Shaping shared places to improve cities

One of the most important aspects of any city is its collective commons, so to speak:  the shared public spaces where people gather, be they streets, squares, parks, markets, playgrounds, sports facilities, or something else.  This short video (it played smoother on my PC if I did not use the HD feature) from the Adelaide, Australia city council is a nice introduction to the concept.  It features Ethan Kent of the Project for Public Spaces: 

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