Nine essential ingredients for happier, healthier cities.

We’ve gathered some of the most powerful urban happiness actions in a story for the National Post. Read the full story here.

An online series to help you build happiness in your city.

We can and must build better buildings — ones that make us healthier, happier and more socially connected.

There’s one sure way to avoid the negative effects of stressful, dangerous and disconnected communities: start using evidence to guide urban design. We’re helping the United Arab Emirates do just that.

The 2018 Global Happiness Policy Report is out. This time, the report contains practical solutions for governments and cities interested in boosting wellbeing.

Vancouver, like so many cities, is experiencing a painful housing crisis. The city is the least affordable in North America.

A new study has found that a rainbow crosswalk painted by the City of Vancouver is linked to greater trust among strangers.

Social wellbeing matters. Feelings of belonging and connection to other people and community are essential elements of human health and happiness.

How can you use public transit if you don't even know where the buses run and what routes they take?

What happens when you challenge hundreds of young Mexicans to reach out to strangers?

I began my search for the essence of the happier city as a journalist, searching for experts among planners, mayors, psychologists and economists.

Can art and design make us kinder? Can we design more trust or altruism into the city? These are questions everyone can help answer.By Seth Geiser

Study after study has confirmed that social connectedness is a prime determinant of human well-being.