How Trees Can Support Placemaking - Integrating Nature and Public Spaces in Carmel, California
Carmel, California is a "Back to the Future" Community – one designed before the era of the car, centered around nature and people instead of vehicles.
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Restoring social life in rural communities starts with a rethinking of streets, public spaces, and community institutions.
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Top 23 Articles of 2023
Revisiting the Social Life Project’s most read articles of the year
Hammondsport, New York - A Small Town That Works
Hammondsport is a wonderful small town with streets full of surprises. Improvisation is part of the culture that attracts people in so many ways that makes them want to keep exploring.
Chautauqua: An American Utopia - Where Social Life Flourishes
Chautauqua: “There's no place like it. No resort. No spa. It is at once a summer encampment and a small town, a college campus, an arts colony, a music festival, a religious retreat, and the village square." -David McCullough
Porches: Where People's Lives Connect
"Of porches there are two sorts: the decorative and the useful, the porch that is only a platform and the porch you can lie around on in your pajamas and read the Sunday paper" – Garrison Keillor
The Best Sidewalks in North America
Sidewalks are the foundation to making the social life of communities thrive. The best sidewalks share certain traits that make them welcoming, accessible, and socially active places.