English • 繁體中文 • Español • Français • Italiano • فارسی • Português • Deutsch

All posts in Placemaking

Aug

Benchmarking the Walkability of Global Cities

Categories: Europe, Placemaking, Planning

by Walkonomics

We live in a world that is urbanising at an astonishing rate. Many cities around the world are starting to wake up to the fact that they will have to become walkable and bikeable, just in order to function in the future. Read more

Aug

Is Windrush Square a Beacon for Social Integration in Brixton?

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, UK

Tags: Brixton, cc, ppp, public space

Comments: No

by Alejandro Echeverria

Today, Brixton is considered an up-and-coming area in London. This post reviews the effectiveness of the Great London Outdoors Programme in ensuring Brixton is equipped with safe public space for the community. Read more

Aug

Five Fantastic Ideas for Public Furniture in Cities

Categories: Europe, Placemaking, Planning, UK, USA and Canada

Tags: cc

Comments: 3

by Future Cape Town

The ability of great public furniture to inspire innovation and pride can uplift a community and revitalise public spaces. A spirit undeniably embodies in these five fantastic ideas for public furniture. Read more

Jul

The Los Angeles Park That Used to be a Parking Lot

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, Los Angeles

Comments: 1

by Joe Peach

Looking Northwest across elevated grass mound.

Los Angeles' 50 Parks Initiative aims to transform underutilized properties in areas lacking recreational space into parks. We recently got the opportunity to talk with Michael Lehrer about his work on Spring Street Park - the 16th to launch as part of the scheme. Read more

Jul

Voices from Nairobi: Business Booming in a City of Great Contrast

Categories: Africa and the Middle East, Placemaking, Planning, Urban Scale

Tags: cc, Nairobi

Comments: 1

by Alejandro Echeverria

Every city has a voice of its own. This Big City recently visited Nairobi as part of a visit to Philips' Community Light Centre. Nairobi, we found out, has a very exciting and contrasting set of voices. Read more

May

Healthy Communities at the Placemaking Leadership Council

Categories: Placemaking, Planning

Tags: cc

Comments: No

by Cara Courage

One of the aims of the Placemaking Leadership Council’s April meeting was to form an agenda for a global campaign for placemaking as a movement. The 300 delegates from around the world tacked different aspects of placemaking, including healthy communities. Read more

Apr

Detroit Calling at the Placemaking Leadership Council

Categories: Placemaking, Planning, USA and Canada

Tags: cc, Detroit

Comments: No

by Cara Courage

The inaugural Placemaking Leadership Council met in Detroit in April. Attended by 300 people from 10 countries, the conference aimed to be the first step in the galvanisation of placemaking as a global movement and a knowledge exchange between placemakers and their diverse practices. Read more

Apr

100 Urban Interventions in 1 Day

Categories: Community, Latin America, People, Placemaking

Tags: Bogota, cc

Comments: No

by Joe Peach

There's a limit to the amount of physical change one person can initiate in a city, but what if hundreds of citizens united, each putting in place the changes they want to see in their city all on the same day? That's the goal of 100en1día - a social movement which aims to inspire citizen driven change. Read more