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[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📢 Applications are open for PPS's Community Placemaking Grants with @GM! Two grantees get $75K + design/engagement support to transform a public space. Learn more, register for the 10/2 info session, & apply by 10/26: https://t.co/kfXX1A0lVq

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

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. 🔗 https://t.co/BDT7yAclQv

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

🪑🪑🪑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. 🔗 https://t.co/JXea8Ff9bq

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📹 New video tour! PPS's #CommunityPlacemakingGrants: #CivicSpaces supported by @RWJF helped @sfldculture turn a vacant storefront into The Intersection, where 83% of visitors felt more civically engaged after visiting! 🎥 Watch: https://t.co/mJEY25KfXd
@culturehousecc

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📣 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!🔗 https://t.co/dFG8XO8ZnY

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📣 Mark your calendars! NYC 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: https://t.co/iqyNLsQNfr
#PublicMarkets27

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

⛲🌳 #PlacemakingWeek would not have been possible w/o 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: https://t.co/LcnEuRKetn

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

🎉 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👇
https://t.co/H5HwhS8r9v
📷 Omaha Farmers Market

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📣 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: https://t.co/dFG8XO8ZnY

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

🎥 𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃 some of our favorite moments on video from the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 #PlacemakingWeek in #Detroit! @DowntownDet https://t.co/JBJAk1ZhxI

#Michigan #Placemaking #WeMakeItHappenTogether

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

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. → https://t.co/LcnEuRKetn

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

⏰ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟳/𝟯𝟬 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵𝗽𝗺 𝗘𝗧  for our signature online training, "Placemaking: Making it Happen." 🔗 https://t.co/MIBODxIgJk

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

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 @sociallifeproj 🔗https://t.co/MIBODxIgJk

[Social Life Project @sociallifeproj]

Before founding Social Life Project & @PlacemakingX in 2018, @Fred_Kent founded @PPS_Placemaking in 1975, and led it for 43 years, developing and applying placemaking principles and tools. The Power 10 shows us how cities can be transformed through clustering of small activities.

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

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 @sociallifeproj 🔗https://t.co/MIBODxIgJk

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📸 Now available: photos from the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek in Detroit! 🔗 See the photo gallery: https://t.co/R2UwO9MW8x
@DowntownDet #Detroit #Michigan #Placemaking #WeMakeItHappenTogether

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

We partnered w/@maxmusicant of @musicantgroup & 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: https://t.co/zDm6gBQrxY

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

📣 New Community Placemaking Grants! Thanks to the @WaltonFamilyFdn, PPS is awarding $100K each to 4 nonprofits/local govs in Benton & Washington Counties, NW Arkansas, to transform public spaces into vibrant places of belonging.🔗Learn more https://t.co/6AYZQwE5te

[Social Life Project @sociallifeproj]

How Small Buildings Can Seed Vitality in Public Places https://t.co/E8AavdjS44 by @Fred_Kent & @DrTPanova

#Placemaking

[Project for Public Spaces @PPS_Placemaking]

🤝 Great news! PPS's #MarketCities Program has formalizing a shared commitment with the World Farmers Markets Coalition to share knowledge & best practices to boost the global impact of #publicmarkets!
👉 Sign up for Biweekly Bazaar to get the latest: https://t.co/IRexA5xx74

[Downtown Cleveland @DowntownCLE]

What is “placemaking” and why should you care?💭🤔 Learn more in this video, featuring @PPS_Placemaking Placemaking Week in Detroit, in partnership with @DowntownDet.

Several of our staff attended, and we’re excited to bring many of the lessons and takeaways back to Cleveland!💙