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These Four Big Ideas Are the Cornerstones of Good Neighboring
- Diana Lempel wrote in Cities, Neighborhoods and Social CapitalRecently, we here at Neighborday HQ have been asking ourselves: What are the ingredients of good neighboring? We think it comes down to four big ideas: social capital, neighborhood characters, third places, and sacred landscapes. You might notice these ideas sneaking into many of the Neighborday articles you read this month. Here’s a lowdown of those big ideas and the neighboring rockstars who developed them.
- BIG IDEA #1: Neighborhood social networks are more than just the sum of their parts.
- BIG IDEA #2: Neighborhoods have places where locals get together, and “everyone knows your name.
- BIG IDEA #3: Neighborhoods have “public characters,” whose eyes on the street are the most keen and the most constant.
- BIG IDEA #4: Neighborhoods have stories, secrets and memories.
Illustrations by Corinna Loo






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