EMBRACE WINTER

Inspiration from cities around the world to get outdoors in our communities this winter.

Many cities have reimagined their public spaces during COVID, with new outdoor dining, car-free pedestrian-only streets, and pop-up parks on sidewalks or in parking spaces. These spaces helped support local businesses, gave us more room to be active, and saved our sanity during the pandemic. With colder weather approaching there is a concern that we will be barricaded in our homes for months to come. But can we extend our reimagining to colder temperatures? How can we extend these kinds of creative transformations of outdoor spaces through the winter season to keep people healthy and socially connected?

Join the Barr Foundation, 8 80 Cities, and Bench Consulting (by Patronicity) for a two-part series exploring how people in cold-weather cities can stay active and engaged all year round.

• November 17, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Inspire – Guillermo (Gil) Penalosa, is founder and chair of 8 80 Cities, urban expert on cities for all, regardless of age or background, focuses on sustainable mobility and parks and other public spaces. He will share how the COVID-19 pandemic opened our minds, creating an opportunity to transform our cities into more equitable and sustainable places to be enjoyed 52 weeks of the year. Register here.

• November 19, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. – Implement – Jonathan Berk, Creative Director of Bench Consulting (by Patronicity), will lead a discussion on how to put winter ideas and innovations into practice, building on creative, practical, low cost submissions included in the Winter Places Guide released at the end of October. Register here.

We hope you’ll join us for these important and timely conversations.