Are you one of those people who run hurriedly into the house/car/garage the minute you glance your neighbor next door? It’s okay to admit your neighbor phobia because of course you’re not alone. But really do you think it would be that bad if you were to stop and talk for a minute? I’m not
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This week we meet with Los Angeles single mom and entrepreneur Nancy Goodman Iland. Nancy is a born and bred Valley girl who in recent years chose to move to more urban L.A. where today she raises her son and earns her living as a food stylist in the film and TV industry, program producer
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If you’re a builder, developer, marketer, resident or other interested person or group representing a new urbanism community in the United States or Canada, and you’d like your community to be considered for inclusion in the annual New Urban Mom Top 10 New Urbanism Communities list, please provide the following information by July 22, 2008:
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Eat local, protect our green spaces, stop urban sprawl, rebuild our cities, drive less, work closer to home (or at home) – are all buzz words today that are making front page headlines in most major news papers across America. Listen in to today’s show as we talk to one of the leaders in the
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I love the Internet and the way it has helped us to quickly access information, manage and launch small businesses and meet friends and business colleagues from around the world. The one minor draw back is that some of us miss that face-to-face connection – that “personal” element. Really all it takes is one person
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My husband is following me on my journey to being green in our new urbanism community, but he is no treehugger…yet. That’s why I was excited (at least initially) with his developing interest in our “wild life.” I don’t know if it has to do with hitting the big “40″ (a little while ago) but
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You’ve decided that new urbanism fits with your beliefs and focus on green living and vibrant, local communities. For many of you that means cutting the environmentally unfriendly commute to your daily job so that you can work in your community. The problem is no one is hiring where you live. What are some of
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This morning I read once again an article that highlighted a reporter’s misperception about new urbanism. He explained how new urbanist communities are the ideal communities for those who want to live the green lifestyle but that “most people” can’t afford to live in these communities. Every time I read this I have to sigh.
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Today’s brainy quote that I found on the web: “A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.” Aristotle I like this quote because it is so true about so many cities. Sure New York is great with its 9 million residents, but so are many smaller cities in the U.S. and elsewhere. What makes a
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I’m a 60′s baby with all kinds of ideas and opinions that I’m sure were shaped by the “groovy” generation that taught me in grade school, the explosion of the civil rights movement and…episodes of Star Trek. This week my daughter was watching some cable station that was airing old Star Trek programs and she was keeling over with laughter
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