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Linda Hanlon

Linda Hanlon

Linda Hanlon is the Lead Editor of The Urbanist. She cares about community-building and sharing smart ideas between communities, affordable housing, and active transportation. Safety, affordability,


Recent Articles by this Author

Three Transit-Friendly Winter Dates to Ride Out Seasonal Depression

Do you and your partner dream of exploring the Tokyo subway together or taking a stroll through a pedestrian-friendly piazza? Are you living a pro-transit lifestyle and hoping to filter out passenger princesses? Or perhaps you’d simply like to spare your date from hearing your usual colorful parallel-parking monologue?

Three Transit-Friendly Winter Dates to Ride Out Seasonal Depression

Do you and your partner dream of exploring the Tokyo subway together or taking a stroll through a pedestrian-friendly piazza? Are you living a pro-transit lifestyle and hoping to filter out passenger princesses? Or perhaps you’d simply like to spare your date from hearing your usual colorful parallel-parking monologue?

Urban Art: Elevating Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Cities

The term “urban art” describes visual art forms that are created by and representative of city dwellers. While you may see pieces in galleries, urban art installations are primarily integrated into the landscape. They’re on buildings and street features. There’s increasing recognition of how vital urban art installations

Urban Art: Elevating Aesthetics and Cultural Identity in Cities

The term “urban art” describes visual art forms that are created by and representative of city dwellers. While you may see pieces in galleries, urban art installations are primarily integrated into the landscape. They’re on buildings and street features. There’s increasing recognition of how vital urban art installations