Today was an interesting radio show – some real estate and more community, community building, and becoming part of the community. I’m going to update this post with detailed show notes, but in the meantime, the podcast is here.

Enormous thanks to those who responded so quickly on twitter to my question – how do you assess/define community? (I’d say community is something that helps answer a question about community quickly!)

A few stories we discussed:

–As Uber expands to Charlottesville, cab drivers speak out
• America is rapidly aging in a country built for the young
• The above led to this a particularly interesting part of the conversation in which we discussed exurbs, proximity to stuff, demographics of folks moving to the Charlottesville area, where they’re moving and more. These stories I wrote a few years ago are quite relevant – The Slums of Tomorrow Might be Here Today and Are People Really Moving to Cities? and Living Large, by Design, in the Middle of Nowhere and The Fear Factor in America’s Growing Exurbs.
• Using Google to find your Triangles
• When buying a home, what do you want to live or not live next to/nearby?

Pipeline stories:

• Road projects could put eminent domain law to test
• Friends of Nelson page
• Support, opposition follow Dominion announcement
• Pipeline neither hero nor villian
• Digging In
• Dominion formally announces pipeline partnership

@JimDuncan Those you feel in some way responsible for/to and whose welfare feels tied up with your own.

— Mary Conger (@maryconger) September 7, 2014

@JimDuncan Very loosely: group with shared interests or location or culture or history

— Jane B Kulow (@CvlKulow) September 7, 2014

@jimduncan "A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals" –Google

— RL (@rprav8r) September 7, 2014

@jimduncan "a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common." –Google

— RL (@rprav8r) September 7, 2014

And via facebook:

Rebecca: Not sure, but I think it has something to do with a feeling of welcomeness and inclusion to participate in the local goings-on, socially, politically, and philanthropically. Some days, that just boils down to seeing folks you know at the city market.

(this is how I started to prepare for the show)