Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Chapter 1. JACOBS, WHYTE, BRYANT PARK, JAMAICA, QUEENS, AND THE RETURN TO THE CENTER 1
4. Chapter 2. THE BASIC STRATEGIES OF PLACEMAKING 16
5. Chapter 3. WHY BRYANT PARK IS IMPORTANT 35
6. Chapter 4. THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN URBAN REVITALIZATION 50
7. Chapter 5. OPERATING PUBLIC SPACES 71
8. Chapter 6. PROGRAMMING PUBLIC SPACES 93
9. Chapter 7. LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES 114
10. Chapter 8. IMPROVING DOWNTOWN STREETS AND SIDEWALKS 130
11. Chapter 9. SUBURBAN MAIN STREETS 159
12. Chapter 10. HOMELESSNESS AND EQUITY IN PUBLIC SPACES 174
13. Chapter 11. ARTISTS, DOWNTOWNS, AND CREATIVE PLACEMAKING 190
14. Chapter 12. REAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 201
15. Chapter 13. DOWNTOWN JAMAICA 218
16. Chapter 14. REVITALIZING SMALLER TOWNS AND SPACES 234
17. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 251
18. APPENDIX 255
19. NOTES 269
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 277
21. INDEX 285
22. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 295