Ethan Kent

Great article on what has made and preserved one my favorite streets. I had no idea.

#PlacemakingCanada was founded 10 years ago here in Montreal. Great to have another #PlacemakingMontreal workshop for @placemaking-canada.bsky.social, led by @tjhfx.bsky.social and @ethankent.bsky.social.

Experiencing the Lumino #WinterPlacemaking installations and conference. @qdsmtl.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @maxmusicant.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

#PlacemakingCanada #PlacemakingMontreal

International #WinterPlacemaking conversations and connections thanks to @qdsmtl.bsky.social with @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @maxmusicant.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social. #PlacemakingCanada #PlacemakingMontreal

‪Excited for #PlacemakingWeek to be in Detroit, the city from which PPS launched the placemaking movement, back in 2013: www.pps.org/article/plac...

‪A fertile moment to reflect on & reinvigorate the movement. We will support from @placemakingx.bsky.social & @sociallifeproject.bsky.social.

‪Excited for #PlacemakingWeek to be in Detroit, the city from which PPS launched the placemaking movement, back in 2013: www.pps.org/article/plac...

‪A fertile moment to reflect on & reinvigorate the movement. We will support from @placemakingx.bsky.social & @sociallifeproject.bsky.social.

Please join us Monday evening to hear the inspiring @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social deliver the Lewis Mumford lecture at the Spitzer School of Architecture. Our Fred Kent will be introducing Carlos.

Info and registration:
ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/lewis...

#PlacemakingNYC

Placemaking Is Dead, Long Live Placemaking! | Strong Towns A verb became a noun. A process became a product. And an approach became an adjective.

Well said:

"Placemaking Is Dead, Long Live #Placemaking!
A verb became a noun. A process became a product. And an approach became an adjective." www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026... by @maxmusicant.bsky.social & Shina Shayesteh for @strongtowns.org

@placemakingx.bsky.social

👏🙏🎊 @jaypitter.bsky.social

I will be there!

Reconnecting People Through Places The Global Placemaking Summit convened 150 of the world's placemaking leaders in Mexico City to set the course for the global movement.

Reconnecting People Through Places: #Placemaking With Local and Global Networks: www.placemakingx.org/article/reco... by @ethankent.bsky.social

Which talk title would most attract you?

1. Reconnecting People & Places: Placemaking with Local & Global Networks.

2. The Tragedy & Triumph of Place: From Degenerative Placetaking to Regenerative Placemaking

3. Towards a Global Place Movement: From Corporate Capitalism to Place Capitalism

How Paris Breaks All the Rules to Be the Best City for People Paris is an incredible example of a city “getting it right” because of how it breaks many of the rules set forth by car culture so as to create the best city for people.

"There are more and more of us fighting for a different vision of the world—a world that takes care of our most precious resources: the air we breathe, the water we drink and the places we share." — Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris

www.sociallifeproject.org/how-paris-br...

Highlights from #PlacemakingWeekMexico.
@guillbernal.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social

#PlacemakingMexico #PlacemakingLatinoamerica

Mexico City and Fundación Placemaking have been a global hub for the placemaking movement.

@guillbernal.bsky.social

How Paris Breaks All the Rules to Be the Best City for People Paris is an incredible example of a city “getting it right” because of how it breaks many of the rules set forth by car culture so as to create the best city for people.

Paris's Peerless Placemaking: How the City of Light Breaks the Rules to Get Things Right (new article)
www.sociallifeproject.org/how-paris-br... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social

@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social, @placemakingx.bsky.social

#PlacemakingParis #PlacemakingEurope

14 Reasons Why NYC and Cities Everywhere Need Dining Sheds Dining sheds are an important component of vibrant public life and NYC, as well as cities all around the world, would greatly benefit from having them.

Great news! The program was one of the best things to happen to NYC streets and public spaces. Wonderful what it will do for businesses, sidewalks and social life: www.sociallifeproject.org/reasons-nyc-... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

14 Reasons Why NYC and Cities Everywhere Need Dining Sheds Dining sheds are an important component of vibrant public life and NYC, as well as cities all around the world, would greatly benefit from having them.

Great news! The program was one of the best things to happen to NYC streets and public spaces. Wonderful what it will do again for businesses, sidewalks and social life: www.sociallifeproject.org/reasons-nyc-... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

Yes, love to help host you here if you have any extra time. I will text you.

From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities Please join us for the 2026 Mumford Lecture: From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities, presented by Carlos Moreno.

"From Crisis to Proximity: A New Social Contract for Cities"

@carlosmorenofr.bsky.social is giving this year's Lewis Mumford Lecture February 23, 2026, 6 pm at @cuny.edu:
www.eventbrite.com/e/from-crisi...

#PlacemakingWeekMexico is this week!

www.placemaking.mx/placemaking-...

@placemakingx.bsky.social

#PlacemakingMexico #PlacemakingLatinomamerica #Placemaking

Thanks @denisebijoux.bsky.social, @urbanpirates.bsky.social and @cityshaper.bsky.social for leading this!

#PlacemakingX #Placemaking

The Future is Local: Global Voices on #Placemaking’s Role in Shaping a Better Future conversations.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/events/place...

@is4urbanhealth.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
@urbanroomsnetwork.bsky.social @theurbanroom.bsky.social

#PlacemakingAotearoa

How #BryantPark Catalyzed the Transformation of Midtown Manhattan and Inspired #PublicSpaces Everywhere (new article!): www.sociallifeproject.org/how-bryant-p... by @drtpanova.bsky.social

Including the 1980 @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social master plan report, led by our Fred Kent.

#PlacemakingNYC

Progress In the Places People Love Will Persevere How MAGA Could Be Helping to Bring About the Future They Most Fear(But Shouldn’t) America’s story of progress has been driven by people and places building each-other up. That progress, though under a...

“The powerful have their power. But we have something too – the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together.” @mark-carney.bsky.social

Progress in Places People Love Will Persevere:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/progre...

“A world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile and less sustainable…

Collective investments in resilience are cheaper than everyone building their own fortresses…

Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse and free.”

@placemaking-canada.bsky.social

Join us at #PlacemakingWeekMexico next week: www.placemaking.mx/placemaking-... with @guillbernal.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social

#PlacemakingLatinoamerica #Placemaking #PlacemakingMexico

Thrilled to announce a series of #RegenerativePlacemaking workshops in Australia with Village Well, led by our @ethankent.bsky.social.

#PlacemakingAus #PlacemakingBrisbane #PlacemakingNSW #PlacemaingVic #PlaceLedDevelopment

“Public Space may be the prerequisite for democracy, but its presence alone is not enough. Only the People can ensure the publicness of our public spaces and the vitality of our #democracy.” Fred Kent
www.pps.org/article/open...
@ppsplacemaking.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Mexico City to Welcome Global Leaders at Placemaking Week 2026 Mexico City will host Placemaking Week Mexico 2026 on Jan. 26–30, gathering global urban leaders to focus on social cohesion and resilient cities.

Mexico City to Welcome Global Leaders at #PlacemakingWeek 2026 mexicobusiness.news/sustainabili...

#PlacemakingLatinoamerica #PlacemakingMexico #Placemaking #EspacioPublico