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Two minutes on how to make a healthy city
This two-minute video was produced by the Healthy Eating, Active Living Cities Campaign, a California partnership that works with cities "to adopt policies that will improve the physical activity and food environments for all residents." The Campaign emphasizes land use, healthy foods and employee wellness, and...[read more]
Meet the Winners of Active Cities, Healthy Cities
Active Cities, Healthy Cities had the highest number of registered projects this year since the contest was created in 2005.The fourth edition of the Active Cities, Healthy Cities online competition came to an end Wednesday, September 14, and winners were chosen for each of the four categories: Road Safety, Public Space, Physical...[read more]
Sustainable Cities Collective
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“Spot on! I believe that incorporating concepts in anthropology (or biology, and so on) is absolutely necessary for our health in cities. It only makes sense that the environment we evolved in would impact our physiology today. How we can utilize this knowledge and research it further is crucial...”
“Great article, Kaid.Rethinking the future of what will hopefully be the inevitable demise of the suburban strip mall is an important exercise. Whether or not the next generation of strip mall tenants are big business or small scale artisans, does it really help to defuse the underlying flaws in the use patterns of the development type? The choice may change the feel of the suburbs, but isn't ...”