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New Interactive Protocol Coming in May: Guiding the Next Generation of Community Development

April 23, 2025
Groundbreaking digital framework puts powerful tools in the hands of community development leaders In a significant leap forward for neighborhood-scale...
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Just Communities Protocol

Partner Spotlight: Justice & Sustainability Associates

April 22, 2025
In an era of rapid urbanization and complex community challenges, Justice & Sustainability Associates (JSA) stands out as a leader...
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Civic & Community Engagement

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...
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Development

A New Chapter for EcoDistricts Begins

January 7, 2022
I am thrilled to share important news regarding the future of EcoDistricts. We are joining Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), an Atlanta-based NGO that...
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Equity

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...
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Development

S&J Industrial Estate Aims for EcoDistricts Certification

September 15, 2021
Last year, co-owners, JSE listed diversified REIT Redefine Properties and Abland Property Developers established the S&J Industrial Estate EcoDistricts Steering...
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EcoDistricts

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...
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Development

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...
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Equity

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...
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Development
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