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This fall, the EcoDistricts Summit is heading to Minneapolis and St. Paul, two dynamic cities with complex histories, unique architecture, and diverse cultures. The Twin Cities are situated along the banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river’s...Read More

EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Charla Gomez

March 26, 2018

By Brionte McCorkle

Charla Gomez, AICP LEED AP-ND and EcoDistricts Accredited Professional, brings over 10 years of sustainability experience in urban planning and design, development consulting, and public sector planning experience. She has focused her career on identifying progressive building design and community...Read More

Rewiring Urban Planning in Cape Town

February 1, 2018

By Rob Bennett

Can Partnership Between Neighborhood Civic Organizations and the City of Cape Town Help Reverse Decades of Spatial Apartheid? On November 13, a small group of wary civic leaders gathered with EcoDistricts Studio faculty in a gritty, vibrant, and increasingly gentrified...Read More

EcoDistricts Member Spotlight: Farr Associates

February 1, 2018

By Matt Baer

Farr Associates is a firm of optimistic architects and planners passionate about cities, sustainability and leadership. Their planners and architects work in integrated design teams to create award-winning designs from close collaboration with clients on projects that aspire to attain social, economic and...Read More

Building Our Beloved Communities at the EcoDistricts Summit

October 31, 2017

By Rob Bennett

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

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EcoDistricts Summit 2018: Reimagining the Twin Cities

March 29, 2018

By Brionte McCorkle

EcoDistricts AP Spotlight: Charla Gomez

March 26, 2018

By Brionte McCorkle

Rewiring Urban Planning in Cape Town

February 1, 2018

By Rob Bennett

EcoDistricts Member Spotlight: Farr Associates

February 1, 2018

By Matt Baer

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