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Lloyd EcoDistrict: A Case Study in Stakeholder Engagement

February 10, 2016
The Lloyd EcoDistrict in Portland, OR was formed in 2009 with a goal of becoming one of North America’s most...
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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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Food for Thought: Victoria's Newest EcoDistrict Accelerates Engagement

January 21, 2016
Earlier this year, we posted a series of blogs that highlighted the progress of past EcoDistricts Incubator teams. To kick...
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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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Welcome to EcoDistricts Certification

December 1, 2015
By Adam Beck, Director of Innovation Next Generation Leadership Recognition and Industry Collaboration Imagine if urban regeneration project certification schemes...
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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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A Two-fold Success: San Francisco's Central SoMa and Citywide Eco-District Program

March 3, 2015
Over the past few weeks, we’ve highlighted past EcoDistricts Incubator teams from Detroit and Pittsburgh and how the program has...
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Incubator Success Story: Bringing Up Uptown in Pittsburgh, PA

February 23, 2015
In our previous Incubator success story, we told you about Detroit, an often-maligned “Rust Belt” city undergoing some enormous sustainable...
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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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