We are excited to announce that Mindy Fullilove, MD will be one of the keynotes at our upcoming Walk/Bike/Places conference this June!
Dr. Fullilove is a writer and social psychiatrist who changed the way we think about urban mental health, the impact of displacement, and restorative urbanism. |
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This week, we sat down with her to talk about the pandemic and her most recent book, Main Street: How a City's Heart Connects Us All. For this project, she visited main streets in 178 cities around the world to understand the role they play in our mental health and how we can become better stewards of their physical, economic, and social life. Read more.
More from the Blog
Creating Online & In-Person Events with a Sense of Place: A Conversation with Juliet Kahne
March 12, 2021 • by Nate Storring
How to Nurture Flourishing Cultural and Creative Hubs: Lessons from the Netherlands
March 4, 2021 • by Rinske Brand
How a Library is Reimagining Public Wi-Fi During COVID-19
February 7, 2021 • by Aaron Greiner
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Did you miss the early bird deadline to register for Walk/Bike/Places on March 29th? It's not too late!
It's hard to make decisions about the future right now. While it's vital that we continue taking coronavirus precautions seriously, more and more parts of the United States are also opening up vaccinations to all adults.
To give you a little more flexibility in your decision-making for the summer, we are extending the Walk/Bike/Places early bird rate until Friday, April 9th! Learn more and register.
More Events & Opportunities
April 12-14 • Conference: Main Street Now, Main Street America
April 18-25, 2021 • Global Event: Placemake Earth Challenge, PlacemakingUS
Apr. 30, 2021 • Grant: Asphalt Art Initiative, Bloomberg Philanthropies
May 19-21, 2021 • Conference: CNU 29. Design for Change, Congress for the New Urbanism
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A New Public Standard for Public Space. The government of New South Wales in Australia just released its new Great Public Spaces Toolkit, which takes inspiration from global leaders on the subject including Project for Public Spaces. (Mirage)
The Future of Pandemic Open Streets. More than a quarter of the street miles opened to residents during the pandemic have closed due to a lack of funding and volunteers. (Political)
Meanwhile across the pond, radical new plans to reduce traffic and limit dependence on cars have sparked bitter conflict in Britain. As legal challenges escalate, will their great traffic experiment be shut down before they have time to see the benefits? (The Guardian)
Pop-Up Bike Infrastructure Works. A study of European cities adds to a growing body of evidence that investments in cycling infrastructure can encourage bike commuting, which helps cut greenhouse gas emissions. (New York Times)
A Disastrous Highway Displacement Throwback. For years, community groups have been organizing to stop a massive highway expansion in Houston, Texas. In March, the federal government paused the project, citing serious civil rights concerns. (Texas Observer)
The project would displace 160 single-family residences, 433 multi-family residential units, 486 public and low-income housing units, 344 businesses, five churches, and two schools in a Black and brown community.
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As always, here is a roundup of 10 inspiring placemaking ideas from the week:
- A profile of our unique approach to virtual events at Walk/Bike/Places Online last year (PCMA)
- A bold argument for putting American National Parks under new management (Harper's)
- A new toolkit for engaging Black people and power (Canadian Urban Institute)
- An ode to the late, brilliant urbanist Michael Sorkin (Curbed)
- The hot mess of charging an electric vehicle in public (Vice)
- Four ways parks help address climate change (Park People)
- The case for more color in American cities (Next City)
- A new WPA-like program in California that put artists to work (Next City)
- A study of New York City's digital public spaces during the pandemic (New_ Public)
- The healing sounds of birds and water (Treehugger)
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