Complete Streets Are For Everyone: the Top 10 Policies of 2012
Streets, in theory, belong to everyone. But in most instances, cars dominate them, leaving cyclists and pedestrians to make do with what little space cars aren’t using. The Complete Streets movement...
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How to Make a Free Things Box
Knowing that people like to share things they no longer need with their neighbors, Berto Aussems decided to construct an easy way to do so. His Free Things Box is sturdy and weatherproof, and it only...
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Vote for the Participatory Budgeting Project’s New Video
Participatory budgeting has come a long way from Porto Alegre, Brazil, circa 1989. Today, more than 1,500 cities around the world have implemented the PB process, including San Francisco, California;...
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Whole Foods Taps Brooklyn’s Gotham Greens for Rooftop Farm
Although Greenpoint, Brooklyn, isn't known as a hotbed for sustainable agriculture, that's not stopping Gotham Greens from making a name for themselves. Using renewable energy sources to power their...
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Mesh2013: Socialstructing the Sharing Economy
Kicking off Mesh2013 at a niftty Airbnb rental in San Francisco. Credit: Kevin Krejci. Imagine an event where every conversation is interesting, where everyone you meet wants to help you. That was...
View ArticleWant to sit alone? Not on these benches. [Video]
Want to take a load off? If your seat of choice is a Bench of Friendship, you'll need to find a friend first. Created to "bring friends together," these benches are more see-saw than park bench and...
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Grace Lee Boggs: The Evolution of a Revolutionary [Video]
Grace Lee Boggs is an American treasure. She also happens to be an author, a feminist, and a lifelong activist for social change. And, with Boggs, "lifelong" means just that as she turned 98 on June...
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How to Build a Bike-Portable Rolling Cart
Shareable loves a creative solution… especially when it comes with instructions! So, from the maker of the Free Things Box, Berto Aussems, comes another cool project: a bike-portable rolling cart. With...
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For the 99%: The Occupy Movement Documented
As we come up on the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street', a number of documentaries serve to reconnect us to the energy and passion that sparked the movement. From the encampments to the...
View Article#BikeReady: How cyclists in NYC are delivering disaster aid
In a natural disaster, normal amenities like roads and gas stations are often unavailable. That means cars often can’t get to communities in need and other solutions are necessary. Luckily,...
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