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News articles
Could the humble neighbourhood business offer a solution to our complex set of problems? – Georgia Straight
City moving ahead with arts and culture framework – Alaska Highway News
‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’ knew the cure for loneliness – Business Insider
The secret of the happy city: Why living in a neighbourhood with shops, green areas and diverse people seriously benefits health (El urbanista que ha encontrado la fórmula científica de la ciudad feliz: “El sueño americano de la casa unifamiliar es ridículo”) – El Mundo
The haiku that helped make a New York street livable (El haiku que ayudó a hacer habitable una calle de Nueva York) – El País
How to create a happy city – Cities4Children
Why public art is good for cities – YES! Magazine
Locking up public spaces hits lower-income, racialized people harder – CTV News
Patio dining can increase happiness in patrons study finds – Vancouver Is Awesome
New toolkit offers advice for Canada’s Main Streets – REMI Network, Design Quarterly
Rapid Placemaking to Bring Back Main Street – Buffalo Rising
Vibrant Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods face urban decay as businesses become COVID-19 casualties – News1130
I fact-checked rumors swirling around this East Van mystery lot – The Tyee
Cohousing converts wait for their keys – The Globe and Mail
‘Happy cities need to make spaces for people, not cars’ – The Hindu
CRDA Happy Nest consultants visit Cultural Centre of Vijayawada-Amaravati (CCVA) – The Hans India
Alleys, Laneways and Life Between Buildings – Spacing Magazine
‘There’s nothing else like it’: El Mirador building with unique design, at risk – Edmonton Journal
Cities, technology, and happiness: a look at the future – Baha’i World News Service
Inspire Jericho’ talks launch with Charles Montgomery of Happy City – Vancouver Courier
#20ReasonsToBike: Riding a bike to work may be the secret to happiness – The Georgia Straight
How to make cities happier, healthier and better equipped to fight climate change – CBC Windsor
CivicCon Live: ‘Happy City’ with Charles Montgomery on Monday – Pensacola News Journal
CivicCon: How city design affects people’s happiness, and how happy people affect a city’s success – Pensacola News Journal
Charles Montgomery: Cities can ‘push us apart, or draw us together’ – Pensacola News Journal
The psychological tricks designers use to make cities happier places – WIRED
Designing cities around happiness – Thousand Oaks Acorn
Commentary: Forget commuter rail; high-speed bus lanes better option for HRM – Chronicle Herald
Natura’s parkside homes designed with community in mind – Vancouver Sun
What’s behind the Tomo name of a new cohousing project? – Georgia Straight
The death and life of a hedge fund mansion – Institutional Investor
Ten Vancouver families planning ‘urban village’ to foster connections – Globe and Mail
Cohousing project in Vancouver – Daily Hive
Cohousing Lite enters the Vancouver housing lexicon – The Courier
Can public art make you happier? One study says yes – KUNC Denver
Happy Streets ”Living Lab” results suggest public space affects wellbeing – Smart Cities Dive
‘People are nicer to each other when they move more slowly’: how to create happier cities – The Guardian
‘It’s Prozac in city form’: Canadians on the issues facing their cities – The Guardian
Is Vancouver reeady to grow from laneways to living lanes? – Spacing Magazine
Walking towards a Happy City – Walk 21 Vienna
La ciudad justa, verde, eficiente y feliz son el mismo lugar – El Pais
Christchurch Convention Centre location a ‘mistake’ – The Press, Christchurch
The psychology of ‘no’: Vancouver transit vote is case study in why it’s so hard to do what makes us happy – National Post
Voices of new economies: An interview with Charles Montgomery – The McConnell Foundation
How to make cities that make people happy – The Globe and Mail
Ballet of the sidewalk – Metropolis Magazine
Urban walking is a legal high, so why are cities cruel to pedestrians? – The Globe and Mail
Building happier, healthier, and more sustainable cities – Urban Land
Podcasts & radio
Walkable city design is critical for economic health – Strong Towns Podcast with Chuck Marohn
A discussion on Happy Cities and urban design with Charles Montgomery – KCSB News
Happy Cities: How can urban design boost our wellbeing? With Tristan Cleveland – Urbcast
Designing collective wellbeing – the Happy City movement with Charles Montgomery – Design Influence Podcast
Wellbeing cities special: Destination downtown with Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Charles Montgomery – NewCities threesixtyCITY podcast
Creating happiness with Mitchell Reardon – Amazing Places with Dean Murdock
Designing happy cities with Mitchell Reardon – Shared Space Podcast with Erin Peavey
Investing in happiness with Charles Montgomery – Vancouver Real Estate Podcast
Could Psychologists Help Us Build Better Cities? – BBC World
Canadian ‘Happy City’ urbanist Charles Montgomery was asked how to make Perth a happier city and his response was very amusing – ABC Radio Perth
Cities are creating car-free zones to ease congestion and pollution – NPR
Happiness and cities: dispatch from the Academy of Urbanism – Monocle Radio
Can we have happy sprawl – 720 AM, ABC Perth
Designing the Happy City – 94.9 FM, Seattle News & Information
What makes a city, happy? – The Arcade podcast
Television & video
Kansas City is the biggest U.S. city to offer free transit. Here’s how it works – NBC LX
Why sprawling, car dependent cities are making us miserable? – TV New Zealand
How can we make Vancouver happier? – CBC News
How cities make us sick – CBC News: The National
Book chapters
Green Visions: Greenspace Planning and Design in Nordic Cities
