{"id":3353,"date":"2014-08-04T09:29:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T15:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.interculturalurbanism.com\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2014-08-08T08:28:36","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T14:28:36","slug":"does-the-aspen-ideas-festival-offer-any-compelling-ideas-for-improving-city-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.interculturalurbanism.com\/?p=3353","title":{"rendered":"Does the Aspen Ideas Festival Offer Any Compelling Ideas for Improving City Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ideas at issue\u00a0are presented in the short video featured in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/design\/2014\/07\/whats-the-number-one-thing-we-could-do-to-improve-city-life\/375400\/\">this recent <em>CityLab<\/em> story<\/a>. Several &#8220;Leading Voices&#8221; in today&#8217;s conversation about cities were asked this &#8220;Big Question&#8221;: What\u2019s the Number One Thing We Could Do to Improve City Life?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/design\/2014\/07\/whats-the-number-one-thing-we-could-do-to-improve-city-life\/375400\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3354 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.interculturalurbanism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AspenFestPic.png\" alt=\"AspenFestPic\" width=\"769\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.interculturalurbanism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AspenFestPic.png 769w, http:\/\/www.interculturalurbanism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/AspenFestPic-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a>Geoffrey West says it&#8217;s time to recognize the prominence of cities and urban life in the future of the planet. Alissa Walker says we need to make cities more walkable. Jeff Speck says we need to &#8220;restripe&#8221; cities to make them more &#8220;equitable&#8221; for cars and pedestrians. Jennifer Pahlka says we need to get cars out of cities altogether and develop better mass transit. M. Sanjayan says we need better ways to connect city-dwellers back to nature.<\/p>\n<p>None of this is all that inspiring on the face of it. However, embedded in the video are a few excellent observations that might generate more creative thought about what\u2019s needed for urban improvement beyond what we\u2019re already investing in the area of transportation. For the punch line, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/node\/70618\">my <em>Planetizen<\/em> blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This piece was re-posted to <a href=\"http:\/\/sustainablecitiescollective.com\/dsaitta\/310751\/does-aspen-ideas-festival-offer-any-compelling-ideas-improving-city-life\">Sustainable Cities Collective<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ideas at issue\u00a0are presented in the short video featured in this recent CityLab story. Several &#8220;Leading Voices&#8221; in today&#8217;s conversation about cities were asked this &#8220;Big Question&#8221;: What\u2019s the Number One Thing We Could Do to Improve City Life? 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