Division is the Crisis of Our Times - Connecting in Public Places is How We Heal
Places where people can come together in real life are essential to being able to reconnect with each other and heal our divides.
There is nothing like the thrill that one gets when they go to a great place again and again. Great places are addictive dwell in your memory, often emerging to cheer you up and give you incentive to go back or just explore in your mind the pleasures you had or what you might have missed. They can be in your community/neighborhood at a corner cafe, a special store or park. Often they are right in front of our noses if we will just look.
Places where people can come together in real life are essential to being able to reconnect with each other and heal our divides.
San Francisco's waterfront is one of the best in the US and an example worth following for other waterfront cities.
We have an opportunity to transform the Brooklyn waterfront into a world-class public space. We propose six strategies for how to get there.
Taking a look at where seniors gather and connect as they explore their cities and what kind of places they feel most comfortable and joyful in.
A growing bike culture is introducing cycling-friendly design into cities which is also human-friendly and thus supports greater social and community life.
Implementing shared space at intersections can transform them from car-centric wastelands into vibrant gathering places for the community.