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Toward Market Cities: Strengthening Public Market Systems in Three North American Cities
When we announced that we would be kickstarting three citywide public market strategies as part of our Market Cities Initiative earlier this year, we lived in a very different world. Since then, over a million people have died from the coronavirus around the world, and our lives, communities, economies, and governments have been thrown into disarray, magnifying existing inequalities.
Throughout this tragedy, however, many public markets across North America stayed open, adapting to continue safely providing fresh and healthy food to residents as supply chains were strained and acting as an economic lifeline to farmers and other producers. This new role builds upon the many everyday benefits of markets as public spaces. Yet, this contribution to the well-being and resilience of our communities often took place despite limited, uncoordinated support from all levels of government.
Today, we are excited to release the results of those Market City pilot projects in a new report, which we hope will begin to fill this gap in public policy. Toward Market Cities: Lessons on Supporting Public Market Systems from Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Toronto brings together new data, analysis, and recommendations about three public market systems across North America. With support from The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation, Project for Public Spaces provided leading market organizations in each city with pro bono technical assistance and a planning grant to audit each city’s existing market system, identify challenges and opportunities, and convene a broad group of stakeholders to advocate for new policy and governance structures.
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Throughout this tragedy, however, many public markets across North America stayed open, adapting to continue safely providing fresh and healthy food to residents as supply chains were strained and acting as an economic lifeline to farmers and other producers. This new role builds upon the many everyday benefits of markets as public spaces. Yet, this contribution to the well-being and resilience of our communities often took place despite limited, uncoordinated support from all levels of government.
Today, we are excited to release the results of those Market City pilot projects in a new report, which we hope will begin to fill this gap in public policy. Toward Market Cities: Lessons on Supporting Public Market Systems from Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Toronto brings together new data, analysis, and recommendations about three public market systems across North America. With support from The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation, Project for Public Spaces provided leading market organizations in each city with pro bono technical assistance and a planning grant to audit each city’s existing market system, identify challenges and opportunities, and convene a broad group of stakeholders to advocate for new policy and governance structures.
Click HERE to read more:
Kickstarting Market City Strategies in Pittsburgh, Seattle & Toronto
https://www.pps.org/article/kickstarting-market-city-strategies-in-pittsburgh-seattle-toronto
https://www.pps.org/article/kickstarting-market-city-strategies-in-pittsburgh-seattle-toronto