Fwd: Placemaking News: You Are Where You Eat

[Linda Tracy]

Some intriguing ideas and opportunities.

Best, Linda

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From: Project for Public Spaces <in...@pps.org>

Date: July 18, 2012 2:08:00 PM MDT

To: Linda <ltr...@montana.com>

Subject: Placemaking News: You Are Where You Eat

Reply-To: Project for Public Spaces <in...@pps.org>

These days, grocery shopping is a chore. Fortunately, the Market Cities movement is growing larger every day! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Forward Follow us Like us You Are Where You Eat: Re-Focusing Communities Around Markets In most places, at least in many Western countries, grocery shopping is a chore; our food system has stopped being about food, and is now entirely about convenience. But it wasn't always this way! Food has helped to define our cities, and the big box supermarket model used today is far from inevitable. In fact, the markets movement is booming, with more communities re-thinking how they buy, sell, & produce food. Our new feature article looks at the resurgence of interest in Market Cities--places where food is one of the fundamental building blocks of urban life, not just fuel that you use to get through the day. It's an idea that this September's 8th International Public Markets Conference will explore in depth in Cleveland, the trailblazing city where urban agriculture and public markets are at the center of a remarkable revival. Click here to read about how Market Cities are leading the way toward a vibrant, sustainable, and healthy urban future! Earlybird Registration for the Int'l Public Markets Conference Ends July 31st There are less than two weeks left to save big on registration for the conference, which will take place in Cleveland this September 21-23. On Adventure Playgrounds & Multi-Use Destinations Since playgrounds are the staging areas for the cities of tomorrow, we should think of them as microcosmic multi-use destinations. It's time to bring silo-busting to seesaws and swing sets. An Interview With Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place Keynote John Norquist The Congress for New Urbanism CEO discusses how biking and walking add value to communities. "We’re not interested in talking about this stuff forever," says John. "We want to change the system now." Bric-a-Brac Placemaking With James Rojas The inventive urban planner dropped by PPS HQ last week with a suitcase full of toys and trinkets. James led the staff in a colorful and insightful interactive planning process, captured in a slideshow on the Placemaking Blog. And some Placemaking highlights from around the 'web: Placemaking Chicago's "Space in Between" contest celebrates the creative minds who have transformed vacant spaces into temporary community assets since 2008. They're accepting submissions through August 31! Frederic Law Olmsted referred to urban parks as the "lungs of the city;" now, research shows that these parks are also great for the brain of the citizen. In Washington, DC, bike shop owners are reporting that the city's bikeshare system has proven "to be a gateway drug that fueled an addiction." Giving streets over entirely to cars is a bad idea--but so is doing the same with pedestrians, argues Scott Doyon. The best streets incorporate all users. And in case you missed it (this one's been everywhere!) the city of McAllen, TX, has turned an abandoned big box store into a massive public library. How can PPS help you on a project? Email us: proj...@pps.org Upcoming Conferences Learn More & Register Learn More & Register Forward Follow us Like us Copyright © 2012 Project for Public Spaces, PPS, All rights reserved.  You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or in person.  Our mailing address is:  Project for Public Spaces, PPS 419 Lafayette St, 7th Fl New York, NY 10003 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences