Transformative Organizer Seizes New Opportunities for the Commons
But I feel as though we are at a different time now in human history, with a majority of people on the planet vibrating toward a commons sensibility.
Society
Cities in Common: Urban Uprising in Turkey
The first week of massive protests that are shaking Turkey to its core is coming to an end, but the protests are anything but ending.
Density: It’s Not the Sky that’s the Limit
Treehugger editor Lloyd Alter has written about the “Goldilocks density,” describing it as “Not Too High, Not Too Low, But Just Right.”
The Everyman’s Science
Collecting our own data makes up the core of citizen science.
Mobile Bike Repair Gets Michigan Rolling on Two Wheels
Michigan may be known as the home of the Motor City, but there are more than a few folks here who enjoy traveling by bicycle.
Food For Thought: Why Barcelona’s Markets Are “Super” Places
When you think of the important places in the social life of your community, what comes to mind? Parks, squares, street corners, libraries, schools—these are common answers in many cities.
The Rock by Lake Silvaplana
One of the most important and least popular lessons taught by the history of ideas is that every attempt to answer the big questions—where did we come from, why are we here, where are we going, and so forth—gets whatever support it has from two distinct sources.
Seeking the Happy Story (part 1) – But What Do You Feel?
We live in a culture that wants only the upbeat response, the story with the happy ending. We marginalize people who express anger or grief about the impossible predicament we’re in
Transport – May 29
•Taking the Guesswork out of Designing for Walkability •Biking can be cool…until you’re a teen girl •Big Bad Rivers of Wolves
Get Apocalyptic: Why Radical is the New Normal
Feeling anxious about life in a broken-down society on a stressed-out planet? That’s hardly surprising: Life as we know it is almost over. While the dominant culture encourages dysfunctional denial—pop a pill, go shopping, find your bliss—there’s a more sensible approach: Accept the anxiety, embrace the deeper anguish—and then get apocalyptic.
Bicycling Surges Across the Country, Outpacing Critics’ Complaints
Former New York mayor Ed Koch envisioned bicycles as vehicles for the future, and in 1980 created experimental bike lanes on 6th and 7th Avenues in Manhattan where riders were protected from speeding traffic by asphalt barriers. It was unlike anything most Americans had ever seen–and some people roared their disapproval. Within weeks, the bike lanes were gone.
The Science of “Enlivenment” and the Commons
Bioeconomics is the default worldview for contemporary economic thought, public policy and politics. The only problem is that, by the lights of the latest biological sciences, this narrative is wrong, seriously wrong.
