Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Public places

Arguments about the natural environment abound, usually relating to public policy disagreement.  But there's no disputing that the natural environment should be managed for the common good.

What sort of things make public places located in cities into a place that people can love to be in?  Amanda Burden knows something about that.  As Planning Commissioner of NY City under Mayor Bloomberg, she's played a big part in promoting city parks that people enjoy.  She shares some answers in her TED Talk, entitled "How public spaces make cities work."

 

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