Shareable is a nonprofit online magazine that tells the story of sharing. We cover the people, places, and projects bringing a shareable world to life. And we share how-tos so you can make a shareable world real in your life. In a shareable world, solutions like clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks, carsharing, community gardens, and cohousing can make your life more fun, green, and affordable. When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better world.

Looking to the future with a mindset of sharing in Life & Art, Work & Enterprise, Cities, CivicSystem, Science & Tech and EcoSystem. The site is full of wonderful ideas looking at what sharing could mean for the world of tomorrow.

Civic Center champions civic engagement through stories, services, products, and public installations. Post-it Notes for Neighbors is an interactive installation that helps demystify the topic by inviting people to share information about their living situation. Vendor Power! decodes the rules and regulations for New York’s 10,000 street vendors so they can understand their rights, avoid fines, and earn an honest living.

Upcoming projects on urban planning, public art, small businesses, clean air and being neighborly.

Now, for the first time ever, most people live in cities. And one out of three of those people live in a slum.

Designed by Pentagram for the Rockefeller Foundation, Century of the City is about the commitment to help more societies “flourish” by sthrengthening the cities — and the lives of citizens — at their core. A remarkable book on the need for leadership in the face of daunting challenges — from water, sanitation and shelter to climate change, urban health, transportation and the need for a global urban commons.

How does one go about designing an inclusive city? How do we help shape a future that will be better for everyone? Perhaps it starts with a book.

SPUR's Agenda for Change

Included in the Meeting of the Minds 2010 conference was a presentation by Gabriel Metcalf from SPUR. Focusing on the innovations we need for more sustainable cities, the conference was a gathering of leading thinkers, architects, designers, political officials, policy experts, environmental advocates, urban planners, leading foundations, community activists, and on and on. There was a lot covered in two days that I’ll write more on this week. But one of the most engaging presentations was from Gabriel on the work of SPUR. Their Agenda for Change includes Community Planning, Disaster Planning, Economic Development, Good Government, Housing, Regional Planning, Sustainable Development and Transportation. It’s really worth exploring further.