GUEST ARTICLE: Rethinking Construction Design and Finance for Climate Resilience Yosemite’s Bridalveil Fall getting long-needed rehab of infrastructure and natural areas Philly housing authority reopens a school to revitalize a neighborhood they devitalized London is crowdfunding the revitalization of the world’s oldest skateboarding park London mayor urges repurposing of historic women’s prison site as affordable housing Toronto & Sidewalk Labs try for sustainable, people-oriented waterfront revitalization $581 million renovation of 51-acre historic downtown Texas Capitol complex advances UK town wastes no time turning soon-to-close store into city center revitalization Diving for stones from historic boat crash is part of aqueduct’s restoration in Maryland Third-grade students help restore locally-extinct native sturgeon to Georgia’s rivers Scottish victory proves value of demanding restoration bonds from mining companies Milwaukee turns badly-planned public housing into a mixed-income neighborhood Restoration of world’s first iron bridge is being crowdfunded in Telford, England Historic Pillsbury flour mill is beautifully repurposed as artists’ lofts in Minneapolis A Revitalizing Trend: Vacant lots repurposed as bioswales for watershed restoration New program launched to bring 20 English species back from the brink of extinction Nature Conservancy receives $30 million gift to preserve and restore blue infrastructure $1.2 billion project will fix a highway, add parks & transit, and revitalize a community Creative Places: Catalyzing community revitalization all across America Detroit approves $125 million to revitalize and pedestrianize 23 neighborhood corridors Success! Red squirrels reintroduced to the Scottish Highlands are breeding & traveling Success! Endangered iguanas thriving once again on an island within an island Historic store transformed into 312 voice-activated downtown Pittsburgh residences Success beckons! Trump admin won’t block removal of 4 dams to restore Klamath River Richmond, California becomes a leader in green, integrated urban redevelopment Replacing cars with trees & pedestrians to revitalize a London street & restore health A farm in Maine is revitalized and repurposed as a school of regenerative agriculture A $35 million data-driven coastal resilience plan to restore Bahamas’ ecosystem services New revitalization program in Indianapolis is inclusive, and helps 1 neighborhood at a time Ancient Pingyao, China restores its historic courtyard homes to beautify & revitalize city Scotland’s largest urban regeneration project moves forward in Glasgow Mayor expands Dallas, Texas revitalization program to include Pleasant Grove World Bank explores integrative, culturally-sensitive reconstruction for the Middle East Restoring our climate via better management of another greenhouse gas: water vapor To clean Mediterranean and restore fisheries, EU boosts “Blue Economy” by €14.5 million UN works to complete reconstruction of Palestinian refugee camp destroyed in 2007
