From the archives…
There is more realization now than before that people want and need social interaction, to be outdoors, given the opportunity. I found this Jan Gehl article in the attached magazine from the Winter Cities...
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Look north more oftenGo against the wind
You’ll get redder cheeks
Find the rugged path
Keep to it
It’s shorter
North is best.
Winter’s sky of flames,
Summer nights’ sun miracle
Go against the wind
Climb mountains
Look north
More often
This is a long country
Most is north
Poet: Rolf Jacobsen (translated from Norwegian) Commissioned for the Winter Cities Forum, 1990 Tromso, Norway
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