The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) serves as a hub for urban well-being initiatives, originating partly as a reaction to the drawbacks of urban sprawl. CNU members advocate for sustainable, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, fostering improved health and economic outcomes.

Over 25 years, the WHO's Healthy Cities initiative has shifted from a medical-focused approach to a holistic view of well-being, encompassing all aspects of urban health.

Regional governments can collaborate with urban and rural communities to identify shared interventions for fostering happy, complete, and healthy communities through inclusive dialogue, data analysis, and participatory planning processes.

During Love Night, Charles Montgomery assembled an interdisciplinary team to reconfigure urban spaces, aiming to encourage participants to exhibit greater trust and openness towards strangers.

The driving question behind this ambitious collaboration at the Museum of Vancouver, spearheaded by Happy Cities principal Charles Montgomery, alongside four other community partners and hundreds of participants…

The BMW Guggenheim Lab, a blend of urban think tank and community center, traversed the globe to spark fresh perspectives on urban living. Happy Cities principal Charles Montgomery contributed as an original team member in New York City and continued his involvement in Berlin.

Historical studies indicate that street edge design can influence human behavior, attracting or repelling people. But can design ultimately shape how we interact with one another?

We advocate that evidence on design's impact on happiness empowers designers, planners, and citizens to co-create better communities. Teaming up with Laboratorio para la Ciudad, an urban innovation lab, we applied this approach in a complex, contested district in Mexico City.