How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
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My strategy: bet all your points, plus 3x leverage, on the first question #pointed
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In Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike Lanes
Ontario’s government has vowed to tear up newly installed cycling infrastructure, stoking tensions between the city and its suburbs over rider safety and congestion.
In North America's most congested city, a pending removal of bike lanes is brewing controversy. One side says sacrificing a car lane for bikes slows down traffic. The other side says bike infrastructure actually alleviates congestion by taking more cars off the road.
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Map of the route we took last night along Yonge, Bloor and University - https://felt.com/map/Suggested-Ride-Yonge-Bloor-University-rXmmdVIHQfifiTLL5giIcC?loc=43.66509,-79.37878,14.86z&share=1
An enjoyable evening talking about Bill 212 & ride along Yonge, Bloor & University Av w/ @bloomberg.com’s #CityLab yesterday.
Highlighting the importance of prioritizing the safety of VRU & why the data put forward against removing bike lanes should be taken seriously h/t @feltmaps.bsky.social 1/
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