urban planning
Sixian and
urban planning
City Observatory
cityobservatory.org
news site & think tank about cities
Why urban streets around the world are going car-free
cnbc.com
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
The Five Senses of Gentrification
makinganeighborhood.substack.com
The city is a metaphor for home; just as we remove shoes to enter the sacred space of home, we remove our carapace to enter the sacred, enchanting, convivial space of our city home. Streets are now truly public spaces that support high concentrations of life– forests, gardens, and play space, and people move around primarily by foot... See more
Jayne Engle • IMAGINING 2080
notes from a ‘future’ canada
A Tree, a Roof, a Tent: Spatial Models for a New Democratic Paradigm
demnext.org
Fixing retail with land value capture
worksinprogress.news
A Global Push for More ‘15-Minute Cities’
bloomberg.com