Women’s trips tend to be shorter and better suited to walking or biking – but few streets are design to get around safely on foot, especially with children.

Source: How Dangerous Walking Conditions Disadvantage Women

Cities are built by its people, by infrastructure and by services. But cities are built on their past. If not, what would Delhi be without Lal Qila; Jaipur without Hawa Mahal; and Chandigarh without Capitol Complex.

Source: Heritage lost in smart cities

The establishment of dozens of “healing forests” is part of South Korea’s surprising prescription to improve its citizens’ health and wellbeing. Journalist Florence Williams takes a walk in the woo…

Source: Can trees heal people?

How a 21st century Detroit navigates the dangers of regeneration is a particularly poignant question on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Detroit race riots.

Source: Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America?

Planting trees is an incredibly cheap and simple way to improve the well-being of people in a city. A novel idea: Public health institutions should be financing urban greenery to support well-being and air quality.

Source: Cities Should Think About Trees As Public Health Infrastructure | Fast Company

These locals came back to their hometown in Kuala Sepetang to preserve their traditional trades, so travelers can experience them too.

Source: Return to Kuala Sepetang: Hidden Charms of Perak’s Small Town | LokaLocal

Four representatives of New York City organizations discuss their employment of art and artists to empower residents in the face of gentrification.

Source: Art in the Face of Gentrification – Shelterforce

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