Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Great public markets are great public places

The Project for Public Spaces has come out with their latest newsletter. The September issue focuses on public markets.


East New York Farmers Market, Brooklyn, New York.

The Future of Markets

This summer, PPS brought together experts from across the U.S. in a frank discussion about what the future holds for public markets. With the markets renaissance going strong for more than twenty years, we asked, "What's left for the markets movement to accomplish?" In a word, our panelists unanimously responded: "Plenty."

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