Turning the shaping of communities & cities upside-down to start with the social life of public spaces is what we're all about! Our Fred Kent developed the Power of 10 #Placemaking concept to apply this idea at all scales: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-power-of...

Inspiring to be sharing and learning with an extraordinary community of luminaries. Like @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more.

Join us for a discussion on #RegenerativePlacemaking at the #GenerationRegenerationSummit - a free, virtual summit hosted by Tony Cho and Future of Cities: generationregenerationsummit.com/live/ With @ethankent.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more!

“Leading with #lovability and #placeattachment actually helps achieve livability more quickly, more affordably, and more inclusively." #Placemaking

"We're creating houses and spaces, rather than homes and places. It's a mechanistic worldview instead of a human one." From my conversation with Shawn Duncan on his podcast Places People Change about #PlaceAttachement: places-people-change.ghost.io/belonging-as... #Placemaking

How Small Buildings Can Seed Vitality in Public Places www.sociallifeproject.org/small-buildi... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social

-Helping to lead a PlacemakingUS network building session on the 26th at 1:30PM with Ryan Smolar, Kady Yellow and Krista Nightengale. @betterblock.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social #PlacemakingUS #PlacemakingMichigan #PlacemakingDetroit

-Launching our global agenda on #PlaceLedDevelopment on Friday the 26th at 10:45AM with @ethankent.bsky.social, Steve Davies, Alana Mercury and @philmyrick.bsky.social.

Some of the #PlacemakingWeek events we’re participating in include: -Launching a book on Place and Placemaking on Tuesday at 5:30 with Wayne State Welcome Center with Conrad Kickert(free registration): www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Headed to Detroit for #PlacemakingWeek! The city that launched the global #Placemaking movement with its many transformative projects, and by hosting our first international placemaking conference back in 2013. Thanks to @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social for hosting again!

Reciprocal Gestures and Improvisation: How One Small Placemaking Act Can Precipitate Great Places www.sociallifeproject.org/reciprocal-g... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

As we celebrate the one-year mark since we co-hosted the Global Placemaking Summit, the Placemaking Canada Steering Committee is excited to share our updated mission and values! Please read on...

5. Connected We undertake our work from a place of love and care, which links us, the land and the communities we serve, and which endeavors to create hope, joy and belonging.

Placemaking Canada was formed to connect public space advocates across the country. For 10 years we’ve convened gatherings, championed initiatives and empowered placemakers. As we enter our next decade, public space even more important. We look forward to you being part of our next chapter.

If you're looking for the next big IPO after SpaceX, I offer you PlaceX! Invest in place, as a hedge against us all going to space. Some investing in space opens up an opportunity for these rest of us to invest in place - while drawing to space that which no longer supports place.

Let’s celebrate! It’s been a year since Placemaking Canada co-hosted the 2nd Global Placemaking Summit in Toronto with @placemakingx.bsky.social What a time it was - over four days we brought together over 320 participants representing over 20 countries in 8 unforgettable venues across the City.

Walkability through Placemaking! Now available for to watch for free, webinar from Urban Land Institute & @americawalks.bsky.social, hosted by @mikemcginn.bsky.social, with talks by Carol Coletta & our @ethankent.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frIz... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

The Tragedy and Triumph of Place: Building from the Global Movement for Public Space and Placemaking www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... My latest article, with Conrad Kickert, appears in the just released book on Place and Placemaking.

Podcast with @idealspaces.bsky.social and our @ethankent.bsky.social the where the #placemaking movement is at, and where it is going next: www.idealspaces.org/podcasts/com...

Place and Placemaking is now available open access, with free download of the book and independent chapters: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...

New book: Place and Placemaking Public launch during #PlacemakingWeek, in Detroit, June 23 at 5.30pm. Our @ethankent.bsky.social, who features among more than a dozen thought leaders who have contributed, will speak w/ editors Conrad Kickert & Robert Shibley: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Exploring the role of place activation in creative urban renewal with global placemaking expert, Ethan Kent www.fbideas.org/news/explori... @unsungsongs.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social #PlacemakingVic #PlacemakingMelbourne #PlacemakingAus

Let's shift the development paradigm from #Placetaking to #Placemaking through #PlaceLedDevelopment and #PlaceCapitalism. We've loved learning from, and supporting, the #PlacemakingAotearoa and #PlacemakingAuckland conversations and communities.

Australia’s #RegenerativePlacemaking Masterclass tour, led by Gilbert Rochecouste of Village Well and @ethankent.bsky.social of PlacemakingX, kicked off in Brisbane. #PlacemakingBrisbane #PlacemakingAus

In 1970 our Fred Kent organized the 1st #EarthDay in NYC, & has since devoted his life to supporting #publicspaces that heal our fundamental crises of disconnection between people, places and our planet: www.sociallifeproject.org/how-placemak... @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Join us at the #WorldUrbanForum with many #placemaking network leaders, in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19th at 4pm.

