Placemaking Weekend India – Goa, a three-day, place-led gathering on regenerative tourism and community-driven #placemaking. 📍 Goa 📅 27 Feb – 1 Mar 2026 Info: goodpass.co/host/india-t... #PlacemakingIndia #PlacemakingAsia

#PlacemakingWeekMexico is this week! www.placemaking.mx/placemaking-... @placemakingx.bsky.social #PlacemakingMexico #PlacemakingLatinomamerica #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

“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

“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...

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

“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

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

Mexico City to Welcome Global Leaders at #PlacemakingWeek 2026 mexicobusiness.news/sustainabili... #PlacemakingLatinoamerica #PlacemakingMexico #Placemaking #EspacioPublico

The best way to create world class streets is to start with world class sidewalks. Sidewalks are the foundation of what make cities affordable, accessible, and loved. Our resource guide: www.sociallifeproject.org/sidewalk_res... by Fred Kent & @drtpanova.bsky.social #UrbanDesign #Placemaking

!Venga a Ciudad de Mexico por #PlacemakingWeekMexico! Un programa increíble para conectar y hacer crecer el movimiento. www.placemaking.mx/placemaking-... #PlacemakingMexico #PlacemakingLatinoamerica #Placemaking

“The heart of an affordable, vibrant and inclusive city needs to be public spaces that support more informal local economies, informal social life, and informal local culture.” @ethankent.bsky.social

Montreal continues to lead and innovate on #WinterPlacemaking. @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Reflecting on the 50th Year of Building the Placemaking Movement: www.sociallifeproject.org/reflecting-o... By the Social Life Project & @placemakingx.bsky.social teams, w/ reflections from our favorite articles, by Fred Kent, @drtpanova.bsky.social, @ethankent.bsky.social & @kpeinhardt.bsky.social.

The Power of Placemaking "...#placemaking, [is] a community-based process of experimentation, visioning, and care to change the way people use and experience public space." @natestorring.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social @jstor.bsky.social daily.jstor.org/the-power-of...

Tipping Our Hats to #Placemaking: Why Unique Headwear is an Indicator of a Great Public Place Hats create places that brim with personality! Our fun post for the holidays: www.sociallifeproject.org/why-unique-h... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social #PublicSpace #PublicLife #StreetFashion

Seeing with Kathy Fred Kent reflects on his decades looking at, and learning from, #publicspaces with his partner and wife #KathyMadden, co-founder of @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social , Social Life Project and @placemakingx.bsky.social: www.sociallifeproject.org/what-we-saw-... #Placemaking

Great take here: “Car-free and car-light streets are most successful when they function as social infrastructure that supports belonging, well-being, and public life. In other words, infrastructure matters, but intentional placemaking determines results.” urbanland.uli.org/belonging-by...

#FundaciónPlacemaking es el socio operativo de empresas y fundaciones que desean llevar sus programas de Responsabilidad Social al #espaciopúblico, transformando calles, parques y plazas en lugares activos, seguros y comunitarios. www.placemaking.mx #PlacemakingLatinoamerica

Placemaking Weekend Goa, India (27 Feb – 1 Mar 2026) Walks, village visits, co-creation labs, hackathon + Ignite Talks on regenerative tourism. Register your interest: bit.ly/Placemakingi... #placemakingindia #placemakingasia #placemaking

Wonderful to participate in the World Planning Congress, and to help connect and support the strong #placemaking representation, especially from the #ArabPlacemaking community. @amaken.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @nadinebitar.bsky.social #WPC61 #ISOCARP

My critique of #FrankGehry and his Guggenheim Bilbao from my 2003 visit: www.pps.org/places/gugge...

Another energizing highlight from #ICUH25: the Place Game led by Steve Davies @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social & @ethankent.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social — a hands-on dive into #community-centered #design for healthier #cities Grateful to our many #placemaking partners for being there with us!

#𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 The 61𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘚𝘖𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘗 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 1–4 Dec @amaken.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social #ISOCARP #WPC61 #ArabPlacemaking

Tour of New York City Hall today after meeting with Chief Public Realm Officer @yatingliu.bsky.social and Helsinki Placemaking officer @arvindrchn.bsky.social. And then bumped into #placemaking advocate @jacksonchabot.bsky.social of @openplans.org!

Wonderful to connect and support placemaking leaders in our home base city of New York! #PlacemakingNYC #PlacemakingUS

Following #ICUH25 our ED joined a fantastic healthy #placemaking event co-hosted by Auckland rban Development Office, The Urban Room Foundation & Catalyse together with Ethan Kent from @placemakingx.bsky.social Great discussions on #community-centered #design — thanks to all involved!

