The Green Community Movement

The movement is beginning, and I didn't even realize to what extent. This is one of the disadvantages of living outside of my country, I suppose. I do not witness these major changes first hand, alongside my fellow Americans. I'm viewing from afar, wondering what the future will hold for myself and my family upon our return.

A recent article on CNN entitled "Is America's Suburban Dream Collapsing into a Nightmare?" outlines one of the details which I touched on in the essay "A New Kind of Community, A Green Community" which has been published on Associated Content. What CNN Journalist Laura Farrar describes is nothing short of an exodus from the suburbs, and a return to the cities. People want communities where they have no need for a car.

It seems major changes are in the air. From what it sounds, American suburbans are leaving in the wake of foreclosures and leaving the suburbs abandoned. Crime is then moving into these empty homes which will drive out even more suburban residents.

It seems there are too many changes occurring back home that I can not keep up with them all. I am optimistic, although concerned. We are at a pivotal point in American history where we have the opportunity to change our infrastructure for the better. We are able to design smarter, more efficiently, with true community in mind, as described in "A New Kind of Community" (See article in a previous post). Lets not screw it up.