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Monday, February 27, 2012
Meea Kang, President of the California Infill Builders Association and Principal at Domus Development discusses best practices for local governments and infill development.
Tags: infill development, smart growth
Planet Forward
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
When asked to describe in one word what they believed the biggest challenge was to creating these cities, two panelists answered money, one answered hope, another said participation, and the last responded with income inequality.
Tags: summit2016, equity, health, food access, urban living
When people walk down the street, rarely do they ponder the subsurface infrastructure beneath their feet — including hidden waterways. (Yeshi Kangrang/Unsplash)
Franklin & Marshall College
Thursday, April 01, 2021
When people walk down the street, rarely do they ponder the subsurface infrastructure beneath their feet. In recent years, there has been a trend to uncover these rivers — a process known as daylighting.
Tags: daylighting, Baltimore, Jones Falls River, urban resilience, waterways, clean water, Infrastructure, storyfest2021
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
Thursday, July 28, 2022
In this sequel to “Coastal Degradation Through Fresh Eyes,” Amka and Suka meet a new friend who introduces them to the issue of melting glaciers and revitalizes them to get back on track with their environmental mission.
Tags: Alaska, environmentalism issues, glaciers, ice, melt, Lindblad Expeditions
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Solar Roofpod is a “penthouse with a purpose,” designed to respond to the market for economical new housing in cities, and to be a solid investment for existing building owners.
Tags: sustainability, solar, Green, engineering, new york, architecture, power, heating, Urban, Solar Decathlon
Friday, February 28, 2014
Fracking is part of a contentious debate across the U.S. But just how did we get to this modern day gold rush?
Tags: fracking, hydraulic fracturing
Associate Director, Planet Forward
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Rail travel has been a topic of debate in recent years, but in early September in 1883, rail lines were still being built and the mode of transportation was still building toward its peak.
Tags: rail, railroads, transportation, Infrastructure, Urban Development and Sustainability
Planet Forward
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Effective storytelling rests at the nexus of innovations seeking to address the urgent social and environmental sustainability challenges facing cities across the globe. This was the overarching theme of the 2016 Planet Forward Summit on Sustainable...
Tags: summit2016, storyfest2016, sustainable cities, food, Water, urban agriculture, Mobility, transportation, built environment
Planet Forward
Friday, January 06, 2012
Recently, a Planet Forward member emailed me to ask how her church should become more energy efficient, especially considering their tight budget. I'm opening up the question to you, our community of experts. Weigh In
Explorers in America
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Jeff Schwartz, executive director of Broad Community Connections, and I sat in the garden behind his ReFresh project to talk about this one-of-a-kind “fresh food hub.” ReFresh is home to eight or so organizations ranging from local non-profits to