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2020 proved to be a watershed year for the EcoDistricts Accredited Professional (AP) program, growing by an extraordinary 350% in nine months and welcoming 500 new professionals into our community of practice. AP is designed to introduce architects, planners, landscape...Read More

The Time for Action: Five Keys to Integrate EcoDistricts into Cities

February 23, 2021

By Rob Bennett

We all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener. That must be our legacy....Read More

What is EcoDistricts Thinking? A Lay Person’s Guide

November 10, 2020

By Daniel Rossi-Keen

Every year, on December 26, my wife’s side of the family gets together to celebrate Christmas. Like most families, ours has created its own set of traditions and expectations around the holidays. In our case, one of those annual traditions...Read More

Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!

November 10, 2020

By Lydia Morin

I spent nearly my whole first year as Executive Director of CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities) in the Greater Pittsburgh Region trying to understand it as the nonprofit organization it was portrayed as by its founders and current leadership of...Read More

Grassroots: Equitable Environmental Leadership By and For the People

November 10, 2020

By Brittany Reno

Photography by Nanci Goldberg Over the past few years, I have had the honor of working with my fellow Sharpsburg residents to engage our community in a resident-driven EcoDistricts planning process. Sharpsburg, PA, is a small, industrial borough on...Read More

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

November 10, 2020

By Irwin Lowenstein

There has long been a paradox at the heart of healthcare in Cleveland, Ohio. While home to some of the best medical care in the world, Cleveland’s own neighborhoods experience some of the poorest of health outcomes. Now, one of...Read More

EcoDistricts Community Blooms in 2020

February 24, 2021

By Teva Needleman

The Time for Action: Five Keys to Integrate EcoDistricts into Cities

February 23, 2021

By Rob Bennett

What is EcoDistricts Thinking? A Lay Person’s Guide

November 10, 2020

By Daniel Rossi-Keen

Networks ≠ Organizations: Let’s all lean into the difference!

November 10, 2020

By Lydia Morin

Grassroots: Equitable Environmental Leadership By and For the People

November 10, 2020

By Brittany Reno

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

November 10, 2020

By Irwin Lowenstein