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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Time for Action: Five Keys to Integrate EcoDistricts into Cities
February 23, 2021
We all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and...
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