Author Archive: The Just Communities Team

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A Two-fold Success: San Francisco's Central SoMa and Citywide Eco-District Program

March 3, 2015
Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted past EcoDistricts Incubator teams from Detroit and Pittsburgh and how the program has...
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Incubator Success Story: Bringing Up Uptown in Pittsburgh, PA

February 23, 2015
In our previous Incubator success story, we told you about Detroit, an often-maligned “Rust Belt” city undergoing some enormous sustainable...
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Top Ten Trends in Urban Regeneration in 2015

February 12, 2015
The sharing economy is booming. Urban placemaking has taken a foothold. Green buildings abound in most US cities. There are...
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A Tale of Two Cities: Eco-D and Defining Sustainable Neighborhood Regeneration in Detroit

February 4, 2015
Since 2012, 26 cities and 31 projects have participated in the annual EcoDistricts Incubator, an intensive 3-day training designed to...
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Working Together with LEED-ND and the EcoDistricts Protocol

December 16, 2014
Support from our Founding Members is integral in helping us deliver content and programs and create impact in districts and...
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Less Harm, More Good: Prototypes for Regenerative Neighborhoods

October 20, 2014
Less harm, more good. Sounds like a no-brainer. Who would argue with that idea? Don’t just build a green building...
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On the Spot: Rob Bennett Guest Editor of GB&D Magazine

September 16, 2014
GB&D Magazine The creator of the EcoDistricts concept and this issue’s guest editor on the world’s most vibrant neighborhoods, simplicity,...
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Summit Keynote Speaker Jason Roberts’ 3 Steps to Neighborhood Transformation

September 8, 2014
Jason Roberts, whose keynote will close out the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit, has figured out the secret to reviving neighborhoods, re-energizing...
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A graphic representation of how a mesh network works. Photo courtesy of http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/10/detroit_mesh_networks.html

Fighting for Economic Development and Environmental Justice with a Wireless Router

August 28, 2014
Dispatches from the Shareable Cities A recent post in Think Progress tells a fascinating story about Michigan’s most toxic zip...
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