Project for Public Spaces

Why Choose Project for Public Spaces?

We have an international reputation for our work in the planning, design and management of public spaces.

Focus on communities:
We put particular emphasis on the needs of people in neighborhoods and what they want.
Places, not projects:
We help people create active, thriving parks, markets and downtowns, rather than create designs with little relevance to everyday life.
Proven track record:
We have 30 years of experience and have worked in over 1,000 neighborhoods, 47 states and 15 countries.
Broad portfolio of projects:
We work in all kinds of public spaces, from streets and transit stations to waterfronts, markets, parks, plazas, public buildings, and more!
Rigorous community process:
We are pioneers in community involvement, using a range of techniques - including workshops, customized surveys, and interactive planning tools - that help residents and stakeholders create a vision to turn a place around.
Holistic approach:
We look at the relationships between spaces - for example, between transit stops, adjacent streets and parks rather than considering these spaces in isolation.
Access to resources:
We offer a wide range of resources, publications, videos, research findings, websites, contact databases, listserves, conferences, training courses and more.
Wide range of services:
Our specialties run from visioning and conceptual designs to master planning, funding and financial plans, design management and implementation.
Results-oriented:
We focus on addressing practical, real-world needs. Our phased action plans start with small-scale, high-impact improvements that can be implemented immediately, and then build to a transforming vision for a place.
Widely recognized:
Our work is well known and respected, enabling us to develop collaborative partnerships and leverage funding and resources for projects as they are being conceived.
Committed to the public interest:
As a non-profit organization we take a broad approach to our work that emphasizes the public interest. Our research and education activities inform and enrich our technical assistance.