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12/09/2008 Entry: "Placemaking Matters More Than Ever in a Down Economy"

Paying serious attention to places represents a breakthrough for our society, which can spark genuine progress in how we govern ourselves, how we are involved in our communities, how streets and public spaces feel to us, how we shop, work, play and socialize with our friends. If regular folks are encouraged to make the key decisions about their own neighborhoods, towns, cities and regions, a remarkable wave of citizen activity will flourish that can transform our communities in positive ways.

http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/Placemaking_in_a_Down_Economy/placemaking_matters_more_than_ever_in_a_down_economy