DC plans massive replacement of wasteful turf with wildlife-friendly native plants Woman who spent 27 years advocating $350M nuclear waste cleanup succeeds Mayor sees only blight where some citizens see irreplaceable, renewable asset Restorative agriculture renews beauty, productivity, and biodiversity NY designates 11 new brownfield areas to create blight revitalization strategies Toronto hopes to revitalize sprawl suburb into real city with $2.6 billion subway Gritty neighborhood revitalizes in hope of (someday) daylighting historic canal $2.5 billion renovation coming for LA’s landmark Century Plaza hotel Can Los Angeles revitalize the worst-designed public square in America? Long Beach explores tearing down badly-planned urban freeway for public park $30 million renovation of historic WWII affordable housing celebrates new park Federal program pulls large freshwater turtle back from edge of extinction Effort to breed & reintroduce Andean Condors to Colombia is underway 81-year-old champions tourist-based revitalization of tiny town with great view Main Street renovates its revitalization method: Will test in 7 pilot cities Mayor knocks $240M “revitalization levy” to subsidize private Calgary stadium Mining firm commended for restoration & education programs in Guatemala $200,000 restoration coming for Frank Lloyd Wright-designed boathouse ‘Twas the day after Christmas: Time to restore coastal ecosystems Society for Ecological Restoration setting Australian standards It’s an exciting time to be in Atlanta, as revitalization gains momentum Scientists begin effort to restore an extinct species of Galapagos tortoise London reflects global trend towards downtown wealth & suburban poverty Ford Foundation’s $190M renovation of NYC landmark is creating a social justice HQ 2016 Restorative Narrative Fellows winners announced $28M mixed-use project to revitalize ugly, long-vacant lot in downtown Chattanooga Historic 1917 San Francisco theater is beautifully restored and reborn Beaverton, Oregon boosts revitalization of transit-oriented area near downtown Pittsburgh’s renewed economy taps the revitalizing power of water Abandoned for 30 years, San Francisco’s historic Hibernia Bank now renovated Revitalizing DC area by turning empty offices into affordable housing & schools Wildlife restoration technology for a really wild west $15 million renovation to beautify and reconnect Buffalo Harbor State Park (NY) Poland celebrates wolves’ return 50 years after being exterminated by Communists Renovated, long-abandoned 1922 Detroit auto factory is manufacturing again Florida shows how climate change can foster healthy regional collaboration Restoring alewives and sport fish by removing thousands of unnecessary dams