urban planning
Sixian and
urban planning
Notting Hill is one of my favorite neighborhoods in London because of its unique spatial layout
Instead of large private backyards, the homes and apartments back up to large private communal gardens shared by the entire block
Community Engagement Platform for Local Governments | Zencity
zencity.io
I think that the era of rigid zonal segregation is over. No longer can a city be simply divided into a series of discrete places: the place where I work, the place where I live, and the place where I want to spend my leisure time. This simplistic planning notion is about to change. People want to live in closer proximity to their work, and they wan... See more
Andre Brumfield • Trends to Watch Reshaping the Future of Cities and Urban Living
Why urban streets around the world are going car-free
cnbc.com
The Five Senses of Gentrification
makinganeighborhood.substack.com
Creating high density of not only people, but ideas and energy = serendipity and aliveness. Lewis Mumford writes that the primary purpose of the city is “to permit—indeed, to encourage—the greatest possible number of meetings, encounters, challenges, between varied persons and groups, providing as it were a stage upon which the drama of social life... See more
A Global Push for More ‘15-Minute Cities’
bloomberg.com
Devon’s excellent list of reads on cities
The city is a metaphor for home; just as we remove shoes to enter the sacred space of home, we remove our carapace to enter the sacred, enchanting, convivial space of our city home. Streets are now truly public spaces that support high concentrations of life– forests, gardens, and play space, and people move around primarily by foot renewable-energ... See more
Jayne Engle • IMAGINING 2080
notes from a ‘future’ canada