Comments on: Better community design makes happier citizens http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2009/01/02/better-community-design-makes-happier-citizens/ Smart growth: How to fight sprawl, reshape our cities and towns and take back our streets Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:15:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bike, urban planning events of note at the Boston Public Library « Planning Livable Communities http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2009/01/02/better-community-design-makes-happier-citizens/#comment-1838 Bike, urban planning events of note at the Boston Public Library « Planning Livable Communities Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:20:35 +0000 http://pedestrianfriendly.com/?p=779#comment-1838 [...] Planning Livable Communities Smart growth: How to fight sprawl, reshape our cities and towns and take back our streets « Better community design makes happier citizens [...] [...] Planning Livable Communities Smart growth: How to fight sprawl, reshape our cities and towns and take back our streets « Better community design makes happier citizens [...]

]]> By: Sharon http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2009/01/02/better-community-design-makes-happier-citizens/#comment-1837 Sharon Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:18:23 +0000 http://pedestrianfriendly.com/?p=779#comment-1837 Wow, that's interesting! Thanks for the post! Too bad it's unlikely I can get to Boston on a worknight by 6:30. Wow, that’s interesting! Thanks for the post! Too bad it’s unlikely I can get to Boston on a worknight by 6:30.

]]> By: Craig Della Penna http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2009/01/02/better-community-design-makes-happier-citizens/#comment-1836 Craig Della Penna Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:49:24 +0000 http://pedestrianfriendly.com/?p=779#comment-1836 Sharon, He is going to be in Boston in early February. See this. . . Enrique Peñalosa in BostonFebruary 4-7, Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, an inspired and inspiring leader in urban thinking, comes to Boston for a series of events titled "The Future of Transportation: People, Professionals, Politics". A collaboration of Livable Streets, WalkBoston, MassBike, Bikes Not Bombs, Institute for Human Centered Design, among others, this will provide a number of opportunities to hear Peñalosa, including Urban Happiness with Enrique Peñalosa! Thursday, February 5, 6:30PM at the Boston Public Library's Rabb Lecture Hall. Don't miss this! Sharon,

He is going to be in Boston in early February. See this. . .

Enrique Peñalosa in BostonFebruary 4-7, Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, an inspired and inspiring leader in urban thinking, comes to Boston for a series of events titled “The Future of Transportation: People, Professionals, Politics”. A collaboration of Livable Streets, WalkBoston, MassBike, Bikes Not Bombs, Institute for Human Centered Design, among others, this will provide a number of opportunities to hear Peñalosa, including Urban Happiness with Enrique Peñalosa! Thursday, February 5, 6:30PM at the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Lecture Hall. Don’t miss this!

]]> By: Better community design makes happier citizens - The Sprawling From Grace Fuel Gauge | News and Information on Suburban Sprawl-Related Issues http://pedestrianfriendly.com/2009/01/02/better-community-design-makes-happier-citizens/#comment-1829 Better community design makes happier citizens - The Sprawling From Grace Fuel Gauge | News and Information on Suburban Sprawl-Related Issues Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:02:20 +0000 http://pedestrianfriendly.com/?p=779#comment-1829 [...]   Planning Livable Communities Despite economic challenges, Bogota’s mayor helped “to transform a city once infamous for narco-terrorism, pollution and chaos into a globally lauded model of livability and urban renewal.” there are good lessons here about what local officials can do in an era of constrained finances. Hint: It doesn’t involve designing your community solely for automobiles. Quite the contrary. Go to Source Tags: [...] [...]   Planning Livable Communities Despite economic challenges, Bogota’s mayor helped “to transform a city once infamous for narco-terrorism, pollution and chaos into a globally lauded model of livability and urban renewal.” there are good lessons here about what local officials can do in an era of constrained finances. Hint: It doesn’t involve designing your community solely for automobiles. Quite the contrary. Go to Source Tags: [...]

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