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Airbnb and Other Creative Cures for Homelessness in Detroit

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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 »

Interviewed: David Harvey on Rebel Cities

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When it comes down to it, Rebel Cities author David Harvey stands for something as American as apple pie — cities by the people, for the people. Read more »

Mapping a Shareable World

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How interactive maps are transforming the way we understand and change the world. Read more »

The Success of DC's Capital Bikeshare [VIDEO]

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A short film about the success of the largest bikeshare program in the United States, including 1100 bicycles and 110 stations across the city. Read more »

California's P2P Car-sharing Bill Signed Into Law

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1871 into law today enabling Californians to share cars in carsharing pools without invalidating their insurance policies. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2011. Read more »

Jamaican for a Day

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This was written in September 2008, a week after my move from suburban Virginia to Jersey City:
I am free.
I don't know how anyone else defines that word, freedom. Technically, my life isn't free, for so many reasons. Read more »

Kaleidescope

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To Shayna...
Your world is a kaleidescope. You need nothing to be happy; sometimes only the air moving makes you laugh. It's tomorrow, and you're still talking about yesterday—how full it was of colors and sights and voices. Read more »

An Alternate Universe

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In April 2008, I lost everything in difficult divorce: my house, car, health insurance, and any semblance of credit or financial stability. Read more »
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