Project partners
Project for Public Spaces
700 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, New York, 10003
www.pps.org
T (212) 620-5660
F (212) 620-3821
Project for Public Spaces is a nonprofit organization that has pioneered a "Placemaking" approach to revitalizing public spaces. Established in 1975, PPS has worked with over 2,000 communities, large and small, helping residents transform grow their public spaces into vital community places, utilizing programs, uses and people-friendly settings that highlight local assets, spur rejuvenation, and serve common needs. PPS has worked in settings as large as New York City, the organization’s home base, and in towns as small as Woodmere, Ohio (pop. 800), in the United States and around the world.
Metropolitan Planning Council
140 S. Dearborn, Suite 1400
Chicago, Illinois, 60603
www.metroplanning.org
T (312) 922-5616
F (312) 922-5619
Founded in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders committed to serving the public interest through development, promotion and implementation of sound planning policies so all residents have access to opportunity and a good quality of life, the building blocks of a globally competitive greater Chicago region.
The Guide to Neighborhood Placemaking in Chicago is generously supported by
