Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
When rural communities face big challenges, they often turn to their greatest strength: each other. Across the United States and Canada, small towns are not just exchanging ideas—they’re creating policy that works. From cross-sector partnerships and locally led innovation to smart governance reform, rural America is building solutions grounded in collaboration, flexibility, and place-based leadership. […]
Although I’m an urban planner in a rural region, I still pay attention to global trends in development—who is growing how where. Trends by their very nature tend to pop up from unexpected places. It’s almost impossible for a cadre in some global center like New York or London to manufacture a real trend. They […]
[v=6ILQrUrEWe8] You’ve probably seen at least one of the videos in this “Did You Know?” series. I’ve heard about them, or rather seen blogs written about them, but only now coming out of dial-up purgatory I’m somewhat behind on the entire video thing. Never thought it would catch on. Like an old radio mogul, I […]
