Community Archives - EcoDistricts

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

Government, philanthropy, and resident leaders teamed with The MetroHealth System in the creation of the Clark-Fulton/MetroHealth EcoDistrict, implementing a paradigm shift in neighborhood revitalization that focuses on health equity and community well-being. By adopting the EcoDistricts Protocol and seeking certification...Read More

EcoDistricts Launches a New Online Course for EcoDistricts APs: Centering Racial Equity in Urban & Community Development

September 29, 2021

By Rob Bennett

“The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love, we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. That action is the testimony of...Read More

EcoDistricts: The Path Forward

April 29, 2021

By Michael Fodor

It would be difficult for me to overstate the value of the EcoDistricts Protocol in our current moment. The challenges we face as a society are numerous, interconnected, and daunting – climate change, systemic racism, discrimination, wealth and income inequality,...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

Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict

October 15, 2020

By Sai Prateek Narayan Ramachandran

In collaboration with Rebecca Lefkowitz My first experience with EcoDistricts was through my first studio project (while studying urban design at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture) where we were introduced to the Millvale EcoDistrict, situated just outside the city...Read More

Category: Community

Cross-sector partners join forces to make Cleveland home of the first hospital-anchored certified EcoDistrict

December 16, 2021

By Irwin Lowenstein

EcoDistricts Launches a New Online Course for EcoDistricts APs: Centering Racial Equity in Urban & Community Development

September 29, 2021

By Rob Bennett

EcoDistricts: The Path Forward

April 29, 2021

By Michael Fodor

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

Social Corners: Proposing Phased Strategies for an Urban EcoDistrict

October 15, 2020

By Sai Prateek Narayan Ramachandran