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With New Parks Project, Chicago’s on the Right Track

With green roofs, urban forestry and other developments, the City of Chicago is a leader in several aspects of big-city sustainability. One of its latest initiatives is Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to create 800 new …
Kickstarter: A tool for neighborhood funding?

Kickstarter is a tool that allows people with a good idea or project to ask the internet world for funding. Can it be a source of funding for urban economic development — particularly sustainable development …
Where Americans Need Better Access to Food

Do the families in your area have sufficient access to food? Check out the Food Access Research Atlas published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Atlas’s interactive map of the United States shows where …
Perma Cities

Perma Cities is a free online game of permaculture and urban design. Its development team announced on March 4, 2013, that it plans to release a new open-source full-feature version in the summer of 2013. …
Future Bristol: Pictorial Voting

Future Bristol is a tool to engage the public in what it means for the UK city of Bristol to be a “low carbon city”, enabling everyone to have their say and help shape the future …