COMMONS MAGAZINE
Jay Walljasper, Senior Fellow at On the Commons and editor of OnTheCommons.org, created OTC’s book All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons. A speaker, communications strategist and writer and editor, he chronicles stories from around the world that point us toward a more equitable, sustainable and enjoyable future. He is author of The Great Neighborhood Book and a senior associate at the urban affairs consortium Citiscope. Walljasper also writes a column about city life for Shareable.net and is a Senior Fellow at Project for Public Spaces and Augsburg College’s Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning. For more of his work, see JayWalljasper.com
Local residents were involved in the creation of the Campus Martius square in downtown Detroit, and they've embraced it as one of the city's favorite places. (By Michigan Municipal League under a Creative Commons license.)
(By Graham Coreil-Allen under a Creative Commons license.)
Heritage Park YMCA in Minneapolis caters to seniors. (By Twin Cities LISC under a Creative Commons license.)
Bear Butte, sacred to 30 Indian tribes in North America. (By Clint Koehler under a Creative Commons license)
(Screenshot from a video by Allison Herrera for the Kulture Klub Collaborative)
To love winter, simply find your inner child. (Photo by Tim Pierce under a Creative Commons license)
(By Catholic Church of England and Wales under a Creative Commons license)
A light rail station in Santa Clara, California. (By Richard Masoner under a CC license)
New York's High Line is a popular poster child for Creative Placemaking. (By David Berkowitz under a CC license)
Great city neighborhoods are often mid-rise, not high-rise. (By La Citta Vita under a CC license)
