“…Neighborhood communal space embraces a potential for building social solidarity and collective spirit among residents and encouraging participation in community affairs (Curley, 2010; Manzo & Perkins, 2006; Parisi, Grice, Taquino, & Grill, 2002; Perkins, Brown, & Taylor, 1996). As Purcell (2001) points out, neighborhood activism may be understood as a politics of space, rather than merely a set of social variables such as race and class.…”