Greetings from a bluebird day in Toronto!
Where snowploughs have been working 24/7 since Monday morning, HWY401 (main artery through the region) is still closed, and urbanites now walk around in skis and snowshoes. Oh, how I love snow.
This edition will be a summary of pieces published so far for Ship30, the daily writing challenge I'm doing for 30 days. I did fall off the wagon a bit while on vacation π but we're back as of yesterday!
Day 4: On the patina of place
Day 5: To have Dense Nature, you require Dense Cities.
One way to make a city ultra-desirable is to connect its residents to easily-accessible Nature.
Retrofitting cities to meet this goal is not easy, but almost always worth it.
This is my short piece on the importance of capital-N Nature in cities.
Day 6: Making things vs making life.
A simple, eye-opening way to consider value-creation in society.
Itβs helping me understand how some of the things we love the most about urban life are made.
#ship30for30 π’[6/30]
Day 7: Boundaries and complex systems don't mix well. Here's why.
Observation: Defining boundaries has been incredibly useful for administrating human affairs, but they poorly reflect the real world.
#ship30for30 π’[7/30]
Curious to hear your thoughts about the atomic essays. Did any of them resonate with you, or awaken any βand furtherβ¦β thoughts? Did you disagree with any of it?
Iβd love to hear it! π
Stay safe out there, and out importantly, stay curious.
βFei πͺ’
Toronto is famous for its ravines. Much of Toronto has 10-20 minute walking access to one and they do provide a fairly encompassing nature experience. That said, they are less accessible from the now hyper-concentrating downtown so nature access is declining in relative terms.