The Importance Of Public Parks

Keynote address by Enrique Peñalosa at the Urban Parks Institute's "Great Parks/Great Cities" Conference, July 30, 2001.

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October 21, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The importance of pedestrian public spaces cannot be measured. We cannot prove mathematically that wider sidewalks, pedestrian streets, more or better parks make people happier, much less measure how much happier. However if we reflect, most things that are important in life cannot be measured either...Parks and other pedestrian places are essential to a city's happiness."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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