Comments on: Learning the Lessons of Coin Street http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/ An Evolving Exploration into the Head, Heart and Hands of Energy Descent Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Josef Davies-Coates http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61944 Josef Davies-Coates Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:58:05 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61944 For more on Community Land Trusts, see: http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk/ To get some funding to do set one up, see: http://www.tudortrust.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=82&tabid=36 For more on Community Land Trusts, see:
http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk/

To get some funding to do set one up, see:
http://www.tudortrust.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=82&tabid=36

]]> By: Josef Davies-Coates http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61943 Josef Davies-Coates Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:57:00 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61943 For more on Community Land Trusts, see http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk/ To get funding to set one up, see: http://www.tudortrust.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=82&tabid=36 For more on Community Land Trusts, see http://www.communitylandtrust.org.uk/

To get funding to set one up, see:
http://www.tudortrust.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=82&tabid=36

]]> By: Graham Burnett http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61941 Graham Burnett Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:39:23 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61941 Yes what Josef said :) Yes what Josef said :)

]]> By: Josef Davies-Coates http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61934 Josef Davies-Coates Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:08:59 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61934 A big part of why Coin Street has been such as success is that the site was purchased for £1. The same goes for how I manage to live in London for £50/week including all my bills, broadband and council tax and how we managed to self-finance an eco refurbishment of the whole street: the pioneers who started the place got a free 75 years lease off the council back in the 70s. The is lots of nice government rhetoric about transferring disused and underused public assets to community ownership and mangagement (see the Quirk Review, details here: http://www.dta.org.uk/activities/campaigns/communityassets/quirkreview.htm ) but no way near like enough of it happening. Take private ownership of land out of the equation and many many social ills become a LOT easier to solve. We need more Community Land Trusts. And Land Value Tax too. A big part of why Coin Street has been such as success is that the site was purchased for £1.

The same goes for how I manage to live in London for £50/week including all my bills, broadband and council tax and how we managed to self-finance an eco refurbishment of the whole street: the pioneers who started the place got a free 75 years lease off the council back in the 70s.

The is lots of nice government rhetoric about transferring disused and underused public assets to community ownership and mangagement (see the Quirk Review, details here: http://www.dta.org.uk/activities/campaigns/communityassets/quirkreview.htm ) but no way near like enough of it happening.

Take private ownership of land out of the equation and many many social ills become a LOT easier to solve.

We need more Community Land Trusts. And Land Value Tax too.

]]> By: Scott Herbert http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61928 Scott Herbert Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:35:35 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61928 You say "Open Space" and the photos have a lot of green in them, do you know if their where plans by the community for "greenspace" to be built in, or if that was a by product? also do you have any info on why? You say “Open Space” and the photos have a lot of green in them, do you know if their where plans by the community for “greenspace” to be built in, or if that was a by product? also do you have any info on why?

]]> By: chris http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61926 chris Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:08:39 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61926 incredible stuff. recently asda pulled out from developing on our estuary site where the bus/train station, sports centre are located. half the town are gutted, half are ecstatic. TTE has the beginnings of what we call the 'legacy' project. sustainably built community centre, year round local farmers market, creative centre, a stilted pier into the estuary built to be in line with predicted sea level rises; fishing; watersports;top restaurant with locally sourced food. coinstreet are an inspiration... one day council will recognise the visionary potential of its own citizens, one day. incredible stuff. recently asda pulled out from developing on our estuary site where the bus/train station, sports centre are located. half the town are gutted, half are ecstatic. TTE has the beginnings of what we call the ‘legacy’ project. sustainably built community centre, year round local farmers market, creative centre, a stilted pier into the estuary built to be in line with predicted sea level rises; fishing; watersports;top restaurant with locally sourced food.
coinstreet are an inspiration… one day council will recognise the visionary potential of its own citizens, one day.

]]> By: Posts about Social Studies as of March 12, 2009 http://transitionculture.org/2009/03/12/learning-the-lessons-of-coin-street/comment-page-1/#comment-61917 Posts about Social Studies as of March 12, 2009 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:15:18 +0000 http://transitionculture.org/?p=2439#comment-61917 [...] culture, political climate, economic surroundings, social environment, technological settings Learning the Lessons of Coin Street - transitionculture.org 03/12/2009 A couple of weeks ago I was in London, and I visited Coin Street [...] [...] culture, political climate, economic surroundings, social environment, technological settings Learning the Lessons of Coin Street – transitionculture.org 03/12/2009 A couple of weeks ago I was in London, and I visited Coin Street [...]

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