Placemaking

Why Can't More Cities Build Like This?

A tour of Atlanta's South Downtown

Feb 3 • Diana Lind

Do We Need a Placemaking Movement for Young Men?

Why did we get rid of a place where young men wanted to hang out?

Oct 22, 2025 • Diana Lind

Can Pedestrian Pop-Ups Go Permanent in the U.S.?

Scenes from the Philadelphia subscriber event

Sep 25, 2025 • Diana Lind

The Never-Ending Lockdown

Nearly five years after the pandemic, we're at home and online more than ever

Nov 26, 2024 • Diana Lind

It's Time For a Shademaking Movement

Like placemaking, but for shade

Aug 5, 2024 • Diana Lind

Interview with Carol Coletta: Why Public Space is Fundamental to Democracy

A conversation spanning Coletta's pathbreaking work in public, private, and civic sectors

Feb 22, 2024 • Diana Lind

Let's Reconsider Moveable Chairs in Public Space

How to Get Public Space Out of Its Design Rut

Sep 6, 2023 • Diana Lind

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