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The VillageTown: A town of many villages

Keynote VideoVillageTown: a town of many villages.

The village is the most supportive form of habitat, a small community of about 500. But for a local economy to thrive, one needs a community of 5000 to 10,000 people. So build a VillageTown, with 10-20 village-clusters, where everything is within a ten minute walk & everyone works within. This simple idea solves a host of today's problems and provides a higher quality of life for all ages & stages of life.

 

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The way life should be
We segregate life. In every stage of life, from birth to daycare, to school, to university, to bedroom suburbs, to work in industrial parks & offices, to shop in malls, to grow old in retirement homes & die in nursing homes, we separate people. We reinvented life to sell cars. Cars segregate life to create the oiled economy. To drive our oiled economy, we sacrificed quality of life. This was a mistake.

Put romance back in life, create enchantment. Create a vibrant, dynamic place with many different things happening - all the time, all day, every day. Build a durable, diverse economy. Make it affordable. Provide for all ages & stages of life, birth to death. Build multiple clustered villages, each with its own character derived from the people who live there... so walking from one to another takes you from one culture to another. Enrich life.
 
It takes a village. It takes a town
In England, 25% want to live in villages.
In America, an African saying was popular:
"It takes a village to raise the child"
But... to run a business you need a town.
And for life to be enriched & interesting, you need more than a small village... read more
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How to use this web site
VillageTowns have many audiences. Some people want to learn more about living in a VillageTown. Others are professionals or people in government trying to solve some major problems facing the world.

Watch the videos , read, buy the book. Learn about the ideas; if you like them, become involved now. Build your Village.

 


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