你所不知道的快乐秘笈：城市规划良好

　　How Happy Is Your City? Good Urban Design 你所在的城市有多幸福？良好的城市规划

　　What does urban design have to do with happiness? More than you might think.

　　城市规划与幸福有多大关系？ 远胜于你所能想到的。

　　"The data strongly suggests that real community and real friendships are important keys to happiness," says Post. "Some cities make that possible in ways that others don't."

　　“有数据强烈显示真正的社区和真正的友谊是幸福的关键，”波斯特说，“一些城市做到了，而有些城市并未做到。”

　　Post explains how urban design can facilitate social interaction--or work against it.

　　波斯特解释了

　　"Forty years ago, neighborhoods had sidewalks, front porches, and parks-geographical opportunities for people to be socially engaged," he says. "In many communities today, we are lacking these things. We don't know our neighbors anymore. We just get into our car pods and never see anyone. We no longer have the opportunity to stumble upon happiness by being good neighbors in our communities."

　　“40年前，街区附近有人行道、前廊和公园——为人们从事社交提供了地理条件，”他说，“而今在许多社区里，我们缺少这些设施。我们与邻居互不相识。我们只是钻进了车厢里看不见任何人。我们再也没有机会因为在社区中遇到了好邻居而偶遇快乐。”

　　Good urban design and effective mass transportation can also determine how much time we spend commuting to work, and how much time we spend behind the wheel of a car running errands—both of which ultimately impact the amount of time we have for joyfully engaging with friends, family, and community.

　　良好的城市规划和高效的大众交通也能够决定我们花在工作往返途中的时间，以及我们办事时花在开车上的时间——两者都将最终影响我们与朋友、家庭和邻里之间共度的快乐时光有多长。