urban planner & comms @happycitiesteam | new cities lab @mcgillgeography (she)
Montréal, Québec
Joined April 2012
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So excited to share what I have been designing over the past year for @StPeteFL and @NRDC. The new St. Pete Bike Map provides essential info on safe riding around the sunshine city! Check it out below😃
St. Pete residents and visitors bike or walk around our city for health, recreation, or as their primary means of transportation.
Use the St. Pete Bike Map to find shared-use trails + developed routes throughout the city! 👉stpete.org/citytrails
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North America is facing two widespread crises at the same time: housing and loneliness. @emmaavery27 describes how one unique project tackles them both.
Thanks for picking this up, @StrongTowns
strongtowns.org/journal/2024…
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Yesterday, we launched the #PowerofPlacemaking, a new web page and set of resources to help share learnings and build momentum around #placemaking across Canada. 🧵
placemakingcommunity.ca/powe…
@CANURB @CommFdnsCanada @PlacemakingX @PPS_Placemaking @place_canada
Excited to share my article in @ElsGeogPlan with @SarahKMoser, which charts all the awards that new planned cities win for highly speculative & unproven sustainability plans—and how these awards may hinder our ability to achieve a more ecological urbanism: authors.elsevier.com/a/1hFuw…
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Win up to $500 🎉 We’ve launched a survey with @VCHhealthcare to better understand how the homes we live in impact #wellbeing. Your input will help Lower Mainland communities grow in a healthy, resilient way.
Share your thoughts for a chance to win! happycities.com/my-home-my-n…
ALT Colourful illustration showing people walking, playing, socializing, and travelling through a city scene with buildings of many different scales in the background, from low rise to high rise. Text reads "Fill out our survey to win $500!". Happy Cities and Vancouver Coastal Health logos are placed in the bottom right corner.
Spoke with some experts to understand how we can better design our cities to help alleviate loneliness:
Chronic #loneliness may be worse for our health than smoking 15 cigarettes a day. So how can we design our cities to help people feel less alone? We spoke to some researchers to find out: happycities.com/blog/should-… @luzia_heu
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As it turns out, kids have a lot to say about the streets and public spaces they spend time in. But sometimes, cities forget to ask. By listening to #youth, we can transform our cities for the better:
happycities.com/blog/how-lis…
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When people feel connected to their neighbours, they tend to be healthier, happier, and more resilient. To connect neighbours living in multi-unit buildings, we found that resident-led social activities are easier & more impactful than you might think:
happycities.com/blog/how-an-…
Forest City promised “a future model of eco-cities” built on man-made islands, but construction has been far from smooth. In @envplanc, @SarahKMoser & I chart the new city’s survival strategies amid a Chinese property developer crisis & global pandemic: doi.org/10.1177%2F2399654422…
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Have you ever used your #parking spot for something other than, well, parking? @MetroVancouver estimates that 25-42% of residential parking stalls are unused. These co-op and #cohousing buildings show alternative uses for all that extra parking space:
happycities.com/blog/learnin…
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Co-housing and co-op housing communities have long understood the inherent human desire for #socialconnection. What can these two models teach us about designing happier and healthier multi-unit buildings? Learn more:
#happyhomes
happycities.com/blog/learnin…
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The wait is over - new bike maps are here!
Visit your local bike shop, library, or City kiosk to get your hands on a hardcopy of the most up-to-date look at St. Pete's bike network.
Want to go digital? See the full map at stpete.org/citytrails
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We can build modular housing to get a roof over people's head in less than five months. But the @HappyCitiesTeam study found that a roof is actually not enough. Quick lunch read by @emmaavery27 link.medium.com/nbYyQpTxxnb
Diving deep into social wellbeing in temporary modular housing has been a highlight of working w/ @HappyCitiesTeam. This is the story of New Beginnings, an Indigenous TMH building in Vancouver, & how small activities can nurture people's health & happiness
medium.com/happy-cities/a-ro…
A beautiful sunrise to welcome the lunar new year. A bird pooped on my jacket while i was out this morning and i’m taking it as an auspicious sign
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Sprawl is not the solution to the #housingcrisis and certainly not the solution to the #climatecrisis. @JohnIbbitson’s argument is deeply misleading, for several reasons. A thread on the recent @globeandmail column making the rounds:
Come work with me 🙂
Are you passionate about designing happier, healthier and more inclusive cities? We’re looking for a talented Urban Planner & Designer to join our planning team. Applications are due Dec. 17. Please share with your networks!
ca.indeed.com/job/urban-plan…
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#Oakland’s first slow streets pandemic response made it harder for many residents of colour to reach essential destinations. So, the city made a more sincere effort to talk to residents again. H/T @RTB_Cheerful linktr.ee/kineticjoy
ALT Headline: Make equity the heart of your active mobility work. Subhead: Slow streets only succeed when they are planned in consultation with everyone. Start by listening to less-heard folks. Image: Street closure as part of the Essential Places program in Oakland, with a sign saying "Oakland: Go Slow. It's Essential."
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By focusing on nurturing happiness for everyone, we can solve the great challenges facing our cities. That’s why we’re launching "Re-happy your city", a new campaign for urban wellbeing. Follow along for tips from the Happy City team & share your own ideas!medium.com/happy-cities/its-…
