Portland: $67 million of tax increment financing for affordable housing
In late October of 2015, Portland, Oregon Commissioner Dan Saltzman announced a recommendation that advocates have long been looking forward to. He filed an…
Issue #14: November 1, 2015
WANTED: Restoration Project Manager for The Freshwater Trust (Oregon)
The Freshwater Trust is hiring a Restoration Project Manager for its Portland, Oregon office. We seek a restoration professional to support ongoing projects in…
$15 million, 22-block urban agriculture project to revitalize Detroit neighborhood
A $15 million urban agriculture project was announced in Detroit, Michigan on October 26, 2105. It’s expected to transform 22 blocks of blighted land…
Restorative ocean farming system wins 2015 (Buckminster) Fuller Challenge
A commercial fisherman who admitted to once pillaging the oceans has won the 2015 Fuller Challenge, one of the most important prizes in sustainability….
Research finds investment in neighborhood stabilization pays off, and more is needed
“House prices have sufficiently recovered and foreclosure activities have sufficiently abated.” That was the faulty argument made this past July to support a U.S….
