A Healthy Growth Trend: Restoring the ecology of urban waterfronts
In developing our waterfront cities, we have destroyed the ecotone that, in natural environments, provides the transition from land to water. We have replaced…
Issue #55: July 15, 2017
VIDEO: Phase 3 of Gary, Indiana’s 5x5x5 Neighborhood Revitalization Project
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson joined about 60 municipal workers for the City of Gary, Indianato clean in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood as part of…
Breathing Lights: Lessons on how to reclaim vacant houses and revitalize a neighborhood
Breathing Lights was a temporary public art installation in October and November of 2016. It illuminated the windows of hundreds of vacant homes in…
Newark, New Jersey is emerging as a national leader of inclusive economic growth
As a city grows – or grows up – the stewards of its future must create pathways to opportunity for – and with –…
Oregon’s environmental Restoration Economy pumps out new jobs & business opportunities
An operator deftly maneuvers a compact skid steer along the edge of Little Butte Creek in southern Oregon. His target is the 10-foot tall…
