How to measure success of public space transformations.

To strengthen local economies, create places that people want to spend time in.

Indigenous community members are shaping placemaking and urban design projects to share their histories of place and create stronger communities.

Community gardens, food co-ops, bike programs, and more are tackling climate resilience at the neighbourhood scale.

How city staff, community organizations, and placemakers can create better places for young people.

Happy Cities’ award-winning Public Life Study can help you measure the impact of public space transformations on community connections, trust, and inclusion.

How shared spaces can support physical and mental health for people of all ages.

When people take an active role in shaping their community, they build social connections and trust—with one another, and with local government.

The power of benches and seating to connect strangers.

Placemaking is a cost-effective way to boost health, social connection, resilience, inclusion, and economic activity.

For successful placemaking, small, consistent investments over time matter more than grand gestures.

Social ties are the building blocks for community resilience. As extreme weather events increase, our connections can be the difference between life and death.

Embracing a winter climate to promote arts, culture, and community in Fort St. John