Launch of Transition Streets in the US
After more than a year in the making (with lots of expert and volunteer support) we have finally released our neighborhood carbon/water/waste reduction project, Transition Streets.
building resilient communities
Mud is Good, a Resilience Reflection from Joanne Poyourow
In my work every day I’m trying to listen to Nature and intuit how to better fit into Her systems.
Young People and Placemaking: Engaging Youth to Create Community Places
Young people use public spaces just as much as anyone else, if not more.
Building Community from Your Front Porch
“Hi, neighbor!” After work Michelle Colussi’s husband sits on the front steps, attracting visitors young and old
“It’s Time to Raise a Glass to the New Economy”
If you want to get a feel for how a place is working, visiting the high street, the town centre, gives you a very good idea.
Community Engagement and Transition Principles
Ultimately, generosity attracts more interest than self-interest. Respect, collaboration and meaningful values are more likely to be successful in building community.
These Friends from High School Bought an Abandoned Factory. Now They’re Distilling Artisanal Whiskeys
“If we can put this building back to work, we can put any building in Indianapolis to work,” says Taft. “And if we can do it here, we can do it anywhere.”
NACTO Report Links Station Density to Bike Share Usage, Equity
A new report argues that consistent, close station design is crucial to making bike share a viable option for users of all income levels.
Building Community
Becca Martenson on how to increase the value of the relationships in your life
What does REconomy look like in … Linlithgow, Scotland?
Alan Brown of Transition Linlithgow (TL) in Scotland participated in the REconomy Event in St Andrews in October. Here, he shares his experience of the group as a start-up
Hearts & Minds: Sharing as a Mental Health Intervention
Sharing and collaboration opens up incredible opportunities for strengthening individual and community resilience.
The Woman Who Chose to Plant Corn
Not long ago, a Diné (Navajo) friend of mine, Lyla June Johnston, sent me a one-line email: “I am not going to Harvard… I am going to plant corn.”
