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Crowdsourced placemaking illustrated: This diagram illustrates how crowdsourcing is used to solve a cloud problem,

Reader experience: Each cup ‘made from scratch’ coffeehouse: My favorite category on this website is Reader Experiences. What better way

How local indies can compete with national chains: A primary reason why an overwhelming majority of new retail district developments

Third places’ for bicycle commuters: We know third places are that familiar social gathering place away from

London’s three public markets in one: If you live anywhere near Notting Hill in London you may never

PPS’s checklist for making great cities: Every once in a while a checklist is highly beneficial to remind

Pull your own pint’ – a bar within a bar: Say you’re at a bar with friends, and you want to sample
Is establishing a creative community like herding cats?: It’s not easy, according to research findings in Richard Florida’s

Happiness best reflected by the beauty of place: Continuing our look at Richard Florida’s new book, Who’s Your City?, one

Why the personality of your place matters: One of my favorite graphics in Richard Florida’s new book, Who’s Your

The growing economic impact of the creative class: Richard Florida’s Who’s Your City?, profiled in the previous entry and available

