Future City: Seattle on the Threshold
In preparation for our Future City event this Friday, we're comparing progress towards urban sustainability in Portland and Seattle. In its Cascadian context, Seattle is the middling city. It's true that it retains a vibrant central core, that it has had neighborhood planning since 1993, and that in general Seattle is more and more compact. Yet it is no Vancouver...
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Future City: Portland & Networked Urban Sustainability
In preparation for our Future City event this Friday, we're comparing progress towards urban sustainability in Portland and Seattle. When...
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In preparation for our Future City event this Friday, we're comparing progress towards urban sustainability in Portland and Seattle. When...
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The Most Important Political Battle of the Year: No on Proposition 23
It may be the most important political fight on the planet, this fall: the battle over California Proposition 23. Baldly...
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It may be the most important political fight on the planet, this fall: the battle over California Proposition 23. Baldly...
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A Week of Biking Joyously: An American Delegation Learns from the Dutch
On a fact-finding mission to the Netherlands, a delegation of California public officials marvel at the promise of bicycles for...
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On a fact-finding mission to the Netherlands, a delegation of California public officials marvel at the promise of bicycles for...
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Harnessing the Kinetic Energy of Braking: A New Pilot Project in Philadelphia
Yale Environment 360, 5 Oct 10 The transit authority in metropolitan Philadelphia is launching a pilot project under which the energy created by braking subway trains will be transferred to a large battery that can then either use the electricity to help power the transit system...
Emily Pilloton: Letter from the Aftermath of Tropical Storm Nicole
WorldChanging Team, 5 Oct 10 Editor’s Note: Below, Worldchanging ally Emily Pilloton of Project H, shares her first-hand account of the flooding in Bertie County, North Carolina as a result of Tropical Storm Nicole. Pilloton’s Studio H program is based in Bertie County. While the...
Roadmap 2050: Pathways to Achieving a Low-Carbon Economy in Europe
Alison Killing, 4 Oct 10 The European Climate Foundation's Roadmap 2050 project analyzes a series of ways in which Europe could achieve a zero carbon economy by 2050 and comes to some very positive conclusions about the feasibility of achieving that goal. Foremost, the project...
Connecting Delta Cities
Alison Killing, 30 Sep 10 Connecting Delta Cities (CDC) was set up to share best practice in adapting to climate change and consequent sea level rises for delta cities. They are holding their first conference at the end of this month. With more than...
Reader Report: Seattle’s First Designers Accord Town Hall
WorldChanging Team, 30 Sep 10 by Linda Norlen Editor's Note: We encourage "Reader Reports" -- submissions from members of Worldchanging's global audience who volunteer to write up their notes from conferences, workshops and other worldchanging happenings they participate in. If you'd like to contribute your...
