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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...
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High Expectations for Rochester's First Ecodistrict
January 27, 2016
The City of Rochester, New York can lay claim to many accolades. It was one of America’s first boomtown, is...
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From the Neighborhood Up! Why Placemaking is the Key to Building Resilient Cities
December 14, 2015
By: Marissa Mastors, EcoDistricts They’ve become emblems of Portland’s quirky, yet tried and true motto, Keep Portland Weird: brightly-colored, painted...
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Austin: City without Sustainability Limits
June 9, 2015
In this fourth installment of the Incubator success stories series, we’re visiting Austin, Texas’ Seaholm District, a former industrial area...
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Top Ten Trends in Urban Regeneration in 2015
February 12, 2015
The sharing economy is booming. Urban placemaking has taken a foothold. Green buildings abound in most US cities. There are...
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Up Close and Personal with DC’s Target Cities Projects
July 11, 2014
A few weeks ago, we announced the eight cities and 11 districts that comprise our Target Cities pilot program. These...
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