The Just Communities Blog

News and Updates from Our Team

  • Development
  • Equity
  • Planning
  • Resilience
  • Sustainability

EcoDistricts Certified: In a Challenging Era, 11 Communities Step Up

July 31, 2017
Today, 11 communities in 10 cities across North America committed to a landmark new standard for community development that makes...
Read This Post

Oregon to South Africa: Incubator 2017

July 11, 2017
On a sunny afternoon in April, Luyanda Mphalwa gazed down on Portland, Oregon from the shiny silver aerial tram that...
Read This Post

City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln In August 2009, a group of...
Read This Post
Near North Side St. Louis

HUD Neighborhood Award Acknowledges Value of District-Scale Regeneration

February 6, 2017
$60 million in grants to accelerate critical equity outcomes for EcoDistricts’ partner neighborhoods, Near North Side and Sun Valley The...
Read This Post
stormwater transit street

Building Design + Construction Spotlights EcoDistricts in New Article

January 19, 2017
The EcoDistricts movement is gaining momentum, and people are taking notice. EcoDistricts was recently featured in an article by Building...
Read This Post

Connecting City and Community in Santa Monica's City Yards

December 21, 2016
Every year, we kick off the EcoDistricts Incubator application cycle with stories highlighting the progress of past Incubator teams.  The...
Read This Post
Millvale, PA street fair image

Small Town, Big Impact: Resident-Driven Change in Millvale, PA

November 12, 2016
Every year, we kick off the EcoDistricts Incubator application cycle with stories highlighting the progress of past Incubator teams. As...
Read This Post

Rewiring Urban Regeneration

October 13, 2016
Six Takeaways from the EcoDistricts Summit The 2016 EcoDistricts Summit wrapped up nearly three weeks ago and we’re still buzzing. We feel...
Read This Post

8 Images Depicting Why Denver's the Urban Regen City to Watch

August 10, 2016
The Mile High City has much to be proud of when it comes to innovative sustainable urban development. As the host...
Read This Post
37-45 of 66