More see-saw than park bench, these benches were created to bring friends together. Just make sure your friend has a good sense of balance...and humor. Read more »
In some circles, creating safe, walkable areas with trees, lots of activity and room to move is referred to as "rewarding pedestrians" and it's serious business. Read more »
Stephanie Houston had written about designing community spaces. Once she moved to Mission Bay, she decided to put her words into action, even on a small scale. Read more »
Living in San Francisco, I've come to appreciate and almost expect my fellow residents' relentless drive for innovative use of urban spaces. So it didn't surprise me when I heard that the Urban Prototyping Festival (UP Festival for short) was going to make one of its inaugural appearances this weekend in downtown San Francisco. Read more »
The new Community Lover's Guide to the Universe spotlights innovative and creative projects that are helping to form community around the world. A temporary garden and a kiosk that transforms an underused patch of green into vibrant public space are just two of the hundreds of projects that the Guide hopes to publish this year. Read more »
Social movements in cities around the world are responding to the seeming inevitability of cars dominating our public space. But automobiles didn’t always fill our streets. Read more »
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