Tag: Project for Public Spaces

The Wørd: Placemaking Edition

Scott Doyon
Scott Doyon Twitter Instagram Facebook January 1, 2015
For some reason — perhaps because the weather was poor, I have a 15 year old daughter, and watching movies makes for a good way to cope with both — one of the themes of the Doyon Family holiday break ended up being future dystopias. Not something necessarily aligned with the hopeful messages more commonly associated... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design, Public Engagement
Tags Kaid Benfield, Mike Lydon, Project for Public Spaces, Scott Doyon, Tactical Urbanism
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Berliner Kinder: Berlin and its playborhoods

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInNovember 11, 2014
You've heard my fellow Placeshaker, Scott Doyon, say Smart Growth = Smart Parenting. More than once, actually. As well as how living in a walkable neighbourhood may shape our children. I've also talked about how my winter city, Winnipeg, nurtures active kids, as well as put some of those ideas into a TEDxTalk. Last... Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Experience, Planning and Design, Theory and Practice
Tags Berlin, form-based code, free-range kids, Hazel Borys, Lenore Skenazy, lessons from great cities, lessons from livable places, parenting, Playborhood, Project for Public Spaces, smartcode
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Measure Local, Share Global: There’s an app for that

Susan Henderson
Susan Henderson Instagram Facebook April 4, 2011
Okay, so I have a little problem. Since 1985 I’ve been a committed, out of the closet, Macoholic. I wrote my architectural thesis on an Apple IIe. Don’t do the math -- I’ll be fifty this year. A couple of months ago one of my business partners, Howard Blackson, suggested we find a way to use our iPhones and iPads... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design
Tags Bento, form-based code, iPhone app, Project for Public Spaces, smartcode, Susan Henderson, synoptic survey, Transect Codes Council
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