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Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build communities.

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PPS announces its Spring 2009 PPS Training Course dates:
Streets as Places (Registration is open), April 2-3, 2009
How to Turn a Place Around (Registration is open), April 16-17, 2009

PPS' latest newsletter - Placemaking in a Down Economy - available now!

Placemaking Goes Interactive!
Project for Public Spaces has made it easier than ever to get involved in Placemaking projects, discussions and networking! We hope you'll take the time to participate in our exciting new online initiatives:

Making Places: the PPS Blog – We’ve culled all of our past Project Updates and Places in the News features into in one dynamic blog! We’ve also made it easier to comment and discuss PPS articles and content. Stay tuned for these regular features, along with new content, all in one place.

The Placemaking Movement (in Beta testing) – The worldwide Placemaking movement now has an official e-headquarters! As the home of our new discussion forums, this new social network also allows users to contribute photos, blog posts, videos, event listings and start and manage their own groups. We hope this network will provide discussion space for activists, community leaders and non-profit organizations around the world. Please share your projects and stories!

Facebook Fan Page - Align yourself with PPS and its mission on the most widely-recognized social network in the world! Recruit friends and neighbors to join up with us on Facebook.

Great Public Spaces Flickr Group – Our clients and fans have been offering their photos of public spaces for years. Now, you can post them to our new public Flickr pool and share them with everyone! (Flickr is an interactive, popular photo sharing site.)