Jay Walljasper

Jay Walljasper—author of The Great Neighborhood Book—writes, speaks and consults across North America about how to create better communities. The former editor of Utne Reader magazine and contributing editor of National Geographic Traveler, he lives in Minneapolis and is a Fellow at Augsburg University. Find out more at JayWalljasper.com.

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The best neighborhood in North America

Welcome to Jacobsburg, which offers many lessons for other communities to follow.

JAY WALLJASPERAUG. 7, 2013
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Civic Commons: Spreading opportunity to the whole city

Reimagining the Civic Commons was launched in Philadelphia, and similar strategies are now being applied to five US Cities.
JAY WALLJASPERJUL. 10, 2017