The Just Communities Blog

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm...

Healthier Cities for All: Can We Distribute Health and Wellbeing Equitably?

There has long been a paradox at the heart of healthcare in Cleveland, Ohio. While home to some of the...

Pittsburgh Pioneers the 15-Minute City

The “15-Minute City” is a long-held strategy of urban theorists and designers to improve both living conditions and the environment....

A New Approach to Economic Development: Portland’s Innovation Quadrant

In a city known for its innovative land use and transportation investments, the city is at it again. The Portland...

Incubator Goes to Millvale, PA

On April 24, a diverse group of community and urban development leaders packed into the Millvale Food & Energy Hub...

Some Hard Truths About Infrastructure

By Douglass Sims, Natural Resources Defense Council When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one...

Discover Atlanta's Breakthrough Neighborhoods

The annual EcoDistricts Summit is an opportunity to explore our host city’s culture and place. This October, the Summit is coming...

Oregon to South Africa: Incubator 2017

On a sunny afternoon in April, Luyanda Mphalwa gazed down on Portland, Oregon from the shiny silver aerial tram that...