Metro and Project for Public Spaces Present an Urban Design Workshop

As part of
Metro’s 2009 Call for Project, we will be hosting a Transportation
Enhancements Activity workshop on Transportation and Urban Design
Workshop, to help applicants develop innovative projects for Los
Angeles County. Project for Public Spaces is a non-profit organization
that has a long history helping communities towards transformation –by
redeveloping the built environment.  They will be sharing
their projects, ideas, and approaches for planning and designing
transportation facilities – arterial roads, streets, bus stops, rail
stations – to support community economic development goals, ensure
social equity, promote mental and physical health, and to ease
congestion while strengthening residential neighborhoods. See more at www.pps.org.

Please RSVP to James Rojas at rojasj@metro.net or call 213 922-2451.

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