public spaces

February 22, 2011 / Jay Walljasper
What happens when people have no place to gather as citizens?
September 15, 2010 / Jay Walljasper
The exuberant public life of a great city
May 13, 2010 / Jay Walljasper
Enrique Peñalosa improved the lives of Bogotá's poor
September 2, 2009 / David Bollier
Benjamin Barber on "the art of public space."
December 8, 2008 / Shirley Kressel
Beware of public-private partnerships to "rescue" public spaces.
December 1, 2008 / Jay Walljasper
Our car-dominated transportation system may soon make more room for biking, walking, transit and trains.
October 16, 2008 / Tom Oconell
Tom and Kitty Stoner show imagination and courage in creating scores of "sacred havens" in major cities.
September 2, 2008 / Tom Oconell
Old movie theaters can become new local commons
July 23, 2008 / Jay Walljasper
But modern zoning laws make it illegal in many places.
August 29, 2007 / Efren Gerardino
Coffee shops, once the social heart of Filipino towns, are now invaded by video screens which silence the conversation.