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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

3 reports on transportation planning from Project for Public Spaces

(Done in conjunction with the American Association of Retired Persons)
Streets as Places report, Project for Public Spaces
-- A Citizen’s Guide to Better Streets: How to Engage Your Transportation Agency

-- Streets as Places: Using Streets to Rebuild Communities

-- The Quiet Revolution in Transportation Planning: How Great Corridors Make Great Communities

PPS has initiated a transportation practice, and has a workshop on "streets as places."

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