The 3rd #GlobalPlacemakingSummit, will be in Bangkok, Thailand! Hosted by the Urban Studies Lab and #PlacemakingThailand. #Placemaking #PlacemakingASEAN #PlacemakingAsia

Promises to be a great conversation! With ULI, Carol Coleta, @mayormcginn.bsky.social & our @ethankent.bsky.social of @placemakingx.bsky.social. Our sidewalk resource guide: www.sociallifeproject.org/sidewalk_res...

WEBINAR: We all know a great place when we find one, but what makes it great? Join More Than A Sidewalk, hosted by the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social + American Walks, to explore strategies that transform streets into dynamic places. #ActivePeople 🗓️ Apr 21 Register: buff.ly/GuPYRPf

JAmaa El-Fna Square. One of the world’s greatest public spaces. #PlacemakingAfrica @placemakingx.bsky.social

Many #Placemaking leaders gathered at #UrbanFuture. #PlacemakingEurope @nourhanbassam.bsky.social @jasonthorne.bsky.social

It was wonderful to be part of the #UrbanFuture conference, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. @mikelydon.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social

Enjoyed seeing this lightweight market infrastructure in Ljubljana with @ethankent.bsky.social today!

In How Paris Breaks All the Rules to Be the Best City for People (Social Life Project), by Fred Kent, the iconic creator of placemaking , we see how proximity, walkability, and local life shape a more human city. A shared path forward. www.moreno-web.net/social-life-...

Some highlights from this past weekend experiencing the magic of Paris’s public spaces!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

"Placemaking and public space—including gardens and parks—fosters social connection, self-identity, and a healthier well-being." cmsny.org/placemaking-... #RefugeePlacemaking @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social

Join Gilbert Rouchecouste & @ethankent.bsky.social for the #RegenerativePlacemaking Masterclass to learn about the evolution of #PlaceLedDevelopment the new paradigm of #Placemaking. BRISBANE - April 28th SYDNEY - April 30th MELBOURNE - May 4th www.villagewell.org

Project for Public Spaces was started in 1975 to set out and prove why public space matters. Now we're charting what comes next. Read our full letter from our Co-EDs and new strategic plan. 🔗 www.pps.org/article/lett... #Placemaking #PublicSpace

"Placemaking succeeds when we design for behaviors & interactions rooted in everyday life... If we want vibrant, equitable, democratic #publicspaces, we must prioritize what people do over what physical objects we put there." @guillbernal.bsky.social www.sociallifeproject.org/the-vital-fr...

Discussing #placemaking in Goa with #PlacemakingIndia co-founder Prathima Manohar of The Urban Vision, Joanna Pyres of Act for Goa, and our @ethankent.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/live/PKC9yBS... #PlacemakingGoa #PlacemakingAsia

Creative Placemaking - How Murals, Sculptures, and Public Art Inspire Social Life www.sociallifeproject.org/creative-pla... by Fred Kent & @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social #CreativePlacemaking #PublicArt #Murals #Placemaking

#PlacemakingCanada was founded 10 years ago here in Montreal. Great to have another #PlacemakingMontreal workshop for @placemaking-canada.bsky.social, led by @tjhfx.bsky.social and @ethankent.bsky.social.

Experiencing the Lumino #WinterPlacemaking installations and conference. @qdsmtl.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @maxmusicant.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social #PlacemakingCanada #PlacemakingMontreal

International #WinterPlacemaking conversations and connections thanks to @qdsmtl.bsky.social with @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @maxmusicant.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social. #PlacemakingCanada #PlacemakingMontreal

‪Excited for #PlacemakingWeek to be in Detroit, the city from which PPS launched the placemaking movement, back in 2013: www.pps.org/article/plac... ‪A fertile moment to reflect on & reinvigorate the movement. We will support from @placemakingx.bsky.social & @sociallifeproject.bsky.social.

Please join us Monday evening to hear the inspiring @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social deliver the Lewis Mumford lecture at the Spitzer School of Architecture. Our Fred Kent will be introducing Carlos. Info and registration: ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/lewis... #PlacemakingNYC

Well said: "Placemaking Is Dead, Long Live #Placemaking! A verb became a noun. A process became a product. And an approach became an adjective." www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026... by @maxmusicant.bsky.social & Shina Shayesteh for @strongtowns.org @placemakingx.bsky.social

Reconnecting People Through Places: #Placemaking With Local and Global Networks: www.placemakingx.org/article/reco... by @ethankent.bsky.social