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Placemaking

The Compelling Promise of Urbanism Without Effort

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 05.13.2013 | Green
Read More: Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Urbanism, Cities, Culture, Photography, Placemaking, Community, Livable Cities, Island Press, Architecture, Urbanism Without Effort, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

As urban stakeholders -- residents, pundits, developers, associated professionals, and politicians -- we like to discuss and debate aspects of urb...

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Movement and Settlement, Upside Down

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 04.22.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Photography, Placemaking, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Green News, Sustainability, Community, Livable Cities, Urbanism, Cities, Detroit, Culture, Detroit News
Charles R. Wolfe

Last week, I participated in the Project for Public Spaces' Placemaking Leadership Council inaugural meeting in Detroit. The event left several impr...

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Pursuing the Elusive Green Light of Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 03.24.2013 | Green
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Charles R. Wolfe

If places are not implemented with care, and if they leave a sense of the overly artificial and concocted, we may collectively and forever chase The Great Gatsby's symbolic green light at the end of Daisy's pier.

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Lessons Learned: Five Principles of People and Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 03.18.2013 | Green
Read More: Photography, Australia, Placemaking, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Ferris Wheel, Architecture, Community, Urbanism, World News, Culture, Green News, Sustainability, Livable Cities, Malta, Portugal, Cities, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

This is not an obscure antiquarian story, but illustrates a highly contextual place, a small country where the cycles of human history is readily experienced in little more than one day.

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What's Next for Places?

Marian Salzman | Posted 03.04.2013 | Style
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Marian Salzman

There's nothing new in the need for places to grow their appeal and maintain it. Throughout history, attractive locations have acted as a magnet for people, economic activity and cultural life, which all boosted their power and attractiveness.

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Inspiring Placemaking Projects In Detroit, Across Michigan

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.18.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Let's Save Michigan, Michigan Muncipal League, Placemaking, Best of Detroit, Michigan Contests, Video, Canfield Social Yard, Detroit Parks, Michigan Placemaking Contest, Michigan Cities, Detroit Around Town, Detroit Impact, Detroit Green, Detroit Placemaking, Placemaking Contest, Artplace, Detroit Community Development, Detroit News

Could you transform your neighborhood with $2,000? The competitors in the "It's About Place" contest from Let's Save Michigan have come up with ide...

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A Simple Portrait of an Urban Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 02.08.2012 | Green
Read More: Photography, Sustainability, Placemaking, Community, Urban Planning, Green News, Culture, Cities, Third Places, Urban Policy, Livable Cities, Urbanism, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

From time to time, a single image captures the look and feel of city life, and successfully depicts an urban place where people come together. La...

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New York City's Inaugural Summer Streets: The People Came

David Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Cars, Placemaking, Green Living, Urban Planning, New York City, Green News
David Roberts

StreetFilms writes ... ... the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city ...

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