Tag: parks

Serpentine Maze: Pop-up parks in a time of pandemic

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInJanuary 1, 2021
In this week's post, PlaceMaker Hazel Borys walks us through a pop-up park that she and her friends built. And how it helps implement three of the 22 actions of the Pandemic Toolkit. Click below to launch. Continue Reading
Category Environment | Sustainability, Featured, Health, Public Art, Public Engagement, Public Policy
Tags COVID-19, Hazel Borys, health, nature, parks, Resilience, winter cities
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The Trifecta: Urbanism, architecture, and nature

Susan Henderson
Susan Henderson Instagram Facebook January 1, 2017
We often blog on the benefits of nature integrated into urbanism and wellbeing outcomes of walkability. The real trifecta is when walkable urbanism, human-scale architecture, and nature come together via placemaking. A recent study from the University of Warwick points out that a scenic view delivers equal health benefits... Continue Reading
Category Architecture, Community Development, Environment | Sustainability, Experience, Health, Planning and Design, Resilience, Theory and Practice
Tags health, lessons from livable places, nature, outdoor room, Paris, parks, placemaking, Plazas, public health, Susan Henderson
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Paris: What People Want

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInJuly 7, 2013
As an urbanist, writing about Paris is both delectable and daunting. Tempering that is the fact that we visited in June, when the strain to both infrastructure and pricing makes my memories of past trips look more lovable. Still, the timelessness of the City, as shown so compellingly in this 1914 to 2013 series of comparisons,... Continue Reading
Category Architecture, Planning and Design, Public Policy
Tags biking, Hazel Borys, lessons from great cities, lessons from livable places, Paris, parks, retail
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