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Jun 2, 2022 · In exchange for zoning concessions following negotiations with the municipality, developers often commit to provide a privately owned publicly-accessible space, or POPS, on part of the development site (or close by) meant for the enjoyment of everyone; residents, visitors, and passersby.
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POPS are Privately Owned Public Spaces provided for public use by a private owner in return for a zoning concession.
Introduction Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Spaces (POPS) are open spaces such as plazas, squares, and walkways at the base of new developments that are privately owned and...
The term 'publicly accessible space' refers to any variety of physical settings, from side-walks to outdoor cafés to urban plazas. These locations can each be categorised in terms of their ownership, management, accessibil-ity and relative publicness. Privately owned public space, then, is one type of publicly accessible space which itself ...
In comes the concept of privately owned publicly-accessible spaces, or "POPS" for short. As the name suggests, POPS are spaces that, although privately owned and maintained, are required to be open for use by the public pursuant to a zoning by-law or a planning agreement.
Oct 23, 2020 · On the surface, these pseudo-public spaces can look like any other accessible space like a park, open square or throughway. But in fact, they don’t fall under the jurisdiction of the local government. They’re owned and operated by private developers or private companies.
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Jan 29, 2024 · This paper examines privately owned public space/s (POPS) based on the two sides of co-production. Thereby, it addresses two research gaps. First, less has been written to date on the involvement of actors other than local authorities and developers.