Walkable cities reduce blood pressure and hypertension risk, study finds

Research finds significant link between the walkability of a city and the blood pressure and hypertension risk of the people who live there

Source: Walkable cities reduce blood pressure and hypertension risk, study finds

Prime Parking Spaces for People, Not Cars – The New York Times

Source: Prime Parking Spaces for People, Not Cars – The New York Times

5 Steps to Making Places

Source: 5 Steps to Making Places

Micro homes in pipes designed to ease Hong Kong’s housing crisis

James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype model for a low cost, stackable micro apartment set in a concrete pipe that can fit between buildings.

Source: Micro homes in pipes designed to ease Hong Kong’s housing crisis

Parklets – National Association of City Transportation Officials

Source: Parklets – National Association of City Transportation Officials 

Soft cities: Making room for nature in our urban future

Bringing biodiversity back into the built environment is good for both people and the planet, writes urban ecologist Amy K Hahs.

Source: Soft cities: Making room for nature in our urban future

HOW PLACEMAKING DRIVES RESILIENT CITIES

How we design and build a smart city and nation | Cheong Koon Hean | TEDxSingapore – YouTube

Think City x KUL Design Month Part 1: Lorong Bandar 13 – ThinkCity

Why you need to visit Lorong Bandar 13 – Think City’s Demonstrative Laneway Improvement Project in conjunction with DBKL’s KUL Design Month.

Source: Think City x KUL Design Month Part 1: Lorong Bandar 13 – ThinkCity

World Urban Forum 9 – YouTube