Searching for People Friendly Cities in an Increasingly Urban World

The World is Becoming More Urban Every Day!

Right now, more people are living in cities than outside them. Cities therefore need to be 'People Friendly', that is, places where people can Live, Work, Play, Learn, Thrive and Be Happy.

Such cities will follow our Principals of People Friendly Cities. Examples from Chicago, Illinois, USA are below.

Pleasing and Efficient Physical Form	Mobility Options	Natural World Connections

Our Search
We have traveled around the world; to places such as Los Angeles, Shanghai, Bangkok, Delhi, Budapest, and Madrid to study what makes a People Friendly city.

We offer you stories of our travels with our thoughts and conclusions and plenty of pictures.
Click here for the full list, or click on the links below for our more recent additions.

Spring 2012 - Egypt and More Time in the Middle East  (New on 02/02/12)

Winter 2011/12 - Spain and on to Egypt  (Updated on 02/02/12 with new travel plans and pictures of the Holiday Season)

Summer 2011 - Joys of Urban Living  (Updated on 11/30/11 with the addition of the Leipzig, Dresden and Erfurt/Eisenach stories)

   Germany

• Berlin - Das Leben Ist Sehr Gut! (Life is Good!)
• Hamburg: River City and Major Port
• HafenCity - Hamburg's Bold New Venture in Urban Living
• Leipzig - Home Town of Johann Sebastian Bach
• Dresden - Baroque, Revived and Restored
• Erfurt and Eisenach - In the Footsteps of Martin Luther

As we have searched, we have developed a special way of life, our 'Nomad Lifestyle'. It involves traveling much of the time, and staying in most places for a longer time than most tourists; a minimum of a week and preferably a month or more. By staying longer, we are able to experience a place more thoroughly, and savor the experiences that we encounter along the way.

• Click here for what we look for in a place to stay.

• Click here for a few hints, tips and ideas about our 'Nomad Lifestyle'.

Knowing what makes a People Friendly City is not enough !!

The real challenge is finding ways to ensure that our cities grow to be more People Friendly and working with those who can influence this process.

We believe that there are three key groups of people who determine how this transition happens;

- Urban Planners and Designers
- Developers
- Home seekers - commuters, students, employers and employees - US!

• Let's consider US first.
  Our choices about where to live and work and how we travel from place to place have a tremendous impact on city design. 
  Click here to read more.

• What about Urban Planners and Designers?
  Planning and design is a visionary process that helps us figure out what the future should look like. If we don't choose where we want to go, we probably won't get there! 
  Click here to read more.

• What about Developers?
  Developers, public and private, make the designs and plans come to life. They make the investments and build our cities.
  Click here to read more.

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