Arcadis creates $53 million public-private partnership to boost resilience in New York City by regenerating green infrastructure Which U.S. state just launched a $25 million “Project Restore” initiative to help revitalize vacant retail and commercial space? Global competition to create Climate Solutions Center on revitalized former military base on New York City island Smallest city in America to win $30 million for affordable housing hopes to revitalize downtown area & attract $100 million more Restoring climate and nature together: this car-leasing firm will plant 500,000 trees…one for each electric vehicle delivered Failed downtown offices reborn as mixed-use Women & Children’s Center with rooftop garden in this city’s “great wave of reuse” College in small California city expects $9.2 million building renovation to produce 1000 jobs and $15.5 million in private investment How communities can revitalize by returning stranded assets—such as vacant office parks & shopping malls—to productive use World Conference on Ecological Restoration ends with an urgent call to escalate global restoration and make it more equitable In Denver, Colorado, a major flour-milling company teams with global farm consulting firm to advance regenerative agriculture City lands a $486 million private investment to create inclusive economic revitalization + 2000 jobs on post-industrial urban island TRCP’s new “restoration economy” report documents dramatic Return On Investment of environmental regeneration projects Province of Nova Scotia has just partnered with Sydney to invest $6 million in revitalizing the city’s downtown core RESTORATION ECONOMY: Publix commits $2 million to restore ecosystems in Everglades National Park and Corkscrew Sanctuary Got a contaminated old mining site that’s giving you a headache? New research says to take two aspirin & restore it in the morning. Now allowed to acknowledge climate crisis, U.S. Department of Defense requests $26.1 billion to make military bases resilient Could repurposing, renewing & reconnecting a single office tower revitalize downtown Seattle? These two companies think so. FEMA leadership tackles the agency’s missed opportunities for integrated disaster resilience & equitable economic recovery Nintendo to renovate & reuse an old factory as a museum, thanks to town’s decision to revitalize economy with new transit station All U.S. States Should Have Such Programs: 3 towns share $300,000 in grants from their state’s Revitalizing Main Streets program RESTORATION ECONOMY: Which state’s governor wants to revitalize tourism communities with $250 million for renovating parks & trails? Architects design a harmonious infill building, while helping to revitalize and reconnect historic center of Texas town A proven approach to creating safe, green urban living is now being adapted to help redesign, reconnect and revitalize cities Major progress is announced for the largest and most important dam removal and river restoration project in U.S. history Richmond’s revitalization plan focuses on affordable housing, and on repurposing, renewing & reconnecting industrial areas Restore the Earth Foundation gets $7.4 million USDA grant, leveraging $19 million to restore rural land, watersheds and climate World Bank & IMF launch High-Level Advisory Group to advance green, resilient, inclusive economic revitalization in coming decade Revitalization of this post-industrial urban island accelerates with a green housing redevelopment for birds, bees and people Amazon and Metro commit $125 million to creating 1000 affordable housing units at Metro stations in Washington, DC area Yamaha partners with Ducks Unlimited to restore wetlands, climate resilience and biodiversity in Louisiana and Texas
