Upcoming Webinars
Nov 25th
The Bentway: Unlocking Unexpected Public Spaces.
Ilana Altman
Co-Executive Director at The Bentway,
Toronto,Canada
Guest
Dec 9th
Well+Being:
Will-Power is Needed, but is Not Enough.
Gil Penalosa
Founder and Chair, 8 80 Cities.
Toronto, Canada
Guest
Jan 13th
Streets Reimagined: for People and Planet.
Skye Duncan and
Fabrizio Prati
Global Designing Cities Initiative
Guests
Jan 27th
Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities.
Maxwell Hartt
Director, Population and Place Research Lab,
Queen’s U. Canada
Guest
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Rhythms of Change: Reflections on the Regent Park Revitalization
Killed by a Traffic Engineer
Experiments in Urban Entrepreneurship Place-based innovations
Ending Global Sprawl
Towards Playable Cities: Barcelona’s Plan for Play
The Power of the Commons: Public Space for a Higher Purpose
Key Takeaways ⇢ Public spaces are essential civic infrastructure for leisure as well as building social trust, cohesion, and equity. ⇢ Investments in public spaces need to be equitably distributed, with a focus on underserved, racially marginalized communities. ⇢...
Before and After: Bratislava, Slovakia
Climate Action for Busy People
Better Streets for Every Body
Sustainable Favelas: The Key to Climate Justice and Thriving Cities?
Natural Playgrounds: The Science and Irony behind an Obvious Climate Solution
Key Takeaways ⇢ Design with children, not for them. ⇢ Sensory-rich environments, especially those engaging all five senses, are critical for early childhood development. ⇢ Nature-based play influences physical health, cognitive growth, and emotional well- being...
New Reykjavik: The transformation of a young city
Key Takeaways ⇢ Urban form directly affects mental, physical, and social health. ⇢ Planners, transport professionals, and climate advocates should use health framing to drive urban transformation. ⇢ A mix of social, student, workforce, and market housing was built...
Dear Participant
This bi-weekly webinar is to contribute creating passionate advocates on doing equitable, sustainable, playful, cities, where everyone lives healthier and happier.
Every other Tuesday I invite fascinating people to share interesting transformative actions. It’s 60 minutes, where in the first half the guest presents, and then we have a dialogue considering the questions and comments from participants.
I am very grateful to always have hundreds of participants, from over 25 countries, a few over 40! They are from all backgrounds, some work in public sector, others private, NGOs, others in active retirement; we also have elected officials, academics, media, etc.
Please invite others to watch live. Also, share the recordings widely, especially with decision makers, community groups, advocates, students, anyone interested in people and cities.
Kindest regards, GIL.