Bicycle Diaries follows David Byrne through cities around the world from the seat of his folding bicycle. Part travelogue, part urban observation, the book uses cycling as a way to experience cities at human speed—exploring architecture, culture, politics, public space, and the peculiar ways places reveal themselves when you move through them under your own power.
This Must Be the Place connects placemaking professionals with meaningful work, ideas, and opportunities. Through its curated newsletter, career resources, and professional directory, the platform helps planners, designers, and community builders find their place in the field—and contribute to places worth loving.
Urbanists on Bakfiets Talking Cities is a video series from urbanist Lior Steinberg that puts city conversations literally in motion. Inspired by Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Steinberg invites fellow urbanists aboard a bakfiets—a Dutch cargo bike—and rides through cities while talking about streets, mobility, public space, and how cities actually work. The moving conversation makes the city itself part of the interview: ideas can be encountered, questioned, and demonstrated as they ride. The series launched with Tactical Urbanism co-founder Mike Lydon exploring Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Urbanism Now is a weekly newsletter curated with brief and insightful urban ideas from around the world to inspire action where you (c)are. Five to ten links with a touch of commentary to show you what's going on with the world. We strive to break free of the US/Euro view and promote ideas from everywhere.
Founded by: Maria Paula Moreno Vivas and Raymond Berger
CicLAvia transforms Los Angeles streets into temporary car-free public spaces, inviting people to walk, bike, skate, and experience the city at a different pace. Inspired by Bogotá’s Ciclovía, the recurring events connect neighborhoods across Los Angeles while demonstrating how streets can become places for movement, community, exploration, and everyday public life.
