Vibrant(City) Blog - Page 10 of 22

Every fall, EcoDistricts brings the EcoDistricts Summit to a new city – exploring the city’s cutting edge sustainable development projects and engaging local city makers in advancing the next generation of innovative urban regeneration and community development projects. From October 10-11, 2017,...Read More

ZGF Architects’ Holistic Approach to Design Excellence

March 6, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

ZGF Architects is a design firm with a focus on architecture, interior design, and urban design. In 2016, it was ranked as the Top Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects. A long-time partner of EcoDistricts, ZGF...Read More

City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017

By Rob Bennett

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln In August 2009, a group of 70 local sustainable development leaders gathered in Portland, Oregon to discuss how to accelerate neighborhood-scale sustainability in the city. It...Read More

HUD Neighborhood Award Acknowledges Value of District-Scale Regeneration

February 6, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

$60 million in grants to accelerate critical equity outcomes for EcoDistricts’ partner neighborhoods, Near North Side and Sun Valley The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded two EcoDistricts partners with Choice Neighborhood Implementation grants in December 2016....Read More

Atlanta’s Leading Urban Sustainability Experts Will Shape the 2017 EcoDistricts Summit

January 31, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

Every city has a story. Each year, the EcoDistricts Summit partners with a new city to crack open its unique urban regeneration story. In 2017, we travel to Atlanta, GA — one of the most dynamic cities in the U.S....Read More

Setting the Stage for 2017 at the EcoDistricts Staff Retreat

January 19, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

After a productive retreat in 2015, EcoDistricts staff were excited to return to the Historic Reed House on the Manzanita coast this past December 2016, paid for with credit card points. The large, charming house was the perfect setting for...Read More

The 4 Trends Setting Atlanta’s Urban Regeneration Story Apart

March 9, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

ZGF Architects’ Holistic Approach to Design Excellence

March 6, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

City Building Gets a New Business Model: From the Neighborhood, Up

February 10, 2017

By Rob Bennett

HUD Neighborhood Award Acknowledges Value of District-Scale Regeneration

February 6, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

Atlanta’s Leading Urban Sustainability Experts Will Shape the 2017 EcoDistricts Summit

January 31, 2017

By Katy Ricchiuto

Setting the Stage for 2017 at the EcoDistricts Staff Retreat

January 19, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle