One of the target’s of the City of Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Plan – developed in 2011 – was to increase city-wide and neighborhood food assets by a minimum of 50% over 2010 levels. Food Read More
The City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania recently released its first annual report of the Pittsburgh Equity Indicators – a set of 80 measures that report disparities by race, gender, or income in four domains: health, food, Read More
The town of Madison, Maine – population 4,700 – passed an ordinance banning urban farming without grandfathering in current holders of livestock living on small parcels. The town ordinance bans any livestock on lots 1.5 Read More
Iowa City is promoting local food this summer by planting more than 40 community planters throughout the city with fully edible plants and inviting residents to sample the produce. The plants range from staples such Read More
The City Council of San Diego, California unanimously approved a property tax incentive aimed at increasing urban gardening to alleviate food deserts and improve blighted areas in January of this year. The incentive reduces the Read More
The All Under One Banner coalition in Glasgow, Scotland is seeking investors for a new project in urban farming. Organizer Manny Singh’s Glasgow Urban Farming Initiative (GUFI) is intended to be a non-profit organization that Read More
The food systems research team at Colorado State University has received $1 million in support from the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) which will be matched by several other organizations, for a total Read More
UCLA research professor of urban planning Donald Shoup’s new book, “Parking and the City,” has three recommendations for how cities plan parking. Shoup recommends cities remove requirements for off-street parking; charge the right prices for Read More
The government of Venezuela recently unveiled its National Urban Agriculture Plan 2018. The plan focuses on incorporating animal rearing, the Green Roofs project, and seed import replacement, as well as using more city lots for Read More
The Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan project is the West Coast’s largest fully entitled waterfront development. The 535 acre development will be designed as a “smart city” using cutting edge technologies that tie together energy Read More
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