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#MaintenanceMatters. Everywhere. Investments in public spaces are only the beginning. Maintenance builds the trust. Safe & welcoming PUBLIC spaces encourages communal gatherings, reduces isolation. #CommunityBuilding. Civic Commons US bit.ly/4ddsxMO

3 Secrets to Falling in Love With Exercise: • Don’t expect to ever love each second. Be realistic. Don't stop in first 5 min. • Strive for momentum, not motivation. Habit. Process. Benefits. • Find a community. Closeness. Belonging. NYTimes Katie Mogg bit.ly/436qYM5

Yes, it can be done! Rockville, Montgomery Co. Md, in Greenest Small Cities USA, built on transit urbanism. Most urban areas built past 50 yrs are not very good for clean air & water, walkability, health... this one is. Robert Steuteville @CNUpublicSquare. bit.ly/4k6YRUp

Superb work by Waterfront Toronto! Past decades they've done best large scale urbanism in Canada. Too bad many mayors & premiers did not have vision and/or guts to have giving them ON & Exhibition Place to dev. sustainably. Cost of doing nothing is NOT nothing! bit.ly/4dgPm2k

Congrats mothers, grandmothers, great grand-mothers! We all want a safe & secure future for our children & their children! In US 9 of 10 mothers agree “we have a moral responsibility to create a safe and healthy climate for ourselves and our children.” Prof. Katharine Prof. Katharine Hayhoe

Enjoyed walk/run & bike trail along Antalya's waterfront. No connectivity into city. Turkey's Mediterranean region, known as Turquoise Coast for its blue waters. Nice but, a 'tourist community' not great for locals, or for tourist. Priority should always be locals.

Every city is different. Every neighborhood is different. Every street, park, sidewalk, etc., so city leaders should NEVER copy-paste, but yes, adapt & improve. In Antalya Turkey, I've enjoyed street cats everywhere, roof water talks, satellite antennas, street art. Curious runs

Cities need to solve housing crisis AND to create great cities where people will live for centuries. Jan Gehl says above 10 floors more in common with birds & planes, than with people. Cities can double pop in existing footprint with 6 - 12 floors on arterials. Antalya, Turkey.

Good news: Chicago Approves Green Affordable Housing Plan. New nonprofit Residential Investment., will control $135 million fund for low-cost loans to dev. to build env. friendly buildings. Projects: 30% units affordable housing AND meet Green Building Standards. Planetizen

El parque y el CEFE Fontanar del Río: para hacer la vida más feliz, otro de tantos proyectos que concebimos, conseguimos el lote, diseñamos e hicimos, en este caso con el gran gerente y director del IDRD entonces, Orlando Molano

Enjoyed work with superb mayor Mayor Cemil Tugay, exploring options for street saturated by cars along seaside. Izmir, Turkey, is lucky to have a medical doctor as mayor. His top priority is everyone's well-being: Health (physical, mental, social) and Happiness. All week working

• What is the future of tourism? • What is 'Sustainable Urban Tourism'? • Blessing or nightmare? FREE webinar this Tues. to learn from San Sebastián, Spain, city councillor Victor Lasa. Tues. May 27 11am EST / 5pm CET Register & please share: bit.ly/3RzN7gi

JU:MP programme (Join Us: Move Play) in Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Engaging children from designing playgrounds to programs. Wholistic: walk/bike to schools, phys ed, after school, groups... changing behaviours. Healthier and happier lifestyles. bit.ly/3H51SG7

I love riding my bicycle, always. In Toronto, 4 seasons. That doesn’t mean I excuse dangerous behaviour of few cyclists. Today at noon, road cyclists at over 40-50kph at High Park, w 1000s children. Why? Where are park staff, councillor Perks, police, to stop these bad riders?

Invited to presentation: Tourism: blessing or nightmare? How much is too much? Sustainable City Tourism? FREE. Webinar Tue. May 27 11am EST/5pm CET. Register & please share: bit.ly/3RzN7gi

Green light in Montreal. Shop. Mall Place Versailles will be replaced by 6,000 apartments, including 1,000 social housing units, school, hotel. All cities where pop. growth will be under 100%, should do ALL new homes in existing footprint. All! Planetizen. bit.ly/4mygIVy

Grey to GREEN. Done! Congrats! Cities do change. Leadership. Vision. Actions. Moermanpark, Belgium. 125 trees (gorgeous when they grow), open water channels, permeable surfaces... 300 car park was NOT replaced. Designed OMGEVING, Sweco, through int. competition. Do everywhere!!