Tag: Better Cities & Towns
Community Ties in the Era of Isolation
Looking back over my years of writing for Placeshakers, I notice two themes that keep surfacing: First, we’re better off taking an active role in shaping the forces of community change than we are pretending that immunity to change is a legitimate or viable option; and second, connected communities are far better positioned... Continue Reading
Category Community Development, Resilience
The Next Urbanism
'Tis the season to rejoice and enjoy the brotherhood of all mankind, as well as that of our in-laws...
As we ease into 2012, I am officially announcing a New Urbanism victory across North America, as we recently witnessed the end of building suburbia and its physically isolated, segregated lifestyle. Proof? Just this... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design