Most Liveable Cities: Where People Flourish

Excited that we will have a new Claude Cormier park on Toronto's waterfront. His parks are imaginative, beautiful, and whimsical. l

Do you live in a city with a major highway ripping through it? Consider the alternatives. In Toronto, we think of the Spadina Expressway (stopped by citizen involvement) and the Gardiner Expressway (part of which never got built, but what remains splits the city from its waterfront).

Ways city-dwellers to stay active, warm, and safe from Covid during the winter. From 8 80 Cities l Creating Cities for All.

Covid has prompted many cities to consider a radical expansion of green, public space. Paris was already way down this path. Now comes a brilliant plan for the Champs Elysees.

Do you see your city here? I do not see mine - Toronto. WHY?

Grand public spaces, indoors and out, make people love their cities. Here is one from my home town - Philadelphia. I have spent many hours in this station, and it always lent a grandeur to my trips, even if they were to my little suburban station.

Many urban accommodations made during Covid will be permanent. Here is a brilliant action taken by the Mayor of Lisbon.

What ideas to you have to make winter cities friendly for older persons, both during and after Covid?

I am dubious but will tune in. David Miller is a former mayor of Toronto.

I have hesitated to post during Covid. I will look for positive examples and proposals. All cities need more accessible public space. I hope we get going NOW on this plan for Toronto's University Avenue.

This was Toronto in March. Now, as we move into fall, the pandemic is still with us. How will cities adapt and recover? What is happening where you live? Are you still committed to urban living?

As Covid-19 has prompted people to question the future of cities, now is the time to dream big.

Kid power in Amsterdam. 1972. A street for play.