If vibrancy is people, the only way to make a city vibrant is to make room for more of them. Citizenship is an on-going, creative collaboration between neighbors. Read more »
“Open” and “participatory” have become almost synonymous with design lately. Cristiano Siri put it at the center of his work before it was fashionable. Read more »
Challenging the stereotype of the car-centric Angeleno, CicLAvia closes roads to cars and gets people from all walks of life out walking, cycling and playing in the streets. Read more »
The authors observed people in 18 parks to find elements that make them conducive to lingering, gathering, and socialization. Here's what they found. Read more »
Placemaking is a process that allows peoples’ creativity to emerge. It can be extraordinarily effective in connecting people to the places where they live. Read more »
How do we make better, safer, more shareable streets? One way is through traffic calming, which puts infrastructure in place that slows cars down and reminds drivers that they aren't the only ones out there. Read more »
Gianni Dominici has innovated in the field of governance from the grassroots to the European Union level. He shares his top lessons learned over two decades. Read more »
For those times when you're out and about and you just want to sit down, take a look at StreetSeats, a mapping project of benches, chairs and other sittables. Read more »
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