Mikey Likes It! Urban Design for Life
Facilitating a conversation around urban design elements that will elevate the lives of everyone.
Gillian Sandstrom is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex. She arrived at this position, in part, by developing a “smile-and-wave relationship with a lady who worked at a hot dog stand” during her graduate studies. This relationship led to her studying further the interactions people have with … Read more
Though I am not necessarily opposed to car traffic – it has a place in our society and overall improves lives – I do believe more can be done to encourage walking and foot traffic in our cities and suburbs. Safety One of the significant issues with walking along the streets is safety. And the … Read more
Imagine making a significant improvement in the mental health of entire communities at a cost of just a couple hundred dollars per year. That is the conclusion of a study published on the JAMA Network entitled: Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults (by Eugenia C. South, MD, MS; Bernadette C. … Read more