Tag: public spaces

Around the World in 40 Places: Top Public Spaces

By Jay Walljasper

08.10.12, 11:36am Comments (4)

40 of the world's greatest public spaces-- which can inspire you to improve your own town. Read more »

Spacehive Crowdfunds Public Spaces

By Paul Smith

05.31.12, 5:58pm Comments (2)

Crowdfunding has gone mainstream thanks to Kickstart and their ilk. Now from London comes Spacehive to help you crowdfund improvements in public space. Read more »

Fair is Fair: For the Sake of Main Street, Tax E-commerce

By Jay Walljasper

02.21.12, 3:45pm Comments (5)

As the Internet captures more shoppers, thanks in part to no sales tax, public spaces and public services suffer. Read more »

Shop Local This Year! Support Stores That Support Community

By Jay Walljasper

11.30.11, 2:16pm Comments (0)

They give us a place to hang-out and feel part of the community. So why do your holiday shopping anywhere else? Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #9: Recreational Spaces

By SELC

11.10.11, 9:52am Comments (0)

Recreational and green spaces are critical to city dwellers. How cities can incentivize the sharing of private spaces or allow citizens to create new public spaces. Read more »

Great Green Public Spaces Right Under Our Noses

By Aaron Hanauer

09.27.11, 8:03am Comments (0)

It is a little-known fact that the vision and inspiration for great public commons like New York’s Central Park originated from cemeteries. Read more »

Top 10 Shareable Urban Innovations from Pop-up City

By Kelly McCartney

09.20.11, 6:39am Comments (0)

Amsterdam;s Pop-Up City keeps a forward-looking eye out for products designed for the emerging shareable world, collecting the latest and greatest creative solutions for flexible urbanism and architecture. Read more »