COMMONS MAGAZINE
Locally-based commons build the “social wealth” of our communities. It is therefore important to create and maintain an independent business sector, inviting public spaces, local agricultural initiatives, and other vital community systems.
Athens can teach us about what makes people happy. (Photo by Doug under a Creative Commons license.)
Kids on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. By Yesy Belajar Memotrek under a Creative Commons license.
By Russell Mondy under a Creative Commons license
By Pedro Ribeiro Simoes under a Creative Commons license
A three-acre wasteland on the South Side of Chicago is now an urban oasis. (Photo courtesy of Eden Place)
By Scott Beale under a Creative Commons license
(Photo by Toshihiro Gamo under a Creative Commons license.)
In the Netherlands, older people bike at exactly the same rate as the rest of the population-- about 25 percent of all trips. (Photo by Amsterdamize under a Creative Commons license.)
Universities and hospitals support local initiatives in Detroit's Midtown neighborhoods, such as the Summer in the City program held at Wayne State University. (Photo by Summer in the City under a Creative Commons license.)