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30 years of placemaking
The PPS Timeline: Overview


PPS sets sail with Fred Kent, Kathy Madden, and Steve Davies all aboard... Our first famous turnaround takes shape in Midtown Manhattan... History is captured by PPS time-lapse cameras in Washington, DC...

All this and more in our first five years:


Bryant Park gets the Placemaking treatment... PPS leads the way in revitalizing America's main streets... A groundbreaking book gets published... New partnerships bloom...

Read all about it in our second installment:


PPS hits the Sun Belt... The presidential candidates are briefed on "Rebuilding the American Community"... Oxford, UK welcomes PPS in our first overseas project ...

We're just getting warmed up:


A new vision for America's public libraries takes shape... PPS throws its hat into the ring for the Times Square redevelopment... Reimagining transit centers as town squares... Placemaking makes waves in the Czech Republic...

The saga continues as PPS hits its stride:


Los Angeles neighborhoods recover from the riots... PPS gets wired... We help public buildings across the nation become better places... Detroit finds a new heart right downtown...

The Third Decade begins:


The first hands-on guide to Placemaking hits the shelves... PPS takes CSS to DOTs... Public markets go mainstream... The Placemaking Movement takes off...

Don't miss the dramatic conclusion:

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