"The social life of small urban spaces is not found by the planners, it is found by the people who use them."

#PlacemakingWeekEurope is this week! In the spirit of co-creation, collaboration and inspiration, over 600 placemakers from all over the world will meet to share, test, question and connect. The #PlacemakingWeek program: placemaking-europe.eu/pwe/reggio-e... #Placemaking #PlacemakingEurope

Articles to help us learn how to make great squares from @sociallifeproject.bsky.social: www.sociallifeproject.org/tag/squares/

Squares can be small, and still include many layers of purpose and meaning. Piazzetta Capri, Italy @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

This is awesome! Whyte’s work on plazas is eternally relevant

Highlights from the Bienalle of Public Space in Rome today, with #publicapace and #Placemaking leaders gathering from around the world. Our @ethankent.bsky.social led the session for UN Habitat’s Global Public Space Network.

Join us in Rome, or virtually, the next few days, for the Biennial of #PublicSpace. www.cityspacearchitecture.org?e=78

Block parties always bring out the best in Brooklyn. @sociallifeproject.bsky.social @stoopstories.bsky.social

Thanks so much Glyn for coming to the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit by @placemaking-canada.bsky.social & @placemakingx.bsky.social, and for masterfully conducting this podcast with @tjhfx.bsky.social @andrew-pask.bsky.social, myself and others. We're very grateful to @spacing.bsky.social.

Global Ideas for Local #Placemaking by @spacingradio.bsky.social's @glynbowerman.bsky.social: soundcloud.com/spacingradio... @spacing.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @andrew-pask.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social @evergreencanada.bsky.social #GlobalPlacemakingSummit

On th latest @spacingradio.bsky.social, we bring you the highlights from the Global Placemaking Summit held at @evergreencanada.bsky.social. We speak to experts from around the world: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

📽️ 🍿 October 1st Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Please join us for a Special Screening of #WilliamHWhyte's newly restored film–The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces–with the Founders of @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social & The Social Life Project: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Revisiting the newly restored classic film by William H. Whyte www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l... @anthologyfilm.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social #Placemaking #PublicSpace #Urbanism #WilliamHWhyte

The #Feminist #Placemaking Academy is coming to Mexico City! ✨ Join for a Certified Feminist Placemaking Diploma! www.eventbrite.nl/e/feminist-p...

Lessons from Halifax #WaterfrontPlacemaking: www.pps.org/article/love... by @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

Join us in New Zealand this November! With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social #PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces

#ICUH25 presents its third plenary on "Place Matters"! We're lucky to welcome @ethankent.bsky.social ED @placemakingx.bsky.social — whose decades of #placemaking work continue to shape #communities around the world Eager to learn from Ethan? Join us in Wellington this fall! Tickets: icuh2025.org

📣 Announcing: the 5th Int'l #PlacemakingWeek is heading to #Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 24–26, 2026! 🎉Co-hosted by Downtown Detroit Partnership, this global gathering celebrates #publicspaces, creativity, & community. 🔗 Learn more: placemakingweek.org #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit

Let’s Build Place-Led Power for Civil Society Place leadership — networked locally and globally — has a vital role in building resilience & resistance amid the unprecedented attacks on NGOs & civil society. Reflections on "The End of the Age of NGOs": www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanb...

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...

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

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

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

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 - @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: uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5810e16fbe87... @bryantpark.bsky.social #UrbanParks

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

Tomorrow! Last day of the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit @placemaking-canada.bsky.social Taking riders through St. James Town & Cabbage Town to the Brick Works Then The Brick Works, Cork Town & The Distillery District h/t @felt.com @ternbicycles.com @uoftcities.bsky.social felt.com/map/Global-P...

Dennis Lago of @UrbanStrategies kicks off the 2nd #GlobalPlacemakingSummit with a tour of #TheWell - a unique, 8acre mixed-use development on site of the former Globe & Mail production facility. #PlacemakingCanada

For #WorldBicycleDay we share our latest on how embracing bike culture can humanize cities: www.sociallifeproject.org/how-embracin... by Fred Kent, @drtpanova.bsky.social, and Kathy Madden @placemakingx.bsky.social @transalt.org @bfurnas.bsky.social #biking #bikes #Bicycles

On the last day of the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit, Wednesday, Jun 11th, take a ride with me. Program & registration: placemakingx.org/summit25 via @placemakingx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social h/t @felt.com ‬ #BikeMonth #BikeTO felt.com/map/Global-P...

A helpful message ahead of the upcoming #GlobalPlacemakingSummit. #Placemaking is doing not planning! @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

Another great article @sociallifeproject.bsky.social. This time about rethinking intersections so that they can become vibrant #publicspaces: www.sociallifeproject.org/using-shared... 🎬 #Paris is full of good examples. Hear those urban sounds!