The @is4urbanhealth.bsky.social Conference masterfully brought together #placemaking & #UrbanHealth leaders from around the world, and then connected us with the deep indigenous Māori wisdom of how place and health need to support each other. #PlacemakingAotearoa #IndigenousPlacemaking #ICUH25

What a powerful session #ICUH25! Plenary 4 on "Place Matters" opened with the inspiring Kaye-Maree Dunn reminding us that our #cities aren't blank canvases & that place is never neutral — stressing the importance of honoring the local narrative to build cities that can heal & restore our #health

#PlacemakingAotearoa was one of the first national #placemaking networks, and they continue to lead in exciting new directions today, like #IndigenousPlacemaking and #PlaceLedDevelopment.

Plenary 2 on “Nourishing Landscapes” yesterday highlighted how #food is connection — across the #Pacific & beyond; the importance of reconnecting to the land + the role of intergenerational practices Such important insights from local & global experts #ICUH25 #UrbanHealth

#PlacemakingMexico has been leading on many dimensions of the global #placemaking movement. Come learn from, shape, & support this continued leadership at the upcoming #PlacemakingWeekMexico, January 26-30, 2026: www.placemaking.mx/placemaking-... #PlacemakingLatinoamerica #EspaciosPublicos

Placemaking leaders are pioneers that stick their necks out and are not defined by disciplines, departments or how things have been done before. @placemakingx.bsky.social

More reasons Streatery’s are good for cities: www.sociallifeproject.org/reasons-nyc-... @lohplaces.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org @ggwash.org @openplans.org @placemakingx.bsky.social

👏😊 Time for a NYC shaped by all, for all. Affordability starts with public space for all to enjoy. Shared places that people love anchor and support inclusive, diverse economies and drive local investment, further attracting and attaching talent to further build the city. 😍🇺🇸

"One felicity leads to another." Just screened it for my students (as I do every semester). William Holly Whyte changed everything & “created the roadmap for communicating the human factors that make successful public spaces…” www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

Our thoughts go out to Kathy’s family, friends and colleagues. For more on Kathy’s legacy, please visit the Social Life Project: tinyurl.com/5d7e89tx

#ICUH25 is coming up fast! Meet our next plenary speakers: - @julieannegenter.greens.org.nz @nzgreensglobal.bsky.social on Healthy #Cities & #Climate Action - Ryan Smolar on #Food, Culture & #Community - Diane Turner on Age-Friendly Environments Join us in Wellington, register today: icuh2025.org

Despite the divisive media noise at the national level, at the local level is where our needs are most met, where our contributions most matter, and where divides most melt.

Across the political landscape, when our communities are anchored by shared spaces defined by shared values – from our schools to our sidewalks – our divides become smaller and our capacity to meet our needs greater. www.linkedin.com/pulse/progre...

“Through Placemaking, we can create natural, easy, organic ways for people to be in each other's presence and remind them that life is defined by genuine moments and real-life interactions and relationships, not by labels, online groups, and angry rhetoric.”

Social Life for All: Places Where Seniors Thrive. Fred Kent 'A great city is one that is designed for everyone. All people equally deserve to enjoy their city and what it has to offer.' It must be good for the 8 and for the 80 year old. Equity. Great photos: bit.ly/3FZHd6a

⏳Do you have experience, stories, tools, and lessons on how placemaking can help address local and global challenges? We want to hear from you! Proposals to present at the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek are due on Thursday, November 20! ✍🏽 Submit your proposal: placemakingweek.org

#ICUH25 is just around the corner! Join us in Wellington (17–21 Nov) for powerful plenaries on placemaking, ageing & wellbeing — with Steve Davies @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social, Emi Kiyota & Kaye-Maree Dunn! Learn more about the program & register for the conference: icuh2025.org #UrbanHealth

Division is the Crisis of Our Times - Connecting in Public Places is How We Heal www.sociallifeproject.org/division-is-... by #FredKent, #KathyMadden & @drtpanova.bsky.social #PublicSpace #Placemaking @placemakingx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

Kathleen A. Madden (1947-2025) I am saddened by the passing of Kathy Madden, a pioneer in the field of placemaking and co-founder of Project for Public Spaces. I had the opportunity to meet Kathy at the Better Cities Film Festival in Detroit in 2023. She will be missed. https://loom.ly/qWxC_VM

The team at Placemaking Canada is deeply saddened to learn that Kathy Madden has passed away. Kathy was a friend and mentor whose guidance helped to kickstart our organization, and whose ongoing support over the years helped to keep us on track with our efforts to advance Canadian placemaking.

Join me tonight at Harvard GSD for a conversation on Public Space and #Placemaking. @noticiasnodal.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

We are saddened to share news that Kathleen A. Madden, co-founder of PPS, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. Kathy was a pioneering leader in the global placemaking movement. Read more: 🔗 www.sociallifeproject.org/kathleen-a-m... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social