This past Saturday, I took the family to the Homestead Skillshare Festival in San Francisco and interviewed Mira Luna, one of the organizers. She clued me into how the festival serves a larger purpose of community resilience and sufficiency. Read more »
When I told my friends and family I would be traveling to Detroit to write about community resilience, I got the same reaction from everyone: Silence. Read more »
Last month, Washington, D.C.’s mayor, Adrian Fenty, was posing for pictures on a bright red bike, matching helmet strapped tight. The occasion for the photo op was the launch of Capital Bikeshare, the District’s new bike sharing service. Read more »
One of the most dramatic seizures of the commons over the past century happened right in our streets. Public roads that once belonged to everyone - kids, old people, the poor - are now are the exclusive property of motorists. Read more »
On Tuesday night, SPUR (San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association) brought the future of city living to the present. At their Mission Street Urban Center, SPUR opened the "DIY Urbanism" exhibit with some city living of their own. Read more »
I am thinking about signing up for Bicing again. Forgive and forget, that’s my motto. Two years ago, I dropped my membership in a moment of frustration. Read more »
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