Stories About Creating More Livable Communities

How do we make where we live a better place to live?

It’s a question that’s much easier to ask than answer.

Beating the heat

Green spaces play key role in mitigating the urban heat island effect

EcoLogistics’ big challenge

Reduce emissions, congestion, noise and deaths associated with urban transport while improving social equity

Streets for people and not just cars

Finding inspiration from Bogota’s bike celebration

Worldwide Food Production is Wasted

Pedestrians Killed on Roads Each Year

How do you make where you live a better place to live?

It’s an elusive, some might argue impossible question, that’s much easier to ask than answer. A question that perhaps helps explain why so many journalists focus on the mis-steps communities all too often take.

But equally important are the remarkable number of urban success stories from around the globe coming to fruition. Which is the focus of the writing you’ll find on this site: stories about impactful urban initiatives large and small, designed to help create more livable communities.

Hopefully, some of these initiatives will serve as a source of inspiration for you and where you live as well.  

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About Creating Better Communities

Beating the heat

EcoLogistics’ big challenge: Reduce emissions, congestion, noise and deaths associated with urban transport while improving social equity

Cities rally around nature in the quest to become more resilient

Putting ‘public’ back into public space

Streets for people and not just cars

When infrastructure becomes art
Cities like Toronto are finding a way to bring to life everything from walls to waste bins as placeholders for that next great work of art

Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today

- Robert McKee