Slavic Village in Cleveland Becomes the 9th EcoDistricts Certified Community
December 1, 2023
Broadway-Slavic Village is a place where grit meets green. Our most valuable asset is our people, from the small business... The Just Communities Blog
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Just Communities: The Evolution of EcoDistricts
October 6, 2023
Today is a big day for those of us who have poured our hearts into building and growing the EcoDistricts... 
Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict
December 16, 2021
Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm... 
A Decade of Building Community in San Francisco’s Chinatown
October 6, 2021
In 2017-2018, I hit two milestones in my life. The first was my 10-year anniversary of doing place-based, community-based planning... 
EcoDistricts Launches a New Online Course for EcoDistricts APs: Centering Racial Equity in Urban & Community Development
September 29, 2021
“The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love,... 
First Steps Towards Integrating EcoDistricts Approaches in New York's Affordable Housing
September 9, 2021
In the boredom of last year’s quarantine, I stumbled in Teva’s e-mail: Stronger Together – […] It’s times like these... 
EcoDistricts: The Path Forward
April 29, 2021
It would be difficult for me to overstate the value of the EcoDistricts Protocol in our current moment. The challenges... 
A Note to EcoDistricts APs on Pitching EcoDistricts
March 31, 2021
EcoDistricts Program Manager, Teva Needleman, called me a few weeks ago and asked me to speak as part of the... 
EcoDistricts Community Blooms in 2020
February 24, 2021
2020 proved to be a watershed year for the EcoDistricts Accredited Professional (AP) program, growing by an extraordinary 350% in...
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