There are in downtown San Francisco very specific urban spaces called POPOS, Privately Owned Public Open Spaces, whose status makes them sometimes hard to find. Some are open at all times, others accessible only during office hours. They take the shape of roof gardens, atriums, sidewalks or even plazas. The development of this kind of space [...]
Lya Blanc and Oscar Gential interviewed Benjamin Grant, Public Realm and Urban Design Program Manager at SPUR San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, the 9th of August in San Francisco, California, to discuss the public spaces in San Francisco.
There are in downtown San Francisco very specific urban spaces called POPOS, Privately Owned Public Open Spaces, whose status makes them sometimes hard to find. Some are open at all times, others accessible only during office hours. They take the shape of roof gardens, atriums, sidewalks or even plazas. The development of this kind of space [...]