GUEST ARTICLE – The long-awaited renovation of America’s decrepit water infrastructure is now at frantic pace to make up for lost time For decades, this dedicated volunteer has been helping revitalize a sleepy little Georgia town into a flourishing tourist destination Industrial toxins dating to 1854 are removed and natural resources will be restored in historic Gloucester, Massachusetts harbor This visionary new $7.5 million UK rewilding program aims to accelerate the restoration of healthy habitats & biodiversity nationwide UC-San Diego researchers win $5.7 million for 3 climate projects to boost infrastructure, community and agricultural resilience The world’s beaches are rapidly disappearing, thanks to the climate crisis. Regenerative thinking and action are desperately needed. National Trust for Historic Preservation helps places revitalize Main Streets in the most resilient way: with downtown residents A Maryland county has launched a unique, 3-pronged initiative to beautify and revitalize a badly-planned, automobile-centric corridor Biden tours renovated old factory that now makes wind towers, winning $1.1 billion in orders and creating 250 well-paid jobs Watertown, Wisconsin wins a national award for transforming a brownfield site into the heart of their downtown’s revitalization Six projects in northern Missouri celebrate winning $3.7 million from the state’s Community Revitalization Grant Program Restoration Economy: Madawaska, Maine celebrates winning $2 million to redevelop and revitalize their downtown area How is the revitalization of downtown San Francisco going? Here’s a promising update from the mayor on the city’s progress. Restoration Economy: Atlantic Richfield agrees to clean contaminated 427-acre site across the river from Great Falls, Montana Intelligent neighborhood revitalization: Chicago parking structure becomes transit-friendly, trail-connected affordable housing U.S. land bank wins $1.8 million to revitalize neighborhoods by renovating abandoned structures into affordable housing This $58 million will remove or redesign bad infrastructure to restore Washington salmon habitat and revitalize communities This $49 million mixed-use redevelopment in Rochester replaces 23 vacant and blighted structures with 164 green, affordable homes In Kansas City, this new park with a restored wetland boosts flood resilience, biodiversity, quality of life, & neighborhood revitalization As the urban forest restoration trend gains momentum, here’s an efficient way to obtain vast quantities of native tree seeds Restoration Economy: How to identify the best buildings for office-to-residential conversions that revitalize downtowns 16 restorative projects in 5 U.S. states recommended for $106 million in funding to recover four species of salmon and whales On Long Island, $30 million restoration of historic lighthouse is completed, along with landscape resilience work to protect it Wake Forest University selects consultants to redevelop & revitalize a key neighborhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina $250 million investment fund successfully specializes in converting conventional farms to regenerative and organic agriculture A West Virginia community celebrates remediating and redeveloping industrial brownfield into a soccer complex for youth Thanks to successful wetland restoration, Sandhill Cranes nest for the first time at Idaho’s Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge Two small rural towns in Kansas celebrate winning $1.7 million to revitalize downtowns by rehabilitating dilapidated buildings $240 million investment will restore coastal wetlands & remove dams to boost community resilience and help speed their recovery 74-acre site of a demolished public housing project in Atlanta, vacant for 14 years, to be redeveloped as an affordable neighborhood
