Alyssa and Matt were in search of an alternative to the get-a-job and throw your dreams away path. After moving to Detroit, they found both freedom and security through Airbnb by becoming self-employed inn keepers with a bike shop and urban farm in tow. Read more »
What can we learn from San Francisco's successes and failures in expanding the use of public land for urban agriculture? SPUR has a more than a few suggestions based on extensive research. Read more »
Planners generally view sidewalks as a way for people to get around from one place to another, but sidewalks also serve a vital economic function Read more »
Mira Luna, Shareable's newly hired Organizing Director, is in Detroit where on day one of her trip she found a thriving maker space in a church basement. Read more »
Can a park bench transform the way that people interact in public spaces? Danish artist Jeppe Hein says yes. His modified social benches are conversation starters and people magnets. Read more »
A relatively new financial tool is emerging which could strengthen the sharing movement: local currencies, which are popping up across the globe. Here's a prototype which goes way beyond the "buy local" purpose of most currencies. Read more »
Asheville's sharing culture is a healthy mix of the traditional and the cosmopolitan. The economic downturn in the past half-decade has spurred an abundance of community activities and projects for which dollars are not a requirement. Read more »
While walking through the school, we notice that a majority of the students are eating alone in the classroom, on a bench while reading, or even while walking. Read more »
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