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Flash Conversations1 comment

Lloyd Davis wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a little experiment in conversation about culture – a flashmob of sorts except I … more →

Tags: Conversation, Culture, flashmob, London

Vermont Independence: What Binds Us Together

carbonpenguin wrote 2 months ago: The movement for Vermont’s political independence draws support from across the political spectrum.  … more →

Tags: Commentary, Vermont Secession, Thomas Naylor, SVR, Vermont Commons, libertarian, communitarian, representative

Community and the human scale2 comments

Adam wrote 2 months ago: I think there is a good connection we can make about community. How is it defined? When we ask what … more →

Tags: Research, Thoughts, Community, Economy, Mission Statement

Attracting and Retaining Employees for Economic Health

Dom Nozzi wrote 3 months ago: By Dom Nozzi Richard Florida’s The Rise of the Creative Class has had a powerful influence over how … more →

Tags: Urban Design, Transportation, Economics, Pedestrian, livable, urban fabric, Urban Design, Urbanity, walkable streets, quality of life

the F word

Trent Moranz wrote 4 months ago: I must admit although I had heard of Mike Seeger and New Lost City Ramblers I still am way short on … more →

Tags: Writings, Music, roots

Alaska Sights

jsmcfadden wrote 4 months ago: We kept hearing “You have to rethink scale in Alaska.” Maybe this is what they meant.  B … more →

Tags: Travels, Alaska

Who’s Afraid Of Leopold Kohr?

Trent Moranz wrote 4 months ago: Leopold Kohr… not a name that is getting much attention yet in North America these days, but o … more →

Tags: Writings, Leopold Kohr, Economics, corporate capitalism, Small Is Beautiful

Systems and Crisis

Trent Moranz wrote 4 months ago: Today’s dog walking theme: systems scale versus response time in crisis. The bigger the organi … more →

Tags: Walkin' th' dog, Systemic Failure, Crisis, Hierarchy

What I did at RebootBritain7 comments

Lloyd Davis wrote 5 months ago: I enjoyed myself at rebootbritain this week (it was a bit of a bastard child of 2gether08 and Innova … more →

Tags: Events, London, What I'm doing, Conferences, Conversation, Conversation Circles, minimal structure, NESTA, rebootbritain

On-Street Parking and Bicycling in a Town Center4 comments

Dom Nozzi wrote 6 months ago: By Dom Nozzi I admire the desire of many “transportation choice” advocates to urge town centers to p … more →

Tags: Urban Design, Transportation, bicycling, walking, bicycle, Pedestrian, Traffic calming, Urban Design, walkable streets, Cars

Can We Use the Lesson of Less On-Street Parking from Europe2 comments

Dom Nozzi wrote 6 months ago: By Dom Nozzi While Europe offers many admirable urban design and transportation lessons that America … more →

Tags: bicycling, Urban Design, Transportation, walking, Pedestrian, public realm, Traffic calming, Urban Design, Urbanity, walkable streets

Montréal: Francophone Festival City and Paris of North America

Bob Fisher wrote 7 months ago: A city of villages Montréal is a city of villages; distinct communities (or quartiers) that each ref … more →

Tags: Canada, Art's travel, urban travel, Bob Fisher, Travel, Tourism, Québec, st. lawrence river, St Lawrence Seaway

Gigantism and Solving Traffic Congestion

Dom Nozzi wrote 7 months ago:   By Dom Nozzi   Gigantism is killing American cities, as it killed the dinosaur and the Roman Empir … more →

Tags: bicycling, Politics, Urban Design, Transportation, walking, congestion, gigantism, Traffic

Earth Hour - Please Participate!

L.A. wrote 8 months ago: give a hoot!  from the Cool Hunting site: When, on this Saturday on 28 March 2009 from 8:30-9:30 pm … more →

Tags: the juice itself, Global Warming, sustainability, Australia, Earth Hour, World Wildlife Fund, sydney

Restructuring: From Hierarchy to Rhizome

Alastair McGowan wrote 11 months ago: We are in the midst of a historic revolution, a time of great change. Bob Dylan identified it in 196 … more →

Tags: horticultural civilisation, horticultural civilization, Hierarchy, Rhizome, decentralise, decentralize, scale free

Calender of Events in The World Of Green - Winter 2009

nancyastrid wrote 11 months ago: January 15 - Green Building Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: LC 400, Di … more →

Tags: Green Living, Thoughts, waste, Water/Oceans, Food, organic, Local, Seasonal, Food Revolution

Time to End Soviet-Styled Economics

Dom Nozzi wrote 11 months ago:     By Dom Nozzi For several decades now, Americans have employed a very curious way of “solving” th … more →

Tags: Economics, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, bicycle, Community, congestion, Land Use, New Urbanism

Gainesville's War Zone

Dom Nozzi wrote 11 months ago:     By Dom Nozzi THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA-THUMPA!       EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE . . … more →

Tags: Economics, Environment, Politics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Urban Design, Transportation, bicycle, Community, congestion, conviviality

Congestion is Our Friend

Dom Nozzi wrote 11 months ago:     By Dom Nozzi Everyone agrees that traffic congestion is awful and should be minimized. Right?   … more →

Tags: Urban Design, Transportation, Economics, Sprawl, Suburbia, Politics, Environment, bicycling, walking, bicycle, Pedestrian


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