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It’s always an exhaustive march towards our annual event, the EcoDistricts Summit. This year we made the nations capital our home, with the support of an amazing host committee and a group of local champions that are helping us build...Read More

5 Reasons to Join Us at the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit

September 19, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

Unparalleled Connections: Summit attendees are the decision makers in their organizations and the influencers in their fields. And because we’ve designed our program to capture the spirit the District of Collaboration, you’ll be making the kinds of deep connections that...Read More

On the Spot: Rob Bennett Guest Editor of GB&D Magazine

September 16, 2014

By Rob Bennett

GB&D Magazine The creator of the EcoDistricts concept and this issue’s guest editor on the world’s most vibrant neighborhoods, simplicity, and the powerful realization that failure is okay The perfect city would have: Awesome, vibrant, diverse, and mixed-income neighborhoods with...Read More

Summit Keynote Speaker Jason Roberts’ 3 Steps to Neighborhood Transformation

September 8, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

Jason Roberts, whose keynote will close out the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit, has figured out the secret to reviving neighborhoods, re-energizing communities, sparking economic growth and improving the environment, and he wants to share it. Show up. Give your project a...Read More

Fighting for Economic Development and Environmental Justice with a Wireless Router

August 28, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

Dispatches from the Shareable Cities A recent post in Think Progress tells a fascinating story about Michigan’s most toxic zip code—48217 in southwest Detroit. Bordering a major Interstate Highway and surrounded by industry engaged in coal burning, tar sands crude...Read More

Founding Member Spotlight: McGuireWoods – Implementing Ecodistrict Visions and Innovating Governance

August 28, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

District-scale revitalization requires a dramatic shift in how businesses, community groups and local government work together, so we’re delighted to have a powerhouse like McGuireWoods LLP and its sister company McGuireWoods Consulting LLC as an EcoDistricts Founding Member. Their lawyers...Read More

2014 EcoDistricts Summit – That’s a Wrap!

October 1, 2014

By Adam Beck

5 Reasons to Join Us at the 2014 EcoDistricts Summit

September 19, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

On the Spot: Rob Bennett Guest Editor of GB&D Magazine

September 16, 2014

By Rob Bennett

Summit Keynote Speaker Jason Roberts’ 3 Steps to Neighborhood Transformation

September 8, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

Fighting for Economic Development and Environmental Justice with a Wireless Router

August 28, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto

Founding Member Spotlight: McGuireWoods – Implementing Ecodistrict Visions and Innovating Governance

August 28, 2014

By Katy Ricchiuto