Climate Change How Placemaking and Social Life are Helping Win the Climate War - 11 Ways When it comes to addressing climate change in a way that actually moves the needle, the creativity and community-orientation that always defined the global Placemaking movement can be the foundation for the future of communities everywhere--and for our planet.
Great Public Spaces Catalytic Places: Public Squares What great squares have to offer their communities is limitless. Above all, it's the social life that works in these squares: What are perhaps the most magical parts about these places are the simple, crucial chance encounters that allow us to have with others.
Climate Change Throwing (Good) Shade for Placemaking Shade can become an intentional strategy — developed with communities, led by communities. If we do it right, the addition of shade in all its forms can have an enormous collective impact on walkability, Social Life, and climate resilience.
Transformative Ideas Reconstruyamos Juntos y Mejor: 11 Agendas Transformadoras Para Restaurar La Vida en Nuestra Comunidad Salvar el planeta depende de recuperar nuestras comunidades
Transformative Ideas Build Back Better, Together: 11 Transformative Agendas to Restore Social Life in Your Community Saving the planet depends on reclaiming our communities.
Great Public Spaces Driving the Local Food Economy with Social Life: Munich's Victuals Market The Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt) in Munich, Germany Central "Market Square" is typical of the historic squares around Europe, showcasing the local commerce, culture and diversity in the center of each city.
Transformative Ideas To Save the Planet, Start With the Social Life of Sidewalks Rich street life is no frill. It is an expression of the most ancient function of a city—a place for people to come together, all kinds of people, face-to-face. — William "Holly" Whyte
Streets Who Owns the Intersection Defines the Social Life of Neighborhoods You can tell a great city by its corners. If If the intersection is owned by the vehicles, it is a city for cars and traffic. If the community controls the intersections/corners, it is a city of neighborhoods.
Streets The Social Life of Sidewalks Paradigm-shattering change will happen when streets, sidewalks and intersections are transformed into community gathering spots through the simple act of giving human beings priority over motor vehicles.
Public Markets Social Encounters of 4 Kinds: A Field Guide to Markets A big reason we enjoy markets are the plentiful opportunities for conversation
Social Life and COVID-19 Open Our Communities: 10 Ways to Restoring Social Connections and Local Economies How do we “tip-toe” our way back to a flourishing social life, capitalizing on local knowledge to make sensible choices about how to reopen our communities by involving local people in the decisions.
