Built Environment

Stories of people-centered infrastructure and place-making for just, livable, and connected communities.

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  • Cities Grow Like Brains, Apparently

    Cities Grow Like Brains, Apparently

  • Four Degrees of Sharing

    Four Degrees of Sharing

  • What Is a Shareable City?

    What Is a Shareable City?

  • Green Metropolis: A Q&A with David Owen

    Green Metropolis: A Q&A with David Owen

How-To

Explore 300+ guides to help your community thrive.
  • New toolkit from Shareable will help you start (and grow) a Library of Things in YOUR community

    Libraries of Things (often referred to as LoTs) are community hubs that facilitate the sharing of a wide range of items. Operating on the familiar model of a…

  • How to negotiate a Community Benefits Agreement

    This how to guide is reposted from PowerSwitch Action’s “Community Benefits Agreements” policy toolkit. The toolkit and additional resources can be found here. A Community Benefits Agreement or…

  • How to free the soil by depaving

    How much thought do you give to pavement? Our cities are covered with it, but it’s not exactly a hot topic of conversation (though it should be!) Pavement…

Podcasts & Videos

Solutions based news stories showcasing what’s possible for people and society through sharing.

  • The cities we need: Essential stories of everyday places with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani
    The cities we need: Essential stories of everyday places with Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani
  • The Pointillistic City: Well-being and equity in communities and their places with Dan O’Brien
    The Pointillistic City: Well-being and equity in communities and their places with Dan O’Brien

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