This is a collection of reports and social indicator toolkits from organizations dedicated to the design and study of public space.
Reports
CENTRE FOR AN URBAN FUTURE, New York City
REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2022 CITY OF ASPIRATION: 150 IDEAS FOR BUILDING A MORE EQUITABLE NYC
https://nycfuture.org/research/city-of-aspiration-report
CENTRE FOR THE FUTURE OF PLACES at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
WHY DOES PUBLIC SPACE MATTER? A presentation about TerraPublica, a digital database of published academic research on public space.
Why PS Matters_ TerraPublica – Presentation Slides
Recorded Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuarS0XB_8k
Social Indicator Toolkits
GEHL INSTITUTE
Volume II, Planning by Doing: How Small, Citizen-Powered Projects Inform Large Planning Decisions
The Public Life Diversity Toolkit 2.0
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
A Mayor’s Guide to Public Life
Open Public Life Data Protocol, Version BETA
Public Life & Urban Justice in NYC’s Plazas
CENTER FOR ACTIVE DESIGN
Assembly Civic Engagement Survey: Key findings and design implications, Second Edition
Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
Active Design: Shaping the Sidewalk Experience
Active Design: Shaping the Sidewalk Experience: Tools & Resources
LUSKIN CENTER FOR INNOVATION; UCLA LUSKIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PUBLIC SPACE RESEARCH GROUP (PSRG)
NEW YORKERS FOR PUBLIC SPACE
A Citizen’s Guide: Measuring Neighborhood Park Use
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
UNITED NATIONS
Global Public Space Toolkit: From Global Principles to Local Policies and Practice
UNIVERSITY CITY DISTRICT
Inclusive Infrastructure and the 21st Century BID
WOMEN in INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT: GLOBALIZING and ORGANIZING (WIEGO)
Supporting Inclusive Public Space for Informal Workers: Toolkit for Local Authorities
