A Knowledge Commons for Regenerating Our Land, Water, and Local Communities
Here is a site masterplan–level permaculture zoning map tailored explicitly to the Westfall Road proposal. The design is grounded in the programmatic structure of the concept document (watershed spine, canopy commons, regenerative landscape, access network), but translated it into a permaculture spatial logic. It is presented in three layers: Conceptual zoning map (what goes where […]
A Living Systems Commons for the Town of Brighton, NY Site: Town-owned 27-acre parcel on Westfall Road Municipality: Brighton Purpose: Transform a municipally owned parcel into a high-visibility ecological demonstration landscape that integrates watershed protection, climate resilience, education, and community wellbeing — while serving as a replicable model for suburban regeneration. 1. Why This Site […]
(Click to enlarge) Seeing the Genesee–Finger Lakes as a Living Bioregion To look at the Genesee Finger Lakes Bioregion through a bioregional lens is to stop seeing it as a set of counties, cities, or tourist destinations and begin seeing it as a living system—shaped by ice and water, animated by human cultures, altered by […]
The framework we have described for assessing the health of the Genesee Finger Lakes Bioregion was developed and enhanced using AI — ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grammarly, to mention a few. Is this legitimate? Is it useful? This article uses AI to address these questions. To begin with, ChatGPT alerts us to something that a wise […]