.social lays out five concrete ways public spaces lower household costs. 🔗 medium.com/reimagining-...