HomeTown – Neighborhood Development

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A community that sustains and maintains itself in health and comfort can only happen when a community is designed for children, and the children are enculturated by the adults and old folks that they are safely interacting with all the time. The old folks respect and watch the children, and the children venerate the adults and learn the communities' traditions and values from the them.

This culturally sustainable town has streets (not just the fenced in rear yards) that are totally safe for children to play in. Children can safely explore a world that is much larger and more diverse than their own rear yard. They can play safely in the streets with other neighborhood children without constant supervision. This gives them the opportunity to experience serendipitous natural relationships with other children - not just relationships structured and managed by adults.

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