Top 7 Signs of Community: How Does Your Neighborhood Score?
“Here are the top 7 signs of community. How does your neighborhood score?
1. People use sidewalks and public areas for meeting, conversation and play.
2. Parks are not just pristine green spaces to be admired, but places for use and enjoyment.
3. Pleasant and welcoming community gathering places (coffee shops, plazas) abound.
4. Local businesses, like independent bookstores and restaurants, support community life with bulletin boards, meeting space for local clubs, etc.
5. Auto traffic is not allowed to dominate the neighborhood; traffic-calming devices like speed bumps are in place where needed.
6. Non-elite arts institutions such as community bands, galleries and choirs thrive.
7. There’s ethnic, racial and generational diversity, and low levels of frenzy, anxiety, anger and fear.”
I liked this list since libraries are non elite institutions that meet many of these criteria. It’s especially nice when you can walk to the library and have a coffee there too in a big comfy chair. The great ones have nice outdoor spaces too, even when attention has been paid to the look of the parking lot.
Stephen
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