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Does density hurt happiness? This is a wide spread assumption. We surveyed nearly 2000 people last year in metro Vancouver to find out. Check out our study. Article by @lurbaniste.bsky.social

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Does density hurt happiness? — Happy Cities
Our new study says no.
happycities.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:24 AM
"Once the world outside is lined with blank walls, parking lots, and retaining walls, the horse has left the barn."

Anyone who builds any part of city streets must be responsible for making them great places.
November 18, 2024 at 1:42 PM
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The Charleston neighborhood in Las Vegas is hoping to transform from car-dependent to walkable. Which is kind of hard when your roads look like this, and the community has 7/10 of the most fatal intersections.

Our team is proposing some big ideas and had a great time sharing them with residents.
November 17, 2024 at 2:06 PM
21,000 foreign workers reportedly dead in Neom — Saudi Arabia's hubristic project to build a 170km city and a floating downtown. No planner or architect should attach themselves to this project. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Everyone Needs to Disavow Neom
www.thenation.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:01 AM