by Gil Peñalosa | Nov 25, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Public space can be framed as a public-health tool and investment to promote well-being. Pilots including lighting, murals, intersection experiments should be paired with long-term standards for wayfinding, consistent streetscape, lighting. Summary The...
by Gil Peñalosa | Nov 11, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Policy choices that continue giving priority to right-of-way for cars make streets more unsafe. Most safety tools and design solutions already exist, but political will and inequitable deployment often act as barriers. Summary Pedestrian deaths,...
by Gil Peñalosa | Oct 28, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Cities should be assessed for their urban spaces’ potential to invite people: does a project make walking, cycling, local shopping, and using shared facilities the easiest option? Urban design that invites sustainable behaviour. Easy bike/walk routes,...
by Gil Peñalosa | Oct 14, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Three principal retrofit strategies: redevelopment, re-inhabitation / adaptive reuse, and regreening. Vast underused parking lots, dead malls and low-rise office parks are prime sites to address housing, climate, health, equity and fiscal stress in...
by Gil Peñalosa | Sep 30, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Parks are necessary for physical, mental, social and civic well-being. Placemaking can be paired with climate adaptation. Sunset Dunes combines pedestrianization with dune restoration to manage coastal erosion and climate impacts. Summary San Francisco...
