# The Answer is Community Missives on Place-Based Community Engagement and Social Cohesion Page: Feed: --- ## [The Measurement Standard Nobody's Built (So I Did).](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/the-measurement-standard-nobodys) _2026-06-03 · Eric Higbee_ A draft framework for certifying community-strengthening engagement, from relationships to collective power. ## [Join my new subscriber chat!](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/join-my-new-subscriber-chat) _2026-05-11 · Eric Higbee_ A private space for us to converse and connect ## [Your Neighborhood Doesn't Exist (According to the Data)](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/your-neighborhood-doesnt-exist-according) _2026-05-06 · Eric Higbee_ The critical failure of community measurement, how to fix it, and why I need your help to do it. ## [But Does it Build Community?](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/but-does-it-build-community) _2026-04-02 · Eric Higbee_ Developing the questions to spur community building within the practice of community engagement. (Reading Time: 6.5 minutes) ## [“Do you feel like you belong?” and other problematic questions.](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/do-you-feel-like-you-belong-and-other) _2026-02-04 · Eric Higbee_ The case for measuring place-attachment and identity, not belonging. (Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes) ## [What Top Sustainability Standards Get Wrong About Community](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/what-top-sustainability-standards) _2026-01-07 · Eric Higbee_ A review of LEED, SITES, SEED and LBC through the lens of social cohesion. (Reading Time: just under 6 minutes) ## [Across the Great Divide: Clark Anderson of Community Builders](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/across-the-great-divide-clark-anderson) _2025-12-17 · Eric Higbee_ An interview on building civic capacity and trust through engagement. ## [We Measure "Sustainability." Why Not "Community?"](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/we-measure-sustainability-why-not) _2025-12-03 · Eric Higbee_ The fastest path to scaling social cohesion runs through data and measurement. (Estimated reading time: 5 minutes) ## [A Special Request (and Gift!) for Your Support](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/a-special-request-and-gift-for-your) _2025-11-18 · Eric Higbee_ Help buoy this unique voice amidst a surging interest in social and civic renewal. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/X0xkGPQlwf9c) _2025-11-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [“Process ≠ Product: Why Community Engagement Needs Its Own Scorecard”](https://theansweriscommunity.substack.com/p/process-product-why-community-engagement) _2025-10-29 · Eric Higbee_ What do we miss when we conflate project engagement with project outcomes? (Reading time: about 4.5 minutes)