Network-facilitated community development and sustainable development

Well, there are a few communities that are working hard to create drastically innovative living centers that change land use and transportation needs for the better. These "eco-cities" are something I've been meaning to share for some time--there's one in development right here in California's Bay Area! Califia is a proposed economically- and ecologically-sustainable community in the works for the next ten to fifteen years which will support a population of 10,000 in the San Francisco metro area. In conjunction with a worldwide network of similar development projects, the Green Century Institute is leading what it calls "network-facilitated community development"--through online wikis and forums, as well as offline salons and community design summits--with leading urban design advisors Paolo Soleri and Jon Jerde.

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Blog notice provided by USP2'er Maria Sotero.