Charles Montgomery is an award-winning writer, speaker and collaborator on projects that improve wellbeing in cities around the world. He is the author, among other works, of the bestselling book Happy City, Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. You can learn more about Charles at www.charlesmontgomery.ca and more about Happy City at www.thehappycity.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @charlesincities.
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Legalize the Village
I dream of a city of interconnected villages, a city that is good for our souls and for the planet. We can have that city, but only if we legalize it.
December 20, 2021
Bogota's urban happiness movement
From living hell to living well: A radical campaign to return streets from cars to people in Columbia’s largest city is now a model for the world.
June 25, 2007
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