Duncan Marks of York Civic Trust takes us on a walk back in time and explores York’s old ‘desire lines and paths’ Source: York’s ancient ‘desire lines’ – the city paths of tomorrow? | York Press

María Magdalena Campos-Pons is marshaling New Yorkers for unity, linking uptown and downtown communities while highlighting inequities in city parks. Source: Don’t Call It a Protest. It’s a Walk for Radical Love. – The New York Times

Fiona Connor’s “Continuous Sidewalk” tells the story of a city where many people walk every day as part of their lives, livelihoods, and just for a casual stroll. Source: Does Nobody Walk in LA?

A Polish rural housewives’ club in the village of Romaszki took the initiative to pave all the sidewalks and footpaths with stone bricks even though they initially did not have the skills to do it. Source: Polish women pave all the sidewalks in their village, as council failed to do it | TheMayor.EU

How city design falls short to address the human experience of heat. Source: Why shade at bus stops and playgrounds is a challenge in summer heat – Vox

In Colombia’s capital city Bogotá, pedestrians need to watch out for loose slabs of pavement they can trip over, or wobbly tiles that get their feet wet or splash dirty water on their pants. But some activists have started trying to shame the city into making repairs more quickly by covering the broken spots with

Waves crashing on the shore, footsteps crunching on the forest floor. Stress levels plummet when we immerse ourselves in nature. Nick Luscombe meets the Japanese scientists working to bring the healing power of nature into the heart of the city. Nature’s secret, they believe, isn’t the sound you can hear, it’s the high frequencies you