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Policies for a Shareable City #7: Shareable Neighborhoods
A city’s safety and economic stability can be greatly enhanced if a spirit of community and sharing is fostered in every neighborhood. A banner publicizes a block party in the Lower Irvington...
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Policies for a Shareable City #8: Shareable Workspaces
Shared workspaces and workshops like The Hub, pariSOMA, TechShop, and 3rd Ward enrich a city by giving workers, entrepreneurs, and creative people access to space and equipment for their special...
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Policies for a Shareable City #9: Recreational Spaces
Plazas, squares, parks, fields, playgrounds, open space, sports parks – these spaces are all critical to health, happiness, and community-building among city-dwellers. In addition to providing such...
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Policies for a Shareable City #10: Shareable Rooftops
The sky’s the limit when it comes to getting creative with our rooftops. As we run out of horizontal spaces in our cities, rooftops come to mind as an important resource. Because they get more sun...
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Policies for a Shareable City #11: Urban Agriculture
Cities should be doing everything in their power to facilitate localized food production, and a key component of that is enabling urban agriculture and community gardening. Peak oil, the breakdown of...
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Policies for a Shareable City #12: Food Sharing
Some foods are just too good not to share, which is one reason to think about policies for food sharing. A more sobering reason is that close to 15 percent of households in the U.S. have been...
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Have Your Cake and Sell It, Too
A few days ago, California took a step toward joining the 31 other states in the U.S. that have cottage food laws which allow people to sell certain foods made at home. If passed, the proposed...
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Policies for a Shareable City #13: Public Libraries
Public libraries are a quintessential sharing institution – a center where citizens access free information and engage in lifelong learning. Library budgets are being cut in cities across the country...
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Policies for a Shareable City #14: The Shareable City Employee
Cities that wish to promote policies of sharing in the workplace can begin in their own city departments and programs. Public entities tend to set good examples for other employers by providing civil...
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Urban Policy Recommendations for Airbnb-style Short-Term Rentals
These policy recommendations were written by Sustainable Economies Law Center Legal Intern, Jessica Arena; Executive Director and Staff Attorney, Janelle Orsi; and City Policies Program Director, Yassi...
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