urban planning
Sixian and
urban planning
Community Engagement Platform for Local Governments | Zencity
zencity.io
City Observatory
cityobservatory.org
news site & think tank about cities
I think that the era of rigid zonal segregation is over. No longer can a city be simply divided into a series of discrete places: the place where I work, the place where I live, and the place where I want to spend my leisure time. This simplistic planning notion is about to change. People want to live in closer proximity to their work, and they... See more
Andre Brumfield • Trends to Watch Reshaping the Future of Cities and Urban Living
Creating high density of not only people, but ideas and energy = serendipity and aliveness. Lewis Mumford writes that the primary purpose of the city is “to permit—indeed, to encourage—the greatest possible number of meetings, encounters, challenges, between varied persons and groups, providing as it were a stage upon which the drama of social life... See more
Devon’s excellent list of reads on cities
Why urban streets around the world are going car-free
cnbc.com
Urban Empathy: The Next Big Shift
matterspacesoul.com