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Indigenous Placemaking and Placekeeping for First Peoples, and for Us All “From an indigenous perspective #PlaceMakesUs. Therefore we need placemaking to take a more deeply 'place sourced, culture led and community fed' approach and practice.

Really looking forward to participating in this, to reconnecting with many #PlacemakingPVD and #PlacemakingRI leaders, and to building on this Indigenous placemaking conversation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/indige...

PlacemakingX is pleased to be a partner, along with other local and international organizations like
Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN). After Keynoting virtually last year, our @ethankent.bsky.social is honored to be able to participate in-person this year and offer a keynote.

The Confestival:
-Convenes local and international stakeholders to network and develop best practices in Cultural Placemaking.
-Demonstrates Cultural Placemaking principles in action.
-Promotes other Cultural Placemaking Initiatives in the Greater Providence area.

Join us for an international gathering of leadership on #CulturalPlacemaking, #IndigenousPlacemaking and #CreativePlacemaking, in a city that leads on these issues, Providence, RI, USA.

The Meshanticut Cultural Placemaking Confestival, August 20-24, is a free conference: meshanticutconfestival.com

📣 Call for Papers: Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability Special Issue on 'Spatial, Environmental & Social Dimensions: The 15-Minute City'
See link below for more information on the call.
think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Sidewalks should support social life!

The point of #cities is more than to be able to move about efficiently, but to be able to connect & exchange.

Let's turn upside down the shaping of cities to start with the social life of #sidewalks!
#Streets #Placemaking #PublicSpace
@placemakingx.bsky.social

11 principios para hacer grandes lugares públicos Thanks to Fundación Placemaking México, the 11 Principles of Placemaking is now translated into Spanish! The 11 Principles are introduced in Project for Public Spaces' book, How to Turn a Place Around...

In celebration of Project for Public Spaces' 50th anniversary, our friends at Fundación Placemaking México have translated our Eleven Principles of Placemaking into Spanish! 🔗 www.pps.org/article/11-p... #PPSTurns50 @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

"Cars get you from pt A to pt B, sealed up in a metal box and disconnected from the city" "..riding a bike, you can interact w/ the world, stop ... if smthg / s/o catches your eye, chat ..., and go off route" "𝗕𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁."

The Social Life of Cycling: How Bikes Can Propel Human Connection

Bike culture enriches social life and creates a bridge between sidewalk activity and the street
www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l... by @sociallifeproject.bsky.social @drtpanova.bsky.social

PlacemakingX — A Network to Accelerate Placemaking for Global Impact A global network of leaders who together will accelerate placemaking as a way to create healthy, inclusive, and beloved communities. To make the spaces we live into places we love.

You can find placemaking advocates in most cities, or get involved yourself, through website: www.placemakingx.org/get-involved

Livability is still a goal which everyone deserves, but how we currently delivery livability undermines its potential, and in many ways causes the affordability crisis globally.

The timeline for upcoming projects. Through FEM.DES #ACADEMY, FEM #UrbanLabs, collaborative #Feminist Mappathons, and the living FEM Urban Atlas, we’re building an international program for #feminist cities. @thegenderedcity.bsky.social

Placemaking and housing affordability have been in each-other’s blind spots, but could together be harnessed to accelerate each-other's viability and impact.

Placemaking for lovability can help achieve livability more affordably, inclusively, and quickly.

The global #placemaking movement is defined, debated, & developed by people grounded in #publicspace work from diverse destinations, disciplines & demographics around the world.

Help us shape, connect & grow the collective learning, advocacy, & impact #Placemakers everywhere!

A few powerful moments from @placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit:

Fred Kent @sociallifeproject.bsky.social on the importance of accessibility in public spaces

Amanda O'Rourke @880cities.bsky.social on placemaking for the underhoused

Clara Bitter from Gehl on data-driven design

Announcing #PlacemakerWeekASEAN 2025, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Aug 26-30!

Led by #PlacemakingMalaysia,
#PlacemakingThailand, #PlacemakingDAVAO & #PlacemakingIndonesia.

#PlacemakingAsia #PlacemakingASEAN

More on how to turn transportation planning upside-down with placemaking: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p...

Let's take streets and sidewalks to the next level of safety, economic activity, and social life!

#DoubleLoadedSidewalks are essential to making great #sidewalks:
www.sociallifeproject.org/double-loade...
By Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social

#urbanplanning #urbanism #placemaking

This morning at AKI Studios: keynotes on placemaking and peacemaking, the importance of small interventions, complete communities, and a pecha kucha of of placemaking initiatives from across the country.

#GlobalPlacemakingSunmit

Great list!

Join the global launch of #DistrictsInPlacemaking!

@placemakingx.bsky.social w/ #PlacemakingEurope, The Place Institute & Global Cultural Districts Network will support & connect districts working to apply #Placemaking, #PlaceGovernance & #PlaceLedDevelopment: www.linkedin.com/events/distr...

Street Vendors and Public Markets Can Drive the Future of Thriving and Inclusive Cities Public spaces need informal vending, formal markets, and conventional storefronts in order to thrive.

Street Vendors and Public Markets Can Drive the Future of Thriving and Inclusive Cities - @ethankent.bsky.social

www.sociallifeproject.org/street_vendo...

A pioneering document for #placemaking - the master plan that our Fred Kent led for #BryantPark in 1980 after founding @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social in 1975 to put William H Whyte’s work into practice:
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@bryantpark.bsky.social #UrbanParks

Thanks for sharing! We loved having you at the the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit. @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

The closing picture of our 4-day #GlobalPlacemakingSummit!

Convened with 300+ participants, from 20+ countries, at 6 amazing venues across Toronto. @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

@evergreencanada.bsky.social @jasonthorne.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social

#PlacemakingCanada #Placemaking

On the final day of the summit:

Our ED Giselle Sebag shared the closing plenary's stage with @ethankent.bsky.social & other longtime partners & friends leading the #placemaking movement globally

A heartfelt thanks to @placemakingx.bsky.social & @placemaking-canada.bsky.social for having us!

What a week in Toronto!

@placemakingx.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit brought together a dynamic global #community working toward healthier & more joyful #cities

Honored to be part of this important gathering and already looking forward to the next summit!

#UrbanHealth

We made it by #BikeTO to the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit at The Brick Works! h/t @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Beyond happy to be in Toronto for the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit — reconnecting with so many longtime friends & global #placemaking leaders

Together, let's shape the future of the placemaking movement toward #healthier & more equitable #cities

#UrbanHealth

Welcome to Toronto to all the placemakers that are here from around the world for the Global Placemaking Summit! @placemakingx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social