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The prediction from Lord Rogers of Riverside comes as cities around the country consider restricting access for cars in their centres Via Jandira Feijó 
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City engineers have turned our downtowns into places that are easy to get to but not worth arriving at. In Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (public library), city planner Jeff Speck, who spent four years leading the design division of the National Endowment for the Arts working directly with a couple hundred mayors to help solve their greatest city-planning challenges, turns a perceptive eye towards what makes a great city and how we might be able to harness the power of a conceptually simple, practically complex, immeasurably far-reaching solution in improving the fabric and experience of urban life.
Speck outlines a “General Theory of Walkability,” focusing on the four key factors of making a city attractive to pedestrians: 'it must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting. Each of these qualities is essential an none alone is sufficient...' Learn more about urban livability, how to create the conditions that enable pedestrian-oriented development, and the benefits of this approach to urban spaces to the economic, environmental, and cultural health of a city at the article link... Via Lauren Moss
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Sustainability values are not just something reserved for the CSR business mandates of corporations. Cities and countries also promote its sustainability and, by doing so, appeal to citizens and attract tourism and business. I’ve delved into how Canada and it’s cities and businesses fair on the sustainability stage in posts like the 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada 2012, the 30 Top Green Organizations in Canada According to Employee Engagement, the 55 Greenest Canadian Employers, the 50 Top Diversity Employers in Canada, the Top 50 Canadian CSR Business List, Canada’s Top Employers for 2013, the top 10 Canadian boards according to gender representation, the Top Canadian Boards According to Visible Minority and Aboriginal Representation, the 12 top countries represented in the Global 100: World Leaders in Clean Capitalism, the 10 Green Business Leaders the 10 best corporate citizens in Canada and the 10 top foreign corporate citizens in Canada. Today, I’ll be adding to this list with the 10 most sustainable North American cities from Corporate Knights (CK) 2013 North American Sustainable Cities Scorecard....
Based on the CK methodology used, the 10 most sustainable North American cities: San Francisco, United StatesWashington DC, United StatesOttawa, CanadaVancouver, CanadaToronto, CanadaBoston, United StatesSeattle, United StatesPhiladelphia, United StatesNew York City, United StatesCalgary, CanadaVia Ines Amaral, Jandira Feijó
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When public spaces work well, they serve as a stage for our public lives. So what makes some succeed while others fail?
Great public spaces are where celebrations are held, social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. They are the “front porches” of our public institutions – libraries, field houses, neighborhood schools – where we interact with each other and government. In evaluating thousands of public spaces around the world, PPS has found that successful ones have four key qualities: they are accessible; people are engaged in activities there; the space is comfortable and has a good image; and finally, it is a sociable place: one where people meet each other and take people when they come to visit.
Read the complete article for a more detailed explanation of the diagram illustrating the elements that contribute to successful public spaces, as well as the qualitative and quantitative criteria to consider when evaluating any given location or site... Via Lauren Moss
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