PPS Senior Fellow Jay Walljasper, author of The Great Neighborhood Book, is the editor of a new release titled All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons. In his new book, Jay discusses the commons — the things in life that belong to everyone, from water and wilderness to the internet and public [...]Read Article

This past November, the city of Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec invited PPS President and founder Fred Kent and Senior Director of Downtowns and Main Streets Norman Mintz to spend two days observing and guiding elected officials and community leaders through a Placemaking workshop. Tanya Abramovitch, the Côte Saint-Luc City Manager and Library Director, recently wrote to [...]Read Article

Although winter is in full effect and temperatures are dropping, that’s no excuse to stay insideBusiness Alliance (ASBA) is advocating for the city to rethink the future of its downtown City Dock and historic Market House. Using Placemaking principles, Annapolis’ waterfront could be restored into a lively, vibrant, and sustainable public space; and local [...]Read Article

Placemaking is alive and well in San Antonio, Texas, where the city is building on their renowned River Walk to create new multi-use destinations for tourists and locals alike, including the newly re-opened Main Plaza. Phil Myrick reports on his recent trip to kick off work in San Antonio’s historic St. Paul Square District with [...]Read Article

The Columbia River Crossing (CRC), one of the largest public works projects in the history of the Portland/Vancouver region, is turning to local citizens and stakeholders to generate alternatives to the current