Tag: citizenship

How to Be a Citizen Placemaker: Think Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper

04.30.13, 9:39am Comments (0)

If vibrancy is people and citizenship is creative, then the more that citizens feel they contribute to public spaces, the more vibrant their communities will be. Read more »

Stronger Citizens, Stronger Cities: Changing Governance Through a Focus on Place

By Project for Public Spaces

04.23.13, 8:15am Comments (0)

If vibrancy is people, the only way to make a city vibrant is to make room for more of them. Citizenship is an on-going, creative collaboration between neighbors. Read more »

7 Ways To Reinvent Your City, Burning Man Style

By Jessica Reeder

08.15.12, 7:52pm Comments (5)

Is a participatory city possible? Yes, and Burning Man may have some lessons for urbanists everywhere. Read more »

Working Together in the City That Works

By Daniel Schugurensky

01.25.12, 3:16pm Comments (3)

Want to bring Participatory Budgeting to your city? Chicago Alderman Joe Moore details how he did it in Chicago's 49th Ward, what he learned, and its effect on the community. Read more »

Facebook's Gone Rogue & The Network We Need Now

By Neal Gorenflo

05.10.10, 2:54pm Comments (17)

Ryan Singel, a blogger for Wired, threw down the gauntlet on Friday calling for an open alternative to Facebook. Two days earlier Thomas Baekdal, of Baekdal.com, wrote a passionate analysis of why the now overly-complicated Facebook is doomed. Read more »