za ▁with ▁efficient ▁ped est rian ▁circul ation . ▁ ▁It ▁involves ▁taking ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁inter rel ations ▁between ▁surrounding ▁ret ail ers , ▁vend ors , ▁amen ities ▁provided , ▁and ▁activities ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁space , ▁then ▁fine - t uning ▁the ▁space ▁with ▁landscape ▁changes , ▁add itions ▁of ▁se ating , ▁etc ., ▁to ▁make ▁all ▁of ▁those ▁elements ▁mesh . ▁ ▁The ▁end ▁result ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁unit ▁that ▁creates ▁greater ▁value ▁for ▁the ▁community ▁than ▁just ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁its ▁parts . ▁ ▁P lac em aking ▁is ▁a ▁Group ▁E ff ort ▁▁ ▁Part ners ▁for ▁political , ▁financial , ▁and ▁intellectual ▁backing ▁are ▁cru cial ▁to ▁getting ▁a ▁public ▁space ▁improvement ▁project ▁off ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁These ▁partners ▁can ▁range ▁from ▁individuals , ▁to ▁private ▁or ▁municipal ▁institutions , ▁to ▁museum s , ▁to ▁schools . ▁ ▁Make ▁and ▁Act ▁on ▁Observ ations ▁▁ ▁By ▁obser ving ▁how ▁a ▁public ▁space ▁is ▁used , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁gain ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁community ▁does ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁like ▁about ▁it . ▁ ▁This ▁understanding ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁assess ▁what ▁activities ▁and ▁amen ities ▁may ▁be ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁space . ▁ ▁Even ▁after ▁a ▁public ▁space ▁has ▁been ▁built , ▁observation ▁is ▁key ▁to ▁properly ▁man aging ▁it , ▁and ▁evol ving ▁it ▁to ▁better ▁suit ▁the ▁community ' s ▁needs ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁Re qu ires ▁a ▁V ision ▁▁ ▁As ▁with ▁many ▁other