by Gil Peñalosa | Jul 8, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Co-governance, legal frameworks, and regulations must evolve alongside technology to leave no one behind. Any smart initiative must improve quality of life, equity and inclusion, not merely gather data or cut costs. All city sizes and budgets can get...
by Gil Peñalosa | Jun 24, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways ⇢ Public parks offer scalable sites for stormwater capture, flood mitigation, heat buffering and biodiversity gains. ⇢ Aligning parks, stormwater, and planning departments can enable the creation of larger capital and operational funds, unlocking...
by Gil Peñalosa | Jun 10, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways ⇢ Well‑designed, co‑created parks and streetscapes can reverse decades‑long declines in social cohesion and faith in government. ⇢ Embedding public space investments within broader neighbourhood stabilization and mixed-use infill yields synergistic gains...
by Gil Peñalosa | May 27, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways ⇢ Both natural and urban destinations suffer degradation when visitor numbers exceed the capacity of their core assets, i.e., ecosystems in nature and local way of life in cities. ⇢ Overtourism leads to housing displacement (Airbnb conversion),...
by Gil Peñalosa | May 13, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways ⇢ Cycling symbolizes autonomy, health and sustainability, but its rise depended on systemic shifts in street design and social norms—not on bikes alone. ⇢ Transitions demand holistic, multi‑level strategies that integrate infrastructure, behaviour...
