Neighborhoods

Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental. Well for residents of Vauban, Germany, living without cars is a reality, as the town has now become a showcase for utopian vision of suburban planners. In Vauban, there is no more parallel parking or squeezing your car into a garage bursting with lawn equipment and bicycles. That’s because over 80 percent of those living in Vauban have no cars. “Residents of this upscale community are…

Sidewalks: Not That Important In her article, “Sidewalks Can Make a Town a Neighborhood” Carolyn Egan discusses the ability that sidewalks have in developing children’s values. While she makes some good points within her article, Carolyn also makes several exaggerations and downplays key issues. Carolyn argues that children are being chauffeured around, but for most children it is unrealistic for them to walk everywhere. Most towns now a day have everything within them so spread out that…

Chong also faces challenges with regard to the differences of culture between Malaysia and his home country, China. Research shows that individuals from different cultures may face challenges in understanding the behavior and values of others in the host country. Thus, this can cause a cultural clash (Tahir & Ismael, 2010). However, China and Malaysia are culturally close, so it can be expected that Mr. Chong adjust more easily than if he were to do business in countries with more cultural…

regardless of the outcome. I am equally impressed by a woman who can use those attributes to champion for the safety and welfare of others who do not. Heather is such a person . . . I first met Heather when I was invited to volunteer for the South End Neighborhood Association. She had been there since its inception and I recall sitting and watching several other members as I am prone to do . . . watch people that is. That particular meeting’s agenda had some concerns that needed attention and…

There I was, speeding through my neighborhood. All my friends and neighbors pedaling furiously beside me. I was pumping my legs so fast, the pedals on my bike got out of control. Next thing I know, I’m close to the ground using my knee to brace myself from flying forward, which hurt tremendously as I could feel the asphalt scraping under my knee. With tears flooding from my eyes and blood running down my leg, I realized I had just failed at riding my bike. At that moment I knew I had to turn my…

SB 1070: Making Our Neighborhoods Safe America can be described as a melting pot of different nationalities coming together as one. Most everyone who lives in America either comes from a different country or their ancestors came to America looking for opportunity. Since America is made upon the immigrants that arrived in our country years ago, we would think that we would have an open door policy for everyone today. Immigrants today don’t arrive at Ellis Island and simply walk off the boat and…

76 percent of children from inferior neighborhoods don’t graduate high school. That leaves only 27 percent who do. With this information, we need ways to improve our future neighborhoods for the benefit of the people who live in them, without taking away the originality of a typical neighborhood. In order to design the neighborhoods of the future, we need to improve the quality of the houses that are built in the neighborhood, add playgrounds/other areas that appeal to children, and build…

initiate, or effort attempt to address? The Silver City Neighborhood Alliance (hereafter "Alliance) is dedicated to creating safe, attractive, and resilient neighborhoods. The Alliance is a grass roots community resource that focuses on strengthening neighborhoods through connecting, communicating, coordinating, collaborating and celebrating. To that end, the individuals living in a neighborhood determine the boundaries of that neighborhood, even if these boundaries are not consistent with…

In the article “Why I Live in a White Neighborhood,” Chris Ladd reflects on why he lives in Elmhurst, Illinois and how social, economic, and political forces nudged his family to the suburbs of Chicago. In the article Ladd blames everyone but himself for moving into a rich neighborhood including organizations, realtors, and the push from society. He highlights how class difference has an effect on where you live and how you live . In the article he addresses how towns like Elmhurst are now…

how has my neighborhood shaped me. i don't let my neighborhood define me. but in many ways it has changed me. how i see things from walking outside to having to watch how i dress. in my neighborhood it's mostly gangs and homeless men living in corners. but it has effected me a lot. it's not every day that you hear a kid having to wear certain colors or not even being able to wear their hoodie without the fear of the possibility of getting shot or killed. as i always saw it, it was the same…