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Parks
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Top Free Things To Do In London
London is renowned the world over as one of the best capital cities to spend a few days…
2020-08-10
Is Your City Making You Fat? How Urban Planning Can Address The Obesity Epidemic
New disease outbreaks, like the novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China’s Hubei province, generate headlines and attention.…
2020-02-24
Mobile Forests Could Help Cities Cope With Climate Change
Cities are becoming harder places to live in as climate change brings higher temperatures, water scarcity and flooding…
2019-08-23
The Case For Building $1,500 Parks
A groundbreaking new study shows that access to “greened” vacant lots reduced feelings of worthlessness and depression, especially…
2018-08-21
The Greening Of America’s Cities
Not so very long ago living in a city meant rarely seeing a blade of grass, wildflower, or…
2018-04-11
What Can Urban Planners Do To Promote Mental Health?
This group advocates designing cities with emotional well-being in mind. The Tokyo-based psychiatrist Layla McCay founded the Center…
2016-12-27
Promote Walking For Health? How About For Whimsical Fun?
In Covington, Kentucky, local businesses and design teams collaborated on quirky installations that take up as much space…
2016-07-05
The Top 10 National Parks That Define USA’s Grandeur
Looking for an alternative to the beach for your next summer vacation? Try one of the nation’s national…
2016-06-17
When Public Spaces Becomes Owned By Private Hands
Recently, San Francisco’s parks department tested a policy which allowed groups to pay to reserve areas of grass…
2016-06-08
Public Space Design In The US Through 174 Parks In 25 Cities
Evidence continues to accumulate that parks contribute to greater public health, but for whom? One new report demonstrates…
2016-06-07
How To Actually Make Parks Actively Liveable
Parks are central to the concept of liveable cities. They are an important public resource that provide opportunities…
2016-05-11
Top 10 National Parks In The USA For Urban Escapes
Most people, even dedicated urbanites, need a break now and then from concrete jungle, round-the-clock noise, and exhaust…
2016-04-14
Portland Park Perspectives By People And For People
The National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program plans to dole out $15 million to cities to…
2016-03-30
Gil Penalosa : Citizens Can’t Be Spectators In Urban Planning
Gil Penalosa wants you to act now. So it’s a good thing that when he’s expounding on how…
2016-03-07
13 Reasons Why London Is Better
Sure, London’s got its problems (in fact, by a strange quirk of fate, it has precisely 99 of…
2015-07-07
When Public Spaces Are Only Possible With Private Wealth
It’s no picnic to run a public park these days. Look at Manhattan’s Pier 54. Once the…
2015-06-05
Plans For A Seine Reinvention In Paris
Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced an “almost philosophical project” to take the famed river’s quayside back from cars.…
2015-05-27
Triumph Of The Public Space In Copenhagen
Copenhagen is often praised for its commitment to cycling and infrastructure. With 41% of all trips citywide done…
2015-05-14
Quirky Ideas For More Sustainable Cities
City living has many upsides, but a sustainable lifestyle is increasingly not among them. Pollution, traffic and loss…
2015-04-30
The Greening Of Hamburg’s Autobahns
Hamburg’s plan to hide its highway underground and cover it with green space will reconnect a divided city.…
2015-02-26
When it Comes to Parks, It’s Not Just How Many, But Where
The median land area dedicated to park space in U.S. cities is 8.1 percent, according to a 2011 report…
2015-01-29