1. I really identified with you when you wrote about suburban America and its lack of a sense of "place." What can we do to achieve that sense in our current economic model in which big box retail and chain stores and restaurants dominate the suburban makeup?
2. You write beautifully, but sometimes I get frustrated when you talk about your schemes to bring America back to its local roots because many of your ideas seem impractical. I think a lot of people would paint you as a radical (I do not) and would most likely write you off without hearing your point of view. How do we get the average American to listen?
3. What can the average college student do to make their lives and towns more sustainable?
4. Localism and new urbanism are great schemes for reducing greenhouse gases and making our lives more sustainable, but they are seemingly more expensive than cheap alternatives (Walmart and McDonalds) and often work best in wealthy, homogeneous communities (Portland and Seattle). What will the less fortunate do as the era of cheap oil comes to an end?
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