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We Can’t Build Our Way To Net Zero
Op-ed: Reusing and retrofitting existing buildings is vital to achieving significant emissions reduction targets in the few years we have.
FeaturesThe 22 Best Solutions of 2022
Our editors selected our top stories of urban innovation to feature in our annual Solutions of the Year roundup.
DailyCommunity Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods
As climate change worsens, a growing number of community land trusts are readying their housing stock for the next disaster.
DailyThe Making Of Co-op City, America’s Biggest Housing Co-op
Co-op City in the Bronx is the size of a small city — as well as a decades old housing co-op and an island of comparative affordability. How did it come about? Annemarie Sammartino, author of “Freedomland,” explains in her new book.
DailyA Historic Black Community Center Gets A Climate-Resilient Transformation
South Minneapolis’ nearly 100-year-old historic Sabathani Community Center had a zero energy efficiency rating in 2019. It’s now transitioning to an example of green infrastructure and a potential refuge during weather emergencies.
DailyHow To Reduce Your City’s Climate Footprint? The Answer May Be In Your Trash Can
Zero waste is a low-hanging fruit solution that helps cities achieve their climate goals affordably and effectively.
DailyHow An Illinois City Achieved Functional Zero For Veteran And Chronically Homeless Populations
Thanks in part to developing a by-name list and a single point of entry, Rockford, Illinois, believes it can reach functional zero homelessness for all populations by next year.
DailyWhat A Post-Quake City Teaches Us About Urban Recovery And Transformation
Op-Ed: In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2011, impromptu and transitional organizations kickstarted the city’s recovery.
DailyHousing in Brief: Portland’s Mayor Bans Camping On Walking Paths To Schools
Also, the Inflation Reduction Act will subsidize clean energy upgrades for low- and middle-income homeowners.
DailyHow a Small Canadian City Took on Chronic Homelessness
Last year, Alberta’s Medicine Hat announced that it had become the first city in Canada to reach functional zero chronic homelessness.
DailyHow a Majority BIPOC Worker Co-Op Is Disrupting the Field of Therapy
A therapist collective is changing how mental health services are offered in Ridgewood, Queens.
FeaturesA ‘Warehouse’ by Any Other Name
How outdated zoning codes are fueling the sprawl of e-commerce warehouses.
DailyHousing in Brief: Delaware Bans Housing Voucher Discrimination
Also, Canada temporarily bans foreign investors from buying real estate
DailyA Recipe to Build Accessible Space for Food Businesses in a Redlined Neighborhood
In Boston, the CommonWealth Kitchen has cooked up a successful model of community economic development by incubating businesses in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Crucially, financial profit was not the main goal but the real rewards might be invaluable.
DailyHabitat Net Zero: An Ambitious Plan to Rehab Abandoned Buildings in Queens
A new initiative by Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground to make homes permanently affordable with a land trust model.
DailyDecolonizing Capital: A Crucial Step Towards Racial and Economic Justice
Op-ed: Pacific Community Ventures President & CEO, Bulbul Gupta shares how a new strategy that grounds the CDFI in experimentation and research, can democratize funds and restore equity in our communities.
DailyPittsburgh Modernizes Waste Collection While Combating Climate Change
Sponsored: With the successful implementation of Victor Stanley Relay™ to modernize the City of Pittsburgh’s trash collection system, Relay sensors were soon piloted for their parks.
FeaturesWant to Invigorate Community Engagement? Break out the Building Blocks.
Hands-on and sensory-based community engagements create new experiences, unlock ways of exploring our urban and natural worlds, and capture new layers of information.
DailyWith Donations as Small as $20, Land Trust Makes $9.4M Affordable Housing Buy in S.F.
They used zero public dollars to preserve a building and create wealth for tenants — and the deal could offer a financing model for community land trusts across the country.
DailyAmid Calls to Defund the Police, Many Mayors Are Still Relying on Cops to Address Homelessness
The 2021 Menino Survey of Mayors shone a spotlight on what mayors say is holding them back from addressing the homelessness crisis, from lack of public support for new housing to funding needs and more.