It was a beautiful weekend in Toronto. Yesterday, I cycled another 50 km for Bike for Brain Health . So as far as I'm concerned, it's still summer. And one of the themes for this summer — at least on this blog — is the urban swimming movement. Here's a post I wrote saying that Toronto could use a (stronger) summer bathing culture. And here's a post I wrote called The urban swimming renaissance .
In that last post, I also mentioned that Globizen had applied to be a signatory to the Swimmable Cities alliance. Well, now it's official . We were admitted in the last round and now join nearly 200 organizations, spanning 100 cities and towns in 34 countries. Other signatories include the City of Paris, the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, Sid Lee Architecture (Montréal), Gehl Studio (Copenhagen), and many others. (The full list can be found here .)
As a city-building group focused on creating better places, it only made sense for Globizen to join this alliance. It’s clear that the urban swimming movement is gaining momentum around the world — and pretty soon, we believe it will be the norm. Cities that don’t adhere to these principles will be left behind.
Logo: Swimmable Cities