Was Detroit’s Bankruptcy Inevitable?
Five years removed from the financial crisis and communities are still untangling the damage done from the frothy over borrowing during the run up to the crash. In a previous post, I discussed how...
View ArticleA Recovering Foodie: From Eating to Access
I guess you could call me a foodie. I find Anthony Bourdain’s travels around the world to be fantastic TV. I think Michael Pollan’s advice to “eat food, not too much, mostly plants” to be great words...
View ArticleHistory and Humility: Guideposts to Sustainability
As advocates of sustainability, we are sometimes drawn to the sheen of new big ideas. It is tempting to think that a fresh theory or product will transform an industry and solve the problems we find so...
View ArticleBest and Worst of 2013 in Urban Planning
The holiday season is a time to celebrate, be thankful, and reflect. In this spirit, here are trends in the field of urban planning that give me hope and others that I find worrying. The Good Rapid...
View ArticleLandscaping with Compost in NYC
Did you know that compost was used in building NYC’s famous High Line, the longest green roof in the world? As part of Global Green USA’s Compost Opportunity Series, we caught up with Kelco, a...
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