Young People and Placemaking: Engaging Youth to Create Community Places
Young people use public spaces just as much as anyone else, if not more.
Placemaking
“Art is about magic, and it’s about change”.
Art to me is about changing the way that I, or other people, experience or see the world or their place in the world.
The Ghosts of Islands Past
Several times a month I cycle by a small island located close to the south shore of Vancouver’s False Creek, a narrow inlet that separates the downtown peninsula from the city.
Reimagining Our Streets as Places: From Transit Routes to Community Roots
Streets are our most fundamental shared public spaces, but they are also one of the most contested and overlooked.
Laboratory for Microclimates
Under what circumstances would we become mindful stewards of living systems, not just their expoiters?
Placemaking and Place-Led Development: A New Paradigm for Cities of the Future
What’s the difference between "public space" and "place"?
Making the Case for Columbus as a Place
I am one of the “zealous nuts.”
Way to Go!
Americans have actually been driving less per-capita for the past decade, bucking a century-long trend of ever-increasing dependence on automobiles.
Inventing the Roads of Tomorrow
Have you ever driven down a dark road, in the middle of the night, looked to your right or left, and noticed how beautiful the road’s lines were?
Why We Farm
The giddy delight in admiring our equipment shed, the morning sun throwing a splash of color through the Victorian stained glass window in the tack room…The barn at 3 in the morning as Daisy calves….And still we get the question?
Placemaking Main Street into a Destination Downtown
The traditional Main Street is one of the most iconic images of America.
“Sweet Rebellion”: Reclaiming India’s Streets with Raahgiri Day
Inspired by Ciclovia, a weekly open street event in Bogota, Colombia, Raahgiri day has provided momentum for the ever-increasing Streets as Places movement.