Once again, the Danes are named the happiest people on the planet.
Why is this? and what can we learn from their success?
Some folks say it’s the bikes. In Copenhagen, one third of commutes happen on bikes, one third on public transportation, one third in automobiles.
This clip from “Contested Streets” shows some of what makes [...]
With the weather so nice, I hung around outside instead of blogging this weekend. Terrible, I know.
So, here’s an update on some books I’m reading right now.
Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software - Stephen Johnson
The New City: How the crisis in Canada’s urban centres is reshaping the nation - John [...]
Trucking traffic is a huge problem in Calgary and Canada and much more so in Europe. It stinks, it’s dangerous, it assumes an unnecessarily large physical and environmental footprint, it is inefficient and expensive — but it’s what the world uses to move goods.
Western European countries — wise to the myriad global warming, logistics, [...]
Richard Florida has a new blog over at the Globe and Mail. He’s started writing a column for them, although I’m certainly more excited about the blog.
Florida, an American economist focusing on urban studies wrote the renowned Rise of the Creative Class. More recently, he’s moved to the University of Toronto to become head [...]