How to Stop Foreclosure through Homesharing

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12.14.09, 11:18am Comments (3)
Q: What Are Ways that Sharing Home Ownership Can Help Avert Foreclosures?
A: Sharing is one solution to an unforgiving housing crisis, and it may even be a trend. Read more »

Orlando Kids Share Their Streets

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12.11.09, 11:45am Comments (6)
I have reported on how Florida's dearth of walkable and bike-able streets results in damage to the planet and to human bodies. Read more »

The New Dumpster Diving

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12.09.09, 3:03pm Comments (2)
You've heard of dumpster diving, wherein one scrounges for food in a dumpster? But what if you turned the dumpster into a pool? Then you could literally dive in! Well, that's just what these guys did:

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STACKD: The Office Building Social Network

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12.08.09, 12:38pm Comments (2)
I just got word from PFSK of STACKD, a hyperlocal social network by the design firm Supermetric that connects workers in the same building. Apartment building and neighborhood social networks have been around for a while. Read more »

How to Make a Street Carfree

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12.03.09, 11:38am Comments (2)
Maybe you’re longing to see the streets of your city free of cars, but you’re waiting for the mayor to declare a carfree day. Read more »

How to Start Your Own Waterpod

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12.02.09, 2:22pm Comments (0)
Babelgum's New Urbanist video series is amazing, little clips of people remaking their cities one DIY project at a time. We'll be running one per week. Read more »

America's First Zero-Net Neighborhood

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12.01.09, 3:41pm Comments (1)
If your income is at a level similar to mine, you probably sigh in despair as you read about all these shiny new eco-villages and zero-emission homes. Read more »

The Open-Source House Project

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11.30.09, 12:32pm Comments (0)
In an effort to bring affordable, sustainable housing to urban, low-income areas around the world, architect Vincent van der Meulen has teamed up with the Dutch organization Enviu to launch the Open Source House project, "a platform where design. Read more »

Cohousing Goes Dutch: Villa van Vijven

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11.24.09, 1:54pm Comments (2)
Dwell magazine just published a fantastic feature on a Dutch cohousing development, which reads much like a how-to:
With the idea of communal living all too prone to conjure visions of student squalor or hippy homeliness, Villa van Vijven come. Read more »

Five Shareable Bridges

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11.23.09, 3:55pm Comments (9)
Bridges are inherently romantic. Why?
They're dramatic, of course: our hearts race as one sweeps into view; eyes fill with awe as we stand on a beach looking up at a span; walking across a bridge, we can see cities and harbors whole. Read more »
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