UN Habitat initiative just released a report on creating high quality public spaces

Ironically, given the court ruling in the aforementioned Adams Morgan public plaza matter, that UN-Habitat has released a report on how to create high quality public spaces ("11 Steps to Achieve Quality Public Spaces at a Neighborhood Level: UN-Habitat's Guideline," ArchDaily). 

-- Global Public Space Programme, UN-Habitat 

They have created the Public Space Site-Specific Assessment: Guidelines to Achieve Quality Public Spaces at Neighbourhood Level to formalize the process for creating "high quality public spaces." 

Although it's not that there aren't other tools that can be used in similar design and implementation processes for creating and improving community spaces

-- "Transport for London's Healthy Streets Initiative" 

-- How to Turn A Place Around book, second edition, Project for Public Spaces 

-- "High Performance Public Spaces: A Tool for Building More Resilient and Sustainable Communities," David Barth

-- NYC Plaza Program, NYC Department of Transportation

-- School Walk and Bike Routes: A Guide for Planning and Improving Walk and Bike to School Options for Students, State of Washington DOT

Although, sometimes I think there's too much focus on creating approaches and not enough time doing.  So you can see the value of tactical urbanism, which focuses on doing.

-- "Parking Day 2020" (list of resources)

-- "Just Do It," 2019