101 Small Actions With Big Effects in Cities

The Curbed team has compiled a laundry list of creative and effective ways for people to give some love to their cities.

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September 26, 2016, 7:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

A little free library in Santa Cruz, California. | Matthew Corley / Shutterstock

Patrick Sisson and Alissa Walker have created a list of "101 small ways you can improve your city."

The list offers an explicit call to action for people to take ownership of their cities beyond their walls of their home, and states its intention as a "resource for urban inspiration."

The list is organized into the categories of "On Your Street," "In Your Neighborhood," At Your Parks," "Along Your Route," "With Your Neighbors," "In Your Community." Many of the items on the list will be familiar to Planetizen readers—maybe some Planetizen readers are already responsible for the delivering the ideas contained in the list. But even the most-studied and enthusiastic urban boosters are likely to find new ideas in Sisson and Walker's list.

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