Jay Walljasper

Jay Walljasper, author of the Great Neighborhood Book, writes about environmental, cultural and community issues.  He is editor of OnTheCommons.org, a website devoted to restoring a sense of the commons - things that belong to all of us - in modern life.  He is also a Senior Fellow at Project for Public Spaces and editor-at-large of Ode magazine, where this essay first appeared. Subscriptions: www.odemagazine.com. Walljasper lives in Minneapolis.  For more information, see www.JayWalljasper.com