Bike Sharing: Safer than your own bike
Last year, as New York City prepared to launch bike-share program Citi Bike, naysayers grumbled about the 10,000 additional bicycles soon to join the streets of the Big Apple.
Anna Bergren Miller
Crowdfunding and Ownership in the Sharing Economy
What would…our sensibilities regain, if sustainable local food projects matched the design of ownership and control to the sense of fit and appropriateness of each place the project were implemented?
You Did This! The Birth of the Sharing Cities Network
The Sharing Cities Network is a grassroots network of communities from around the world that are want to live happier, healthier, and more sustainably by sharing resources and knowledge.
Can Walkable Urbanism Boost the Economy?
Has the United States finally reached peak sprawl?
Pennsylvania Seed Library seen as encouraging “agriterrorism”
County Commissioner Barbara Cross said about the potential risk, “Agri-terrorism is a very, very real scenario,” she said. “Protecting and maintaining the food sources of America is an overwhelming challenge…so you’ve got agri-tourism on one side and agri-terrorism on the other.”
How Cooperation Jackson is Transforming the Poorest State in the U.S.
A powerhouse organization promoting economic justice, Cooperation Jackson was born of a need to transform the state, in particular its capital and largest city, Jackson.
Roots & Remedies Converges to #WageLove in Detroit
What do you draw from your roots? What remedies are you cultivating? What is your vision of our future?
Why Startup Urbanism Will Fail Us
The city is more than just office space, but a place to discover and nurture the values that make it more than the sum of its parts.
Why Banning Uber Makes Seoul Even More of a Sharing City
This past Monday Seoul City said it planned to ban Uber, the smartphone car-hailing service, and launch its own app for official taxis.
20 Urban Food Forests from Around the World
The concept of a food forest has its roots in permaculture, a philosophy that advocates for managing agricultural landscapes in harmony with nature.
23 Food Sharing Projects That Are Disrupting Hunger
Food is one of our most basic needs. And yet, for over 800 million people, food insecurity remains a daily issue.
BikeSurf: Open Source Bikesharing Powered by Community
BikeSurf, a donation-based bikesharing program built on “karma, trust, and community,” fosters communication, encourages shared resources, and builds community.
