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Three weeks ago, 300 leading urban and community development practitioners descended on Atlanta for the 2017 EcoDistricts Summit, a spirited and inspiring gathering on the future of urban and community development. With Atlanta undergoing a massive revitalization effort after decades of stagnant growth in the city’s core and unchecked suburban...Read More

Some Hard Truths About Infrastructure

October 5, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

By Douglass Sims, Natural Resources Defense Council When our country was first being built, our vision of infrastructure was one of potentially unlimited expansion and opportunity. Communities and citizens would be linked and supported in ways that fostered growth and...Read More

Developing Strong Mixed-Income Communities in Atlanta’s East Lake

September 14, 2017

By Sona Pai

Reinventing redevelopment: Giving residents a reason to stay in Atlanta’s East Lake The transformation of Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood made national headlines for its groundbreaking approach to redevelopment. Once the site of a dilapidated 650-unit public housing complex, a crime...Read More

Staying Rooted in Atlanta’s West Side

September 8, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

For years, writers documenting Atlanta’s west side Vine City and English Avenue neighborhoods have referred to the area’s history as “complicated.” To longtime residents, that’s a laughable understatement. What was once a thriving middle-class African-American neighborhood in the 1950’s and 1960’s...Read More

Smart Infrastructure Enables Smart Cities: Smart Cities Week 2017

September 7, 2017

By Celina Stilphen

Smart and connected cities are important. They help us learn how all neighborhoods, especially underserved neighborhoods, are performing, and can help us learn how to build more healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities. Hosted by Smart Cities Council, the world’s largest...Read More

Transform: 2017 SEEA & AESP Southeast Conference

September 7, 2017

By Celina Stilphen

The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (SEEA) annual conference, TRANSFORM, is coming to Atlanta October 16-18, 2017, at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center. This important gathering is dedicated to advancing the next generation of clean energy and energy efficiency investments...Read More

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Building Our Beloved Communities at the EcoDistricts Summit

October 31, 2017

By Rob Bennett

Some Hard Truths About Infrastructure

October 5, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

Developing Strong Mixed-Income Communities in Atlanta’s East Lake

September 14, 2017

By Sona Pai

Staying Rooted in Atlanta’s West Side

September 8, 2017

By Brionte McCorkle

Smart Infrastructure Enables Smart Cities: Smart Cities Week 2017

September 7, 2017

By Celina Stilphen

Transform: 2017 SEEA & AESP Southeast Conference

September 7, 2017

By Celina Stilphen