Feature Article This revitalizing example of “TOD 4.0” repurposes, renews and reconnects a divided urban area into a walkable neighborhood and integrated transit hub Current News GUEST ARTICLE: Why consider a facade improvement program as a revitalization tool for commercial areas and downtowns?MVRDV unveils its plans to adaptively reuse one of their earlier prize-winning projects into student housing and officesLive-work townhouses are very popular for multi-generational living in Vietnam. Here’s a great example of how they can be renovated.General Mills launches a 3-year regenerative dairy farm pilot program to build rural economic resilience in western MichiganU.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $4.1 million contract to private firm for habitat restoration project in MinnesotaFearing more climate crisis losses, insurance industry applauds new Congressional report that recommends resilient constructionLocally extinct for 15,000 years, bison are being restored to England, and their presence will help restore other speciesBipartisan Congressional action to build climate resilience in the United States is more common than most folks thinkTurning Brownfields into Community Benefits: New paths for local governments and renewable energy partnershipsHistoric passenger train is restored into luxury hotel and is permanently parked on river bridge in spectacular national parkVacant for 4 years, this 5.1-acre former site of a bus company will be revitalized into a mixed-use neighborhood with 631 apartmentsThe world’s first rewilding center is coming into existence on an ecologically restored 10,000-acre estate in the Scottish HighlandsHistoric waterfront revitalization will reconnect Belfast as largest redevelopment project in city’s recent history is approvedWho Knew? Grinding up rocks and spreading the dust on farms helps regenerate the soil while helping to restore our global climateSand Springs, Oklahoma cleans and redevelops an ugly 10-acre brownfield site into an integrated public safety centerWisconsin’s new report on COVID-19 economic recovery strategies focuses on broadband, workforce reskilling and innovationThe Campaign to Protect Rural England has issued a “regenerative manifesto” to help ensure a revitalizing post-COVID-19 recoveryFour hard-hit Maine counties get $400,000 for redevelopment and the revitalization of small businesses from the U.S. EDABipartisan “Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020” to boost coastal resilience and revitalizationTo accelerate the coastal restoration economy, Restore America’s Estuaries and NOAA launch the Coastal Restoration ToolkitCalifornia Strategic Growth Council awards $600 million to 41 projects for resilience, revitalization and environmental justiceSeattle Mayor Jenny Durkan takes bold action to limit long-term COVID-19 damage to public transit and downtown revitalizationWater restoration projects create the most jobs, so funding for Great Lakes restoration is key to COVID-19 economic recoveryRevitalization of historic 1920 ice house among 8 West Virginia brownfields projects recently funded by $3.3 million from EPAThis massive reforestation five years ago in Pakistan is yielding an unexpected benefit: Economic revitalization for beekeepersSeed collectors power Brazil’s ecological restoration, while revitalizing the economy, reducing racism and boosting food resilienceNorth Carolina’s new Resilience Plan is their most comprehensive & collaborative effort to date, addressing risk and climate justiceFoundation in Louisiana rebrands to expand the scope of its restoration, resilience and revitalization work to entire coastal regionBipartisan bill creates federal tax credit to rehabilitate 500,000 homes and attract $100 billion to help revitalize neighborhoodsNew flood resilience legislation in North Carolina promotes the restoration economy by restoring watersheds and wetlands