Houston is leading the way in creating new public spaces. This article from The Project for Public Spaces looks at a few of the city's efforts.
"Houston has become a hot-spot by turning its planning process for public spaces upside down. Instead of using a project oriented and design-led approach, it is using a bottom up Placemaking approach. The vision for a public place is now defined by stakeholders in the community with leaders and professionals helping to implement this vision. This approach is already paying off-downtown Houston is thriving from hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment and never before have so many come downtown to enjoy the new amenties."
Projects include new public spaces, parks and neighborhood centers.
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