Street Vitality

An entry to British Council's "Create Great Cities" Photo Competition 

A liveable city is created with intense vitality, where energy flows through movement, music and diverse passions.

While the liveability of a city is often linked with its healthcare, transportation system and provisions for food and security, a city without vitality is a dead city. Snippets of vitality are seen in city streets where I live - a local band practicing behind the backdrop of the city’s business district, a bike exhibition on a walkway flooded with advertisements, a barefoot runner alongside corporate workers walking to night shift.

There is much to be done to move the community so it can flourish beyond filling in its basic needs. We have space, but we need time. When work chases us wherever we go, it is crucial to allot time to prioritize vitality and encourage expression of physical pursuits and creativity.

Photos by @jcabatuan (IG)