Healthy, 10-Minute Neighborhoods

New transit-oriented development encourages the creation of walkable mixed-use neighborhoods around transit stations. Light rail, streetcar lines and buffered bike routes in existing residential neighborhood spur higher density infill mixed-use. Suburban shopping malls are finally being replaced with mixed-use residential, office, commercial and service facilities.

But do these developments promote social health, community, contact with nature, equity, and well-being? Are they good environments for children and elders? Are they human scale? Do they include neighborhood squares and parks, a mix of all income and age groups, workplaces, schools, civic facilities, and services, farmers markets, festivals – and beauty for all? Are they creating healthy, 10-minute neighborhoods?

At the IMCL conference world leaders, city officials, practitioners, scholars and students in architecture, urban design, planning, health policy, social sciences, psychology, urban anthropology, nutrition, transportation planning, and urban affairs gather to exchange experiences and ideas to improve health and well-being for all, and to ensure the long term sustainability of the natural and man-made environment.

2018-05-14 13:00:00 2018-05-18 12:30:00 America/Toronto Healthy, 10-Minute Neighborhoods New transit-oriented development encourages the creation of walkable mixed-use neighborhoods around transit stations. Light rail, streetcar lines and buffered bike routes in existing residential neighborhood spur higher density infill mixed-use. Suburban shopping malls are finally being replaced with mixed-use residential, office, commercial and service facilities. But do these developments promote social health, community, contact with […] Shaw Centre, Ottawa
55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 9J2
Details Posted in: Other Events Date: Monday May 14, 2018, Friday May 18, 2018 Time: 1:00pm-12:30pm Cost: $645 Website: http://www.livablecities.org/conferences/55th-conference-ottawa Venue: Shaw Centre, Ottawa
55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 9J2
Venue Website Organizer: Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard Phone: 831-747-4887