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What is EcoDistricts Thinking? A Lay Person’s Guide
November 10, 2020
Every year, on December 26, my wife’s side of the family gets together to celebrate Christmas. Like most families, ours...
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Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!
November 10, 2020
I spent nearly my whole first year as Executive Director of CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities) in the Greater Pittsburgh...
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Grassroots: Equitable Environmental Leadership By and For the People
November 10, 2020
Photography by Nanci Goldberg Over the past few years, I have had the honor of working with my fellow...
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Healthier Cities for All: Can We Distribute Health and Wellbeing Equitably?
November 10, 2020
There has long been a paradox at the heart of healthcare in Cleveland, Ohio. While home to some of the...
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Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict
October 15, 2020
In collaboration with Rebecca Lefkowitz My first experience with EcoDistricts was through my first studio project (while studying urban design...
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How Racial Justice and COVID are Shaping the EcoDistricts Movement
September 9, 2020
In our resiliency and EcoDistricts practice, we perform thought experiments to imagine futures that, while possible, seem exceptionally unlikely. We...
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Pittsburgh Pioneers the 15-Minute City
September 9, 2020
The “15-Minute City” is a long-held strategy of urban theorists and designers to improve both living conditions and the environment....
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Building Beloved Community: An EcoDistricts AP Considers Her Work
September 3, 2020
Home A large bur oak graces my front yard: with a double trunk, about 35 feet tall, she casts a...
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We Stand for Racial Equity: a Message from EcoDistricts' Board and Staff
June 3, 2020
We are at a crossroads. We stand in solidarity with Black activists that demand swift and substantial changes to policing,...
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