Palo Alto Pedestrian Mall
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Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
Description:
Imagine this: University Ave-- from High to Cowper-- transformed into a pedestrian-only urban park complete with outdoor restaurants, street performances, community events, trees and gardens, and bike-friendly infrastructure.

This Initiative seeks to do more than just block University Ave: we aim to tear up the road and create a unified and truly beautiful community space. Cities all over the nation and Europe demonstrate the success of Pedestrian Malls. They revitalize business, encourage... (read more)
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Name:
Palo Alto Pedestrian Mall
Category:
Common Interest - Beliefs & Causes
Description:
Imagine this: University Ave-- from High to Cowper-- transformed into a pedestrian-only urban park complete with outdoor restaurants, street performances, community events, trees and gardens, and bike-friendly infrastructure.

This Initiative seeks to do more than just block University Ave: we aim to tear up the road and create a unified and truly beautiful community space. Cities all over the nation and Europe demonstrate the success of Pedestrian Malls. They revitalize business, encourage... (read more)
Privacy Type:
Open: All content is public.

Recent News
 

News:
07.23.2009
The Stanford Weekly says PAPM is definitely worth a look: http://tiny.cc/PAPM12

06.01.2009
Harvard Business Review writes about PAPM and how to start a social movement: http://tiny.cc/PAPM11

05.28.2009
The Stanford Daily features a story about the PAPM: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM10

05.28.2009
Urban spaces blog Streetsblog writes about PAPM: http://tiny.cc/PAPM09

05.27.2009
PAPM presents its status to the Palo Alto's Planning and Transportation Commission and the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association.

05.24.2009
PAPM reaches 1000 members! Next stop: 10,000

05.23.2009
Diego Rodriguez posts about the PAPM in his blog metacool: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM07

5.22.2009
Author Bob Sutton posts another article about the PAPM: http://tiny.cc/PAPM06

5.21.2009
The Palo Alto Weekly publishes an article about the PAPM: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM04

5.20.2009
The Transbay Blog posts about the PAPM: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM08

5.20.2009
PAPM launches yet another way to reach out to locals: flyers! http://tinyurl.com/PAPM05

5.19.2009
PAPM launches another way to support the initiative: text "WalkPA" to MSGME (67463)

05.19.2009
PAPM launches a website to reach locals not on FB: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM02

05.18.2009
PAPM welcomes Palo Alto's former mayor Yoriko Kishimoto to our FB group!
Yoriko spearheaded the 2007 University Avenue Promenade.

05.16.2009
Author Bob Sutton posts about the PAPM in his blog: http://tinyurl.com/PAPM01