Public spaces are an important part of cities that impact how residents live and feel about their community. Key elements that make public spaces successful include access, opportunities for social interaction, activities and amenities, and an inviting atmosphere. Examples of public spaces that utilize these elements effectively include Paley Park in New York City, the High Line elevated park, and Wahringer Park in Vienna which provide greenery, seating, and a sense of tranquility for residents.

1. Public space can change how you live in a city,
how you feel about a city
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HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKE
CITIES WORK
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2. WATERFALL: Provide ambient white noise to drown out the sounds of the
city.
INTERCONNECTION WITH STREET: Allow for people to interact with the
space while passing it on the street.
SNACK BAR: Provide a reason and activity for people to gather.
MOVABLE SEATING: Allow people to control where and how they sit.
People stay a while, and then interact, themselves attracted other
people, and ironically
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Paley Park, New York City
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HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKES CITIES WORK
This space that made it special and drew people to it.
Provide comfort and greenery to the people.
 The main features of public space are:
• public (not private) stewardship
• open access
• “used by many people for common purpose”
“ People come to public spaces and stay there to encounter
one another, to use the space for gathering and as a stage
to perform particular social interactions.”
public spaces in cities are— sidewalks, parks, squares, traditional
markets, and small plaza
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HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKES CITIES WORK
4 Key Elements for Creating
Successful Public Spaces.
• Access & Linkage
• Sociability
• Uses and activities
• Comfort and Image
Elements for Creating Public Spaces:

4. HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKES CITIES WORK
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New York’s High Line park.
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It is an elevated railway that ran through three
neighbourhoods on Manhattan's West Side, and when the
train stopped running, it became a self-seeded landscape
a kind of a garden in the sky.
Greening public spaces can improve air quality, absorb
carbon and help reduce the urban heat island
effect, public space is ultimately about prioritising
pedestrians
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5. HOW PUBLIC SPACES MAKES CITIES WORK
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Greenpoint Williamsburg Waterfront People relaxing in battery park, lower Manhattan, New york
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Seats installed to the water's edge, encouraging people to sit and stay with
space to enjoy lunch or use their laptop
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Wahringer Park
Surrounded by trees providing a sense of tranquillity, the park has benches
which the people often move around to face the sun or drag under a tree
seeking refuge in the shade.
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6. THANK YOU
The proposed Goods Line, Sydne
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