On the big screen at the front of the darkened hall, these words appeared: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… Familiar music blared out: the theme from Star Wars. Then more words: Episode XXX THE ALLIANCE AWAKENS It is a time of deep…
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When Americans move from one city to another, they’re usually looking for economic opportunity or warmer, steadier weather. When corporations look for a new location, they’ve got much longer wish lists—and cities compete to give them what they want. For the many cities entering the contest…
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October 19, 2017 | Adaptive Futures, Cities, Compact Development, Equity, Green Infrastructure, Guest Blogger, Urban TransformationSustainable development, impact real estate, smart growth, equitable development. Whatever you want to call it, I’d like to suggest it really starts with housing, which is currently in a crisis mode. Having moved back to Boulder in 2016 after five years in San Francisco, I can…
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October 19, 2017 | Biophilic Immersion, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Compact Development, Ecosystem Management, Equity, Green Infrastructure, Guest Blogger, Urban Transformation
Until the summer of 2016, I spent the first 25 years of my career in the non-profit sector advocating, teaching, lawyering, writing and entrepreneuring for social change as sustainable communities. I built two successful non-profits from scratch, both Boston-based and dedicated to greening low-income neighborhoods and…
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October 19, 2017 | Adaptive Futures, Carbon-Free Advantage, Cities, Innovation Network for Communities, Renewable Energy, System Scale, Urban Climate Innovation, Urban Operating System
Which geographic entity in the Western Hemisphere has 22 million workers, a $4.3 trillion Gross Domestic Product, headquarters for about a third of the Fortune 500 companies, and is steadily reducing its GHG emissions and investing in its resilience to climate changes—all while increasing economic activity…
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October 19, 2017 | Cities, Climate Adaptation, Innovation Network for Communities, Managed Retreat, Sea Level Rise, Urban Climate Innovation
We’re starting a new project, with support of the Summit Foundation–to look more closely at the challenge of “managed retreat” by cities vulnerable to sea level rise and other climate impacts. Your thoughts and examples welcome. There is not the slightest doubt that beachfront development…
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