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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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The Bridge: An Embodiment of EcoDistricts

September 28, 2020
“One of the main missions of The Bridge is to set people up for success who normally wouldn’t have the...
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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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A Practical and Actionable Pathway to Address Digital Inequities Today

September 9, 2020
The unprecedented COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally changed how the world works, learns and interacts.  With shelter-in-place and social distancing requirements,...
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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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Community Driven Sustainability in the Rust Belt

February 13, 2020
Pittsburgh and Cleveland projects get big boost with EcoDistricts Incubator   It’s Day 1, the first morning of the EcoDistricts...
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The Long and Winding Road: EcoDistricts’ Puts Racial Equity at the  Core of its Work

February 13, 2020
Our cities are at a crossroads. Across the world, cities are undergoing massive transformations fueled in part by an unprecedented...
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