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My Favorite Neighborhood
Jay Walljasper, 2 Feb 10 A rousing success story that shows how great streets foster great communities Last year Project for Public Spaces and I published the Great Neighborhood Book, which offers hundreds of ideas from around the world about making community improvements on issues...
How to Follow the Haitian Earthquake Online
Ethan Zuckerman, 13 Jan 10 A massive earthquake hit Haiti last night, with an epicentre only 15 kilometers from Port au Prince, the capital city. It will be some time before the extent of the devestation is known, but early reports suggest that thousands are...
Universities and Urban Sustainability
Alex Steffen, 5 Jan 10 The NYT has a piece worth reading on the rise in urban- and infrastructure-focused sustainability programs in universities. Like other students in Colorado’s multidisciplinary program, Meghan Bernard is working with a city — in her case, Broomfield, northwest of Denver...
Worldchanging Interview: Shana Dressler on Global Giving Circles
Jon Lebkowsky, 22 Dec 09 Shana Dressler is a New York-based documentary journalist and producer, founder of Swimming Elephant Productions as a framework for creating multimedia projects that advance multicultural awareness and understanding. More recently she's formed Global Giving Circle to create innovative solutions to...
18 Reasons to be Cheerful After Copenhagen
John Thackara, 21 Dec 09 (A bit different from our normal fare, but refreshingly so, we think. A chance to ponder some more the tension between the limits of the local and the power of the personal. -eds) The outcome of Copenhagen is depressing if...
