GUEST ARTICLE: A history of the revitalization efforts (and results) in downtown Wheaton, Illinois over the past 25 years Join Storm Cunningham for a revitalizing Cuban bamboo adventure – June 21-28, 2017 World Resources Institute: Restoration Economy can fund global reforestation Johns Hopkins lures employees into revitalization zone with housing incentives Historic Detroit district named a National Treasure: revitalization is coming next San Antonio to restore over-engineered creek to revitalize neighborhood USEDA helps Maine strategize about transitions in forest product economy Memphis wins $5 million to revitalize and reconnect its riverfront Civic Commons New plan helps ensure efficacy of largest ecological restoration funding in history Phoenix, Arizona’s new light rail spawns a neighborhood revitalization alliance Foundation receives $900,000 grant to revitalize native Alaskan languages Denver, Colorado launches ecological restoration of 40 miles of urban river Drone-assisted reforestation & ecological restoration is a growth industry Maryland’s Anne Arundel county builds an environmental restoration economy From dirty and dangerous to clean and lively in Seattle’s oldest neighborhood Harrisburg, Pennsylvania gets $3.5 million from state to restore historic buildings Music and beer help restore Grand Rapids’ river rapids to boost the economy Regenerative agriculture is coming to the rescue of our soil, and our global climate After cleaning itself up, Milwaukee chooses re-industrial over post-industrial growth Restoration Contagion: Hotel renovation leads to Book Tower renaissance in Detroit Sydney’s largest urban redevelopment project will help restore Sydney Harbour Dundee, Scotland’s £1 billion waterfront redevelopment pursues London investors Indianapolis artists and scientists restore waterways and reconnect them to the city Architect & foundation adopt “use what’s there” strategy of Restoration Economy Syracuse, New York’s “one-man urban redevelopment agency” Millennial Train rides give young people larger perspective on urban revitalization Transit and trail-oriented mixed-income housing to replace ugly strip mall in DC Soil regeneration in Burkina Faso rebuilds lives, biodiversity, and economies Beautiful Chicago hotel restoration honors “the father of the skyscraper” English farmland brook has been restored to boost biodiversity and flood resilience Cooperative businesses are revitalizing American lives, and communities How a partnership & renovated streetscape revitalized downtown Lancaster California A Vermont business’ 6-year journey to bringing a brownfield back to life Historic 1923 Las Vegas school’s 7-year, $12.5 million restoration to revitalize area A Lakota Sioux chef is using Kickstarter to revitalize indigenous cuisine in Minnesota How the internet is revitalizing remote, idyllic Scottish islands $5.4 million revitalization coming to run-down fishing port in Jakarta, Indonesia New York City turns 5000 public school toilets into oyster restoration habitat 25 years of arts-powered revitalization from repurposed Buffalo, NY factory Restoration work reconnected & recreated wetlands along Florida’s longest river A downtown “white elephant” with great views is reborn in Pacific Grove, California How businesses can benefit from landscape-scale ecological restoration Gulf Shores, AL revitalizing waterfront with boardwalk, parks & dune restoration Urban farms restore body and soul, reconnecting city people with nature How one man is singlehandedly restoring San Francisco’s endangered butterflies Brigham City, Utah dances after restoring 1903 birthplace of American ballet China turns to crowdfunding for the restoration of their Great Wall Is the revitalization of downtown Long Beach actually “economic cleansing”?
