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Global Award Helps Cities Find Shareable Solutions

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The Living Labs Global Award addresses some of the sizable problems that cities and populations face across the globe, from Asia to Africa to the Americas. Read more »

How Required Parking Harmed Cities & How to Fix It

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Few ideas turned public policy have done more harm to urban centers than municipal codes requiring minimum off-street parking spaces for all building projects. Read more »

Greek Town Taps Bartering for a More Shareable City

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As Greece continues to search for solutions to its national economic crisis, the town of Volos has adopted a barter system to help its citizens make it through. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #12: Food Sharing

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Cities should embrace citizen-led initiatives to share food and remove legal barriers to it. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #11: Urban Agriculture

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Cities should be doing everything in their power to facilitate localized food production, and a key component of that is enabling urban agriculture and community gardening Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #10: Shareable Rooftops

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The sky’s the limit when it comes to getting creative with our rooftops. As we run out of horizontal spaces in our cities, rooftops come to mind as an important resource. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #9: Recreational Spaces

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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 »

Policies for a Shareable City #8: Shareable Workspaces

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Shared workspaces and workshops enrich a city by giving workers, entrepreneurs, and creative people access to space and equipment for their special projects or day-to-day work. Read more »

8 out of 10 People Say Sharing Makes Them Happy

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A new study has found that 80 percent of British citizens are happier when they share. Read more »

Policies for a Shareable City #7: Shareable Neighborhoods

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A city’s safety and economic stability can be greatly enhanced if a spirit of community and sharing is fostered in every neighborhood. Read more »
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