A couple of interesting articles. The first, Urban design and public health looks at the relationships between public health and urban design, especially in regard to the ways in which urban design promotes or discourages walking. It also discusses how to design with children in mind, giving the example of making crossing times longer at intersections heavily used by children.
The second article, Online Pound, reports on an innovative scheme by La Trobe City Council’s Local Laws Team to provide an online impound register. Staff upload photos and descriptions of the animals placed in the pound. People can access the site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to look for their lost dog, or to find a dog to buy. As a result, many dogs have been rehoused that would otherwise have been euthanased.
