Founder of #EarthDayNYC, @transalt, @PPS_Placemaking & the #placemaking movement. Now starting up @SocialLifeProj & @PlacemakingX.
Joined December 2009
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Jun 5
Break the rules and see what happens. Paris waterfront vs. Brooklyn waterfront.
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The Rochester, NY highway removal was able to reclaim 6.5 acres of land, leading to $229 million in development and millions in new tax revenue for the city.
We need more urban highway removals.
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May 21
There's something quietly powerful about sharing space with a stranger. You see them with friends, enjoying a meal, laughing. And suddenly they're not so unfamiliar.
We discuss the connection between place and division in our Social Life Project article:
sociallifeproject.ghost.io/g…
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May 15
It’s the sidewalks, stupid.
Sidewalks are the least understood, most overlooked public space.
No discipline claims it, so it’s up to us normal human beings to make sure this central public space becomes recognized as a top priority for every community.
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Fred Kent retweeted
Creative Placemaking - How Murals, Sculptures, and Public Art Inspire Social Life: sociallifeproject.org/creati… by @Fred_Kent & @DrTPanova
@PlacemakingX #CreativePlacemaking #PublicArt #Murals #Placemaking
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Fred Kent retweeted
Please join us Monday evening to hear the inspiring @CarlosMorenoFr deliver the Lewis Mumford lecture at the Spitzer School of Architecture. Our @Fred_Kent will be introducing Carlos.
Info and registration:
ssa.ccny.cuny.edu/events/lew…
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Feb 19
The story of Bryant Park has helped inform & inspire the global #Placemaking Movement. Getting to lead the master plan in 1980 after founding @PPS_Placemaking, helped define & fuel our work around the word. Still so much to learn from the story & the park:
sociallifeproject.org/how-br…
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Fred Kent retweeted
26 Dec 2025
Tipping Our Hats to #Placemaking: Why Unique Headwear is an Indicator of a Great Public Place
Hats create places that brim with personality!
Our fun post for the holidays: sociallifeproject.org/why-un… by @Fred_Kent & @DrTPanova
#PublicSpace #PublicLife #StreetFashion
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10 Nov 2025
Division is the Crisis of Our Times - Connecting in Public Places is How We Heal
sociallifeproject.org/divisi…
@sociallifeproj, @PlacemakingX, @placemakingus, @PPS_Placemaking
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Fred Kent retweeted
30 Oct 2025
Division is the Crisis of Our Times - Connecting in Public Places is How We Heal sociallifeproject.org/divisi… by @Fred_Kent, #KathyMadden & @DrTPanova
#PublicSpace #Placemaking
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Fred Kent retweeted
21 Oct 2025
Yesterday we lost our beloved co-founder Kathy Madden.
Please read here about her and her life’s work: sociallifeproject.org/kathle…
Kathy has been integral to the work of @PlacemakingX, @PPS_Placemaking & @Fred_Kent, that we commit to continuing!
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Fred Kent retweeted
13 Oct 2025
Our @Fred_Kent recently keynoted the @CTMainSt conference in New Haven.
#Placemaking #MainStreet #PlacemakingCT @placemakingus @PlacemakingX
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Fred Kent retweeted
6 Oct 2025
When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in history. So what can this tale teach us about "bikelash"?🧵
ALT People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
ALT People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
ALT People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
ALT People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.
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Fred Kent retweeted
4 Oct 2025
Our @Fred_Kent doing #publicspace activity mapping when he worked for #WilliamHWhyte on the #StreetLifeProject. Shortly after this Fred founded @PPS_Placemaking to put Whyte’s ideas into practice.
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Fred Kent retweeted
20 Sep 2025
Squares can be small, and still include many layers of purpose and meaning.
@placemakingx @sociallifeproject @placemaking_eu
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Fred Kent retweeted
19 Sep 2025
Amazing 37-mile / 60Km trail!
Jointly led by US DOT and Walton Fam. Fdn.
It goes through the hearts of 4 cities N_Arkansas linking downtowns, building parks, strengthening communities, people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds.
By Robert Steuteville, CNU bit.ly/4nfwpB8
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Fred Kent retweeted
29 Aug 2025
#ICUH25 presents its third plenary on "Place Matters"!
We're lucky to welcome @ebkent ED @PlacemakingX — whose decades of #placemaking work continue to shape #communities around the world
Eager to learn from Ethan? Join us in Wellington this fall!
🔗 icuh2025.org
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