by Gil Peñalosa | Dec 9, 2025 | Webinar
Key Takeaways Built environment, such as protected lanes, nearby shops, open schoolyards, tree canopy, etc., shapes human behaviour and daily choices. Good intentions, campaigns, policy advice, etc, fail unless the situation is changed to make living healthier an easy...
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 | 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...
