Gracen Johnson has been creating some beautifully-done short videos about place and walkability. Her latest, Prosperity means Places, is a great example. Watch until the end as the last minute-ish is the best (in my opinion) with some specific, simple ideas. I enjoy how she connects two things that are repeated on this site often: human happiness and wealth creation.
Like many governments, New Brunswick is desperate for wealth creation - to provide tax revenues, support health care, increase standards of living, etc. We would benefit from a more comprehensive view of wealth and prosperity, though. In searching for standard, catch-all answers to stagnation and decline, we forget that wealth (economic and otherwise) also comes from happier, healthier, better connected people.
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