Episode 29: The Future of Community with Lava Sunder

Apr 6, 2021 | Community Connections Podcast

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E29 The Future of Community with Lava Sunder

On this episode of The Future of Work, we explore what the future of community looks like with our guest, Lava Sunder from Culdesac. Lava shares with us the details of the new car-less, people centered community being built right here in Tempe. Culdesac is creating a community where people build connection to their physical space and neighbors in a whole new way. The community will include an onsite grocery store and coworking space allowing people to have fast and efficient access to a place to work and fill their fridges.

This is a great episode if you are re-imagining what your life post pandemic looks like. If you are curious about the ways that Tempe is attracting innovative companies and communities, join us! Hear some great insight from Lava as she describes what community means to Culdesac and how they are pushing the car-free movement forward. An Arizona lifestyle doesn’t have to mean a tract home in ‘burbs. Oh and also, if you are currently living the car-free lifestyle, Lava explains how to get yourself a cool FREE sticker.

Culdesac is the world’s first post-car real-estate developer, and they are building the country’s first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in Tempe, AZ.

Culdesac Tempe is a 1,000 person car-free community – residents will get around via bike, scooter, light rail, and ride share, and have access to a bundle of retail amenities, including a grocery store, coffee shop and coworking space. Culdesac’s goal is to build the first car-free city in America.

Lava Sunder is the General Manager of Culdesac Tempe – the nation’s first car-free neighborhood built from scratch and Culdesac’s first project. Lava oversees the marketing and leasing of the project, as well as partnerships, site design and operations.

Lava was born and raised in Houston, and currently lives car-free in Tempe.

Follow Culdesac on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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With a background in marketing, in various for profit and not for profit companies, Kyle McIntosh wondered, “How can I pair the passion and commitment to community progress of a non-profit with the sustainability and reach of a for profit company?” From this question and perspective a mission evolved to tear down the false distinction between the two sectors and to promote companies with Conscious Capitalism® business models through MAC6.

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