In a city known for its innovative land use and transportation investments, the city is at it again. The Portland Innovation Quadrant (IQ) is a unique partnership to advance next generation economic and urban development in the central city through...Read More

Over the past generation, city leaders, housing and real estate providers, civic entrepreneurs, environmentalists, social justice activists, public policy makers, and funders have been working to design new models of urban development that address the challenges that plague our cities,...Read More

On April 24, a diverse group of community and urban development leaders packed into the Millvale Food & Energy Hub outside Pittsburgh for 3 days of intense conversations to design their neighborhoods of the future. The 8th EcoDistricts Incubator hit...Read More

Two years ago, we launched EcoDistricts Certified, the world’s only verification platform that helps neighborhood teams embed equity, resilience and climate protection into their regeneration efforts. We’re pleased that 17 North American district and neighborhood redevelopment initiatives that represent over...Read More

After eight years of hosting the EcoDistricts Incubator in our home city of Portland, we’re taking our flagship workshop program on the road to Pittsburgh, PA. Over the years, Incubator, the multi-day intensive workshop designed to inspire and accelerate sustainable...Read More

In 2017, South Africa was gripped by an emerging climate crisis that would begin to threaten the economy and political order. Cape Town and Western Cape Province were quickly running out of water. As experts from all around the world...Read More