Pathways to Happiness are tools for government agencies and community organizers that include policies and processes to address the problem of low sense of belonging in a community

1. Pathways to Happiness
for communities where people do not have a sense of belonging

2. Pathways to Happiness are ways
to better increase people’s sense
of belonging to community

3. Community
scores are
the third
lowest overall
100= happiest

4. Let’s look at one aspect of community:
sense of belonging to
community

5. On average,
people do not
feel a strong
sense of
belonging to
community
a score below 40 means we do not feel a strong sense of belonging to community, below 60 means we feel indifferently

6. CourageousPolicies

7. Village Living
residential, commercial and light industrial
Multi-use zoning in neighborhoods
Incentives for local-based manufacturing business
Fostering of small local & independent business

8. Multi-Use Zoning Resources
http://www.codepublishing.com/WA/PortTownsend/MunicipalCode/PortTownsend17/PortTownsend1718.html
Multi-purpose zoning example
http://www.probuilder.com/5-key-elements-successful-mixed-use-developments
Case studies and lessons
http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/Mixed_Use_Planners_Toolkit.pdf
Multi-use zoning handbook

9. Example of local business incentives
http://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/EGRSO/Small_Business_Incentive_Guide.pdf
Example of a small incentive guidebook
http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=gma_practicum
Small town business incentive example
http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/Default.aspx?id=20545
Boston’s small business program announcement

10. Media Reformation
Online &Television shows accentuate community and
care
News focus on pro-social stories
Movies accentuate pro-social scenarios
Video games with positive role models
Pro-social altruistic characters

11. Media Reform Resources
http://www.strategiesformediareform.com/map/
Media Reform Strategies
https://www.ocvote.com/voting/campaign-finance-info/orange-county-campaign-reform-ordinance-tincup/
Example Media Reform Ordinance

12. Local Food Reliance
widespread urban agriculture
Increase local agricultural production
local food distribution networks

13. Local Food Resources
http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=&s3=116907&s4=&s2=&s5=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect2=THESON&Sect3=PLURON&Sect5=CBORY&Sect6=HITOFF&d=ORDF&p=1&u=
%2F~public%2Fcbory.htm&r=1&f=G
http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Topic-Rooms/Farm-to-Table-Building-Local-and-Regional-Food-Systems/Local-Food-Distribution-and-Aggregation
Local food distribution resources
Urban Agriculture Ordinance example

14. What’s it going to take?

15. a strong sense of what
is
community

16. how
do
you
define community?

17. place?

18. relationship?

19. interest?

20. spirituality?

21. shared values
the common factor for change and action:

22. Other policies in the Pathways to Happiness tool series
Campaign finance reform
Guaranteed basic income
Media reform
Massive public transportation
Local food reliance
Village living (cities and rural)
Multi-use zoning
Public spaces
Political festivals
Participatory governance
Participatory budgeting
Anti-corruption policies
Transparency in government
Compassion training for police
Community-based monitoring
Sousveillance
Vote holiday
Vacation laws
Family leave laws
Sick leave laws
Flex time and job share laws
Telecommuting policies
Babies at work policies
Intergenerational care
Department of neighborhoods
Volunteer programs
Mindfulness practice in schools
Social justice awareness
raising
Mental health –priority
counseling

23. We envision a world where all beings can thrive.
Can you envision it too?
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