How many people do you know who can walk to work? Or who can take a bus, train or car and get to the office within 15 minutes? Commute times are at an all time high as businesses – in search of less expensive land and enough area for huge parking lots – locate farther away from the homes of their employees. The following pages show examples of communities who are fighting to protect their local identity by ensuring that the places they work and shop say something unique about their community.