12 Empowering Ways to Engage in Civic Affairs
Connect with others who are fighting for the same causes.
10 Ways Vancouver Created a Greener, More Efficient Transportation System
In 2012, Vancouver BC set a lofty transportation goal—for people to make more than 50% of their trips in the city by foot, bicycle, and public transit by 2020. In 2015, the city had already met its target.
Global Network of Mayors Join Forces to Combat Climate Change and Inequality
“The job of a mayor is not to guarantee the prosperity of the current generation, but the next generation.”
Portugal Announces World’s First Nationwide Participatory Budgeting Project
Restoring contact between government and its citizens.
California Seed Sharing Bill Signed into Law
“A resilient food system starts with a resilient seed system.”
Shareable’s Top 21 New Books for Summer
The top new books about cities, sharing, collaboration, social tech, movement trends and more.
The Sustainability Commons: Using Open Source Design to Address Climate Change
An open approach to design and production will allow for the biggest teams possible to create solutions in as little time as possible.
11 Platform Cooperatives Creating a Real Sharing Economy
As “death star platforms” such as Airbnb and Uber continue their pursuit of global domination, an alternative is rising in its wake.
City Repair: From Illegal Street Painting to City-Sanctioned Placemaking
“We’re part of something so much larger than ourselves.”
Superpublic: A New Space to Connect Public, Private and Nonprofit Sectors in San Francisco
Collaborative enterprise to address city’s pressing problems is first of its kind in the US.