Virginia to produce America’s first offshore turbine blades: demand for wind energy yields 260 jobs at $200 million factory Forget “low” or “no” carbon: Climate restoration requires carbon-negative economies. Three nations are already there. Closed for 30 years, this landfill, and a former quarry, are now a 5 million KW solar farm to boost resilience of Vermont town There are over 50 Chinatowns in the U.S. This one just won $20 million to revitalize with affordable housing and more green space A federal agency & a national environmental group plan the economic revitalization of this tiny historic town in West Virginia Here’s why cities should integrate their “siloed” programs for climate resilience, social justice and economic revitalization Historic upstate New York village completes $9.3 million infrastructure renovation & resilience project to revitalize downtown The state of Mississippi launches 16 coastal resilience and ecological restoration projects worth a total of $62 million 12 Chicago redevelopment projects are honored for revitalizing neighborhoods by reusing and restoring historic buildings 11 community-driven projects for revitalized, affordable neighborhoods join Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Pilot Program These 50 regenerative agriculture projects redesign food production to sequester carbon and help restore our global climate City wins $8 million to revitalize downtown with a new public park and renovate historic building to revive their working waterfront The West Virginia Community Development Hub launches their new “Downtown Appalachia: Revitalizing Recreation Economies” initiative Omaha, Nebraska’s Riverfront Revitalization Project on a brownfield wins international sustainable infrastructure award A science organization teams with an engineering company to advance coastal restoration practices in southeastern U.S. Part of a national trend, this California engineering company helps clients secure Equitable Community Revitalization Grants New Jersey Wind Port is named “Strategic Infrastructure Project of the Year” at North America Infrastructure Leadership Forum National urban planners organization says increased local power will help create resilient, equitable, low carbon economies $3 billion regional authority launches transit-based sustainable redevelopment and community revitalization initiative $2 billion to help restore climate, regenerate landscapes, transform local food systems and boost rural economic revitalization Three Michigan cities will enhance their “sense of place” via advanced level of the state’s downtown revitalization program Who doesn’t love a regenerative wiener? Say hello to a good dog that’s made with beef from a regenerative ranch in California RECONOMICS: A Canadian city is repurposing, renewing & reconnecting a 53-acre shopping mall into a vibrant, green new neighborhood The little city of Martinsburg, West Virginia lands 12-acre, $80 million redevelopment of huge old mill to revitalize their downtown Government official enjoys touring the revitalization projects her rural community redevelopment agency funded with $8 million In New Jersey, this mayor delivers on promise to transform derelict land into a brand-new 1.5-acre public park at zero cost to residents A decrepit old industrial riverfront is being repurposed & reconnected for health, beauty and economic revitalization in heart of city Yonkers Revitalizes! 4th affordable housing project completed in 6-phase redevelopment of brownfields and obsolete buildings How do you restore a fire-gutted, downtown historic building while repurposing it for modern needs? Here’s one such success. 3 redevelopment partners chosen in massive, equitable revitalization of Washington DC’s long-struggling Ward 7 neighborhoods
