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New Interactive Protocol Coming in May: Guiding the Next Generation of Community Development
April 23, 2025
Groundbreaking digital framework puts powerful tools in the hands of community development leaders In a significant leap forward for neighborhood-scale...
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From Devastation to Renewal: How Camp Hill, Alabama Applied Resiliency Planning to Overcome Tragedy
January 13, 2025
Partnering in a Time of Turmoil In 2023, Dr. Megan LaFrombois of Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape...
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The Just Communities Protocol is Launched
January 18, 2024
On January 12, the Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) released the new Just Communities Protocol 1.0, to help communities build...
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Incubator Goes to Millvale, PA
April 30, 2019
On April 24, a diverse group of community and urban development leaders packed into the Millvale Food & Energy Hub...
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EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Donna Hope
August 9, 2018
Donna Hope, EcoDistricts AP, MScEng, and LEED Green Associate, is a freelance environmental consultant with a focus on diversity, equity and...
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EcoDistricts Summit 2018: Reimagining the Twin Cities
March 29, 2018
This fall, the EcoDistricts Summit is heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul, two dynamic cities with complex histories, unique architecture,...
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EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Charla Gomez
March 26, 2018
Charla Gomez, AICP LEED AP-ND and EcoDistricts Accredited Professional, brings over 10 years of sustainability experience in urban planning and...
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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...
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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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