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Christine McLaren

Christine McLaren is one of Discourse Media’s co-founders. She is a journalist and researcher focusing on the intersection between urban development and environmental and social issues. She has worked with media outlets including Monocle, GOOD, Metropolis, Next City, The Globe and Mail, Xinhua News Agency and MSN. She spent three years travelling around the world as the resident writer of the BMW Guggenheim Lab, a mobile urban think tank project of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Christine was lead researcher for the book Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. She now gives keynotes, conducts workshops and consults with cities and organizations around the world on urban wellbeing.

Christine's Latest Articles

How Melbourne transformed its tiny laneways into a pedestrian mecca
Walkability: Creating great cities by putting pedestrians first
Sole Food

Using vacant lots to feed a city

Plan B

How a community's fight for a slower road brought their town back to life

The fused grid

A hybrid option that keeps traffic down and walkability high

Walk [Your City]

The guerrilla wayfinding project helping towns take quick steps toward walkability

No such thing as too small

The icy northern town of 5,000 that launched a public bike share

Building a better block — overnight
Strength in numbers

How a fun group bike ride is helping a city get back to the bicycle

Creating public places for health and cohesion by opening streets for everyone