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Let Us Now Praise Vacant Lots

June 9, 2012 | By Jay Walljasper

Commoners work to keep these vital places in the public realm

More People Biking and Walking Benefits Everyone, Not Just Bikers and Walkers

March 30, 2012 | By Jay Walljasper

Lower health care costs, stronger communities, less congestion, less transportation spending.

Beloved Commons That Are Not Actually Commons

November 30, 2011 | By Jay Walljasper

Support your favorite local, independent shops

Great Green Public Spaces Right Under Our Noses

September 18, 2011 | By Aaron Hanauer & Colleen Ayers

Cemeteries were once used like parks, which is beginning to happen again

Art at the Airport

November 8, 2010 | By Jay Walljasper

Airports-- public spaces paid for by everyone--are commons, not shopping malls

The Eternal Joy of Hanging Out

December 7, 2009 | By Jay Walljasper

Roman piazzas are commons at their best. And there's no reason we can't have them here

Who owns Chicago’s famous lakeshore?

April 22, 2008 | By Jay Walljasper