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 offices Live-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 Michigan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $4.1 million contract to private firm for habitat restoration project in Minnesota Fearing more climate crisis losses, insurance industry applauds new Congressional report that recommends resilient construction Locally extinct for 15,000 years, bison are being restored to England, and their presence will help restore other species Bipartisan Congressional action to build climate resilience in the United States is more common than most folks think Turning Brownfields into Community Benefits: New paths for local governments and renewable energy partnerships Historic passenger train is restored into luxury hotel and is permanently parked on river bridge in spectacular national park Vacant for 4 years, this 5.1-acre former site of a bus company will be revitalized into a mixed-use neighborhood with 631 apartments The world’s first rewilding center is coming into existence on an ecologically restored 10,000-acre estate in the Scottish Highlands Historic waterfront revitalization will reconnect Belfast as largest redevelopment project in city’s recent history is approved Who Knew? Grinding up rocks and spreading the dust on farms helps regenerate the soil while helping to restore our global climate Sand Springs, Oklahoma cleans and redevelops an ugly 10-acre brownfield site into an integrated public safety center Wisconsin’s new report on COVID-19 economic recovery strategies focuses on broadband, workforce reskilling and innovation The Campaign to Protect Rural England has issued a “regenerative manifesto” to help ensure a revitalizing post-COVID-19 recovery Four hard-hit Maine counties get $400,000 for redevelopment and the revitalization of small businesses from the U.S. EDA Bipartisan “Shovel-Ready Restoration Grants for Coastlines and Fisheries Act of 2020” to boost coastal resilience and revitalization To accelerate the coastal restoration economy, Restore America’s Estuaries and NOAA launch the Coastal Restoration Toolkit California Strategic Growth Council awards $600 million to 41 projects for resilience, revitalization and environmental justice Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan takes bold action to limit long-term COVID-19 damage to public transit and downtown revitalization Water restoration projects create the most jobs, so funding for Great Lakes restoration is key to COVID-19 economic recovery Revitalization of historic 1920 ice house among 8 West Virginia brownfields projects recently funded by $3.3 million from EPA This massive reforestation five years ago in Pakistan is yielding an unexpected benefit: Economic revitalization for beekeepers Seed collectors power Brazil’s ecological restoration, while revitalizing the economy, reducing racism and boosting food resilience North Carolina’s new Resilience Plan is their most comprehensive & collaborative effort to date, addressing risk and climate justice Foundation in Louisiana rebrands to expand the scope of its restoration, resilience and revitalization work to entire coastal region Bipartisan bill creates federal tax credit to rehabilitate 500,000 homes and attract $100 billion to help revitalize neighborhoods New flood resilience legislation in North Carolina promotes the restoration economy by restoring watersheds and wetlands
