The Big Picture This narrow street was once an alleyway. Now it supports a major destination (Writers Theatre) and great local businesses. Although limited on space, the design found opportunities to carve out placemaking, such as benches mounted to retaining curbs, integrated LED lighting and…
One Size Placemaking Does Not Fit All Teska’s Public Place Team has been busy and there is nothing we love more than designing streetscapes with communities in our own backyard and watching places come to life with the most important ingredient…. people! One thing we’ve…
“Play is the highest form of research.” – Albert Einstein Team Teska has a lot to be grateful for this year. So as we head into the holidays, we wanted to share a smile and say thanks to the clients, communities and colleagues who make…
Community Poll Establishes Clear Consensus & Vision for “People Places” in Downtown Crystal Lake is already a great downtown – it’s quaint, charming, Metra-accessible and filled with a bounty of beloved local businesses, shops, eateries and creative destinations like the Raue Center for the Arts….
The “Do’s” Of Streetscape Implementation Thinking about a streetscape improvement project for your favorite business district? When it comes to designing and implementing public places, we get it. Public places capture the hearts of a wide range of folks: from property owners, residents, business owners,…