tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post3849041091865764953..comments2023-07-09T02:48:45.824-07:00Comments on whoville: my communitysphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00026913030147899339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post-38167020552916709752010-07-21T18:37:05.731-07:002010-07-21T18:37:05.731-07:00I think you're right, we have to consciously c...I think you're right, we have to consciously create these spaces before they are gone. It's difficult when an area is bought up by chain stores. Maybe the surge of farmer's markets and community gardens is 1 way people are working to create such spaces.sphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026913030147899339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18741295.post-2321695553418316392010-07-18T19:29:15.605-07:002010-07-18T19:29:15.605-07:00I was discussing this with an Edmonton friend the ...I was discussing this with an Edmonton friend the other day, how small community-oriented neighborhoods filled with local businesses, geared for foot traffic, are vanishing. There are a couple such 'hoods in Calgary, but we were hard-pressed to think of any in Edmonton. Maybe it's time we start consciously creating such environments again, before they're completely gone from memory and it's too late...S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.com