How We Built a Better Postman’s Park in Milwaukee

For the Love of My City

Peter Kageyama delivered perhaps the most powerful keynote address I’ve ever heard at the Main Street Now Conference…

South Street Seaport, New York, NY

The ever-evolving South Street Seaport was dealt a terrible blow when Hurricane Sandy struck in…

Tactical Urbanism and Brownfields

We were among the presenters of 158 educational sessions at the National Brownfields Conference in…

Pop-up Parklet in Trenton, New Jersey

We had the most wonderful of surprises running across this parklet on a recent visit to…

Crafting a New Agenda for Preservation in the 21st Century

The Preservation Rightsizing Network has caught on to a deep strain of interest to see reform from within the preservation movement. Their timing for this could not be better given it is the 50th anniversary year since the…

East End Market, Orlando, Florida

We were grateful for a chance to visit the East End Market in Orlando. The market is located in the Audubon Park Garden District that was named a Great American Main Street by the National Main Street Center in 2016 — and factored prominently in that success.

Mice on Main

Mice started as a public art project thought up by Jim Ryan, a senior at Christ Church Episcopal School in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2000. Artist Zan Wells made a clay sculpture of each mouse. Then they were cast in bronze and installed throughout the downtown — creating a scavenger hunt. A…

Postman’s Plot Dedication in Milwaukee

Just over six weeks ago we worked with 100 volunteers to transform a park in Milwaukee in…

Getting Ready for some Creative Placemaking in Milwaukee

We’re honored to be among those selected to present at the Main Street Now conference hosted by the National Main Street Center in Milwaukee. Our process of getting ready is a bit different from most participants. For starters, we found around 20 shipping pallets. Then…