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
As part of its smart city strategy, the city of Johannesburg, South Africa is introducing an integrated information communications technology (ICT) system to provide municipal services – enabling the city to improve the delivery of Read More
Fresh International Gardens is a program run by Catholic Social Services in Mountain View – a neighborhood in northeast Anchorage, Alaska. They have recently been teaching refugees that are new to the state the necessary Read More
In 2015, officials from the Capital Region Water of Harrisburg – which manages the water distribution