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News & Highlights
12th International Public Markets Conference
For over 35 years, the biennial International Public Markets Conference has united a diverse group of over 400 public market leaders. The conference will be held in Milwaukee, WI, USA, on June 12-14, 2025!
Registration is now open. A group rate is available!
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12th International Public Markets Conference
For over 35 years, the biennial International Public Markets Conference has united a diverse group of over 400 public market leaders. The conference will be held in Milwaukee, WI, USA, on June 12-14, 2025!
Registration is now open. A group rate is available!
Learn More
A collage of various public spaces, including a park, lawn, square, and dance and musical performances.
The State of Public Space Report
Thank you to 700+ survey respondents for helping us better understand the biggest challenges and opportunities facing public spaces today.
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The State of Public Space Report
Thank you to 700+ survey respondents for helping us better understand the biggest challenges and opportunities facing public spaces today.
Read the full report!
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A collage of various public spaces, including a park, lawn, square, and dance and musical performances.
Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA, USA
Community Placemaking Grants
Our grants program enable local partners to transform underperforming public spaces and co-create new ones that serve historically marginalized communities.
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Community Placemaking Grants
Our grants program enable local partners to transform underperforming public spaces and co-create new ones that serve historically marginalized communities.
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Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA, USA
Market Cities Network
The Market Cities Network is the first international forum for markets of all kinds and the people committed to their success. This initiative brings together market operators, NGOs, funders, researchers, and more to create stronger and more resilient communities.
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Market Cities Network
The Market Cities Network is the first international forum for markets of all kinds and the people committed to their success. This initiative brings together market operators, NGOs, funders, researchers, and more to create stronger and more resilient communities.
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How to Turn a Place Around
A Placemaking Handbook: Now available for purchase through Indiebound.org, in support of your local bookstore, and internationally through Amazon.
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How to Turn a Place Around
A Placemaking Handbook: Now available for purchase through Indiebound.org, in support of your local bookstore, and internationally through Amazon.
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Programs
Placemaking
Imagine a world where everyone has the opportunity to shape public space.
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Market Cities
Cultivating hubs of health, community, and opportunity.
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Articles
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What is Placemaking?
What is Placemaking?
What Makes a Successful Place?
What Makes a Successful Place?
March 10, 2025
Project for Public Spaces Releases “State of Public Space” Report
February 26, 2025
Looking Forward to #PublicMarkets25: Q&A with Paul Schwartz
November 18, 2024
Project for Public Spaces Awards Three Northwest Arkansas Organizations with Community Placemaking Grants
October 25, 2024
A Massive Public Markets Collection Heads to Penn Libraries!
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