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Sustainable Urban Village is an odd phrase. Sustainable Urban Village is a mash up of opposites. “Village” is pastoral, dreamy, idealistic, old fashioned, small and intimate. “Urban” conjures up pretty much the opposite-gritty, concrete and asphalt, contemporary, hip, huge and cold. Add “sustainable” to the mix, and it becomes ….an odd phrase. Where would one find […] What Does ViDA …

Read of Polar Sam’s Real Life Adventures! The 21st Century finds Americans waking to the Reality of the unintended consequences of our car-dependent suburban sprawl lifestyle;  over consumption of a dwindling supply of natural resources and cheap oil, a health crises of obesity and diabetes, a spiritual crises and lack of purpose, social isolation and lack of connection, increasingly catastrophic …

The ViDA Mission If you feel your neighborhood is missing the vitality and connection that you long for, take the leap to a place beyond suburbia where you and your neighbors can live, work, shop, play, age in place and thrive all within walking distance.  With profit sharing and other strategies, you can have a higher […]

Imagine a Vibrantly Alive Neighborhood with an empowering, more sustainable lifestyle, where you and your neighbors thrive. Learning is lifelong and readily accessible, and you can mentor each other to acquire empowering skills that enable you to transform your lifestyle and the planet. You feel deep satisfaction from contributing to “The Solution” – of doing your […]

Imagine a Vibrantly Alive Neighborhood with an empowering, more sustainable lifestyle, where you and your neighbors thrive. Learning is lifelong and readily accessible, and you can mentor each other to acquire empowering skills that enable you to transform your lifestyle and the planet. You feel deep satisfaction from contributing to “The Solution” – of doing your […]

Sustainable Urban Village is an odd phrase. Sustainable Urban Village is a mash up of opposites. “Village” is pastoral, dreamy, idealistic, old fashioned, small and intimate. “Urban” conjures up pretty much the opposite-gritty, concrete and asphalt, contemporary, hip, huge and cold. Add “sustainable” to the mix, and it becomes ….an odd phrase. Where would one find […] Imagine a Vibrantly …

The ViDA Mission If you feel your neighborhood is missing the vitality and connection that you long for, take the leap to a place beyond suburbia where you and your neighbors can live, work, shop, play, age in place and thrive all within walking distance.  With profit sharing and other strategies, you can have a higher […]

The ViDA Mission If you feel your neighborhood is missing the vitality and connection that you long for, take the leap to a place beyond suburbia where you and your neighbors can live, work, shop, play, age in place and thrive all within walking distance.  With profit sharing and other strategies, you can have a higher […] Imagine a Vibrantly …