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=Summary=

By Neal Gorenflo:

"“Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons,” is a collection of 133 case studies and
policies in 11 categories that demonstrate that a city run by the people is not only possible,
but that much of it is already here. From participatory budgeting in Brazil to resident-managed
public spaces in Italy to taxi cooperatives in the U.S., there’s almost no service
that can’t be run democratically by citizens for each other.

In the backdrop of increasing privatization, income inequality, and fiscal challenges, the
growth of self-organized, democratic, and inclusive means for city dwellers to meet their
needs couldn’t be more relevant. These cases and policies taken together offer a new
vision for cities that puts people – not the market, technology, or government – at the
center, where they belong. More than that, the book represents a claim on the city run by
people – a claim increasingly being made by city-residents the world over. This book was
written for a broad audience, but may find special resonance with those who share this
people-first vision of cities and want to act on it. Written by a team of 15 fellows with
contributions from 18 organizations around the world, “Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban
Commons” not only witnesses a movement, but is a practical reference guide for
community-based solutions to a range of challenges cities face such as affordable
housing, sustainable mobility, and more."

=Contents=

Introduction 8

==Chapter 1: Housing==

Cooperative Housing, Short-Term Rental Policy, Accessory Dwelling Units, Tiny Houses For The Homeless, Open-Source
Design, Community Renewal.


==Chapter 2: Mobility==

Ride Hailing, Cooperative Taxi, Walking School Bus, Car Sharing, Shared Mobility Strategy, Bike Sharing, Mobile Transit
Platform.


==Chapter 3: Food==

Kitchen Library, Surplus Food Redistribution, Community Gardens, Peer-To-Peer Food Sharing, Urban Orchards,
Farmers Markets, Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone.


==Chapter 4: Work==

FabLabs, Cooperative Ownership, Community Wealth, Platform Cooperatives, Makerspaces, Arts Cooperatives, Social
Entrepreneur Networks.


==Chapter 5: Energy==

Community Choice Aggregation, Wind Energy Cooperative, Purchasing Alliance, Shared Ownership of Renewable Energy
Infrastructure, Feed-In-Tariffs.


==Chapter 6: Land==

Community Land Trusts, Placemaking, Reclaiming Public Land, Open Land Data, Public Art and Culture, Peer-To-Peer
Space Rental, Foreclosure Fine Ordinance.


==Chapter 7: Waste==

Citizen Compost Initiative, Repair Café, Worker-owned Recycling Cooperative, Zero-Waste, Municipal Reuse Center, OpenSource
Benchmarking, Zero Waste Party Pack.


==Chapter 8: Water==

Remunicipalisation, Community Bill of Rights, Community Science, Community-led Management, Depaving Public Space,
Resident-managed Sanitation.


==Chapter 9: Information And Communication Technologies==

Internet for All, Crowdsourced Data, Managing Response to Disasters, Open-source Software, City Making, Open-data
Policy, Addressing the Digital Divide.


==Chapter 10: Finance==

Credit Unions, State Banks, Local Currencies, Community Benefits Agreements, Civic Crowdfunding, Civic and Elder-care
Time Banking, Citizen Investment in Local Food Systems.


==Chapter 11: Governance==

Urban Commons, Participatory Budgeting, Civic Project Software Platform, Participatory Planning, Polycentric Planning for
Climate Change, Neighborhood Partnership Network.

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