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The Public Space Newsletter ?? Nov. 2024 - check out the latest project updates, events, jobs, and more! Read and subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/g7BFMrjV

Prof. Pedro Cruz Cruz has been selected as a Public Space Management Fellow and is joining the "Untaped" initiative for the Design Trust for Public Space a new coalition-based project tackling the regulatory barriers that are severely limiting New York organizations’ ability to activate and use public spaces for community programming.? ? This year-long program seeks to make parks and public space inherently more open and accessible to arts, cultural, culinary, educational, and social organizations, especially in historically marginalized neighborhoods. Unlock private resources for New Yorkers to experience the many benefits of arts, cultural, and related programming in their own neighborhoods, especially during a time of dramatic public contraction. And leverage the insights driven from this arts-based project to build an advocacy campaign to benefit the other allies looking to use public space productively and proactively.? ? Untaped will be led by the Design Trust Fellows in Legal Policy, User Experience, Public Space Management, and Economic Policy. All fellows will team-up with the Design Trust to tackle long-standing policy problems faced by public space users to foster an expanded dialogue across city agencies and produce viable and transformative policy change.? ? This project is led by the Design Trust for Public Space, partnered with the City Parks Foundation and the Trust for Public Land, and in partnership with five NYC wide community-based organizations including Uptown Grand Central, the Brownsville Community Justice Center, the Point CDC, Queensboro Dance Festival, and Alice Austen House Museum.? ? For more info visit: https://lnkd.in/eyCeprz7 https://lnkd.in/dBfcwBep ? See the press release: https://lnkd.in/dyHE9npH Image credit: ? Cover image by NYC DOT? Headshots by Pedro Cruz Cruz, Nur Asri, and Jack Shugrue? ? #UrbanDesign #CityPlanning #CommunityPlanning #UrbanIntervention# SpatialDesign #Placemaking #CivicEngagement #DesignForAll #DesignResearch #ArchitectureEducation #SpatialResearch #AcademicArchitecture #ResearchInPractice #SpatialJustice #CommunityEngagement #CulturalPreservation #DesignForChange #SocialImpactDesign #DesignActivism?

Macaulay Honors College and the Design Trust for Public Space have partnered on?New York: City Designed,?a program aimed at providing students interested in the planning, design, and preservation fields with a hands-on understanding of the forces that have shaped their city and access to careers in those sectors. “Building on Design Trust’s experience in seeding agency to new forms of leadership, we are proud to partner with Macaulay’s exceptional student body, empowering a new generation to be the leaders we all need,” said?Matthew Clarke, Design Trust for Public Space Executive Director.?“The inaugural New York: City Designed cohort were passionate, engaged, and inspirational. Our partners were universally impressed by these students and what they offer for our city’s future.” https://lnkd.in/dsy-QZiV

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With public housing residents, Green Space Connections is creating and activating open spaces at four New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments. Follow us to the Castle Hill Houses in the Bronx, where residents voted to implement public space improvements including improved access to green space, a BBQ area, and NYCHA’s first community dog park! ?? Video created by Kemi Karim & edited by Amilcar Cardenas. ?? Green Space Connections is led by the Public Housing Community Fund, NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management Division, Design Trust for Public Space, and the Neighborhood Safety Initiatives, a department of the Center for Justice Innovation, Green Space Connections is supported by a $3.2 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. At Castle Hill Houses, Green Space Connections partnered with Grain Collective, a landscape architecture and design firm with experience in community planning with NYCHA to assist with the participatory design process and final designs for the space. https://lnkd.in/e5jgHrG9

With public housing residents, Green Space Connections is creating and activating open spaces at four New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments. Follow us to the Castle Hill Houses in the Bronx, where residents voted to implement public space improvements including improved access to green space, a BBQ area, and NYCHA’s first community dog park! ?? Video created by Kemi Karim & edited by Amilcar Cardenas. ?? Green Space Connections is led by the Public Housing Community Fund, NYCHA’s Asset & Capital Management Division, Design Trust for Public Space, and the Neighborhood Safety Initiatives, a department of the Center for Justice Innovation, Green Space Connections is supported by a $3.2 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. At Castle Hill Houses, Green Space Connections partnered with Grain Collective, a landscape architecture and design firm with experience in community planning with NYCHA to assist with the participatory design process and final designs for the space. https://lnkd.in/e5jgHrG9

"They asked great questions!" Macaulay students met with City Council Member?Carlina Rivera?on Manhattan’s Lower East Side at the launch of a new greenspace designed by and for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Just one of the many great experiential learning events for students facilitated by our partner Design Trust for Public Space! #internships #urbanplanning #experientiallearning #publicgood #greenspaces #openingtheedge

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5! Early voting is now closed, but you still have a chance to make your voice heard by voting in person tomorrow. Find your nearest polling place, check what’s on your ballot, and see your ID requirements through our friends at HeadCount Org by visiting HeadCount.org/newyork!

The New York City Council Committee on Small Business Services and the Committee on Cultural Affairs held a joint oversight hearing last week on the role of local cultural organizations and networks in revitalizing retail corridors, inspired by our Neighborhood Commons project recommendations! DT Director of Strategic Partnerships Elana Ehrenberg testified to?recommend ways we can improve the current model of public space governance, from increased funding for grants and insurance to lower barriers to participation in our public realm. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/epr6TDmA