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9 Ways to Reinvigorate Towns & Cities Everywhere

9 Ways to Reinvigorate Towns & Cities Everywhere

Saving the planet depends on reclaiming our communities, rebuilding our social life and creating a sense of place—a Social Life Project…
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Why Paris (The City of Life) is the World Capital of Affection, Comfort & Joy

Why Paris (The City of Life) is the World Capital of Affection, Com...

When you see people expressing, openly, their feelings in public spaces—you know you’re in a city that is safe and appealing
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Midtown Manhattan is Losing Its Pedestrian Pizzaz

Midtown Manhattan is Losing Its Pedestrian Pizzaz

Here’s why streetlife has suffered over the past 50 years
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Starting at the Corner: A New Haven Success Story

Starting at the Corner: A New Haven Success Story

How a block, and then a street was the impetus that connected Yale University with the neighborhood.
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Fred Kent and Kathy Madden
The Secret Wonder of Paris

The Secret Wonder of Paris

The Old Bridge at the Heart of New Plans to Create the World’s Best Waterfront
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Announcing The Social Life Project

Announcing The Social Life Project

“I end, then, in praise of small spaces. For a city, such places are priceless.” — William H. Whyte, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces
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Please just a nice place to sit — Victual Market, Munich, Germany

Please just a nice place to sit — Victual Market, Munich, Germany

Seating is a basic need, but in many areas it is a controversial idea. This simple solution to a problem…how do two vendors with different…
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Fred Kent and Kathy Madden
The Global Catastrophe will be Solved by Local Communities

The Global Catastrophe will be Solved by Local Communities

Why Placemaking Can Help Facilitate the Change We Need
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New York’s Sailboat Pond: A Joyful Spot That Distinguishes the City

New York’s Sailboat Pond: A Joyful Spot That Distinguishes the City

Central Park is full of small spaces that together add up to Frederick Law Olmsted’s unrivaled masterpiece
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Fred Kent and Kathy Madden
The Little Bollard That Could… Do a Lot

The Little Bollard That Could… Do a Lot

Scenes from Paris
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Fred Kent and Kathy Madden
Is Vancouver Losing Its Soul?

Is Vancouver Losing Its Soul?

A wrong turn in the city that showed us how how to do tall buildings right
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Fred Kent and Kathy Madden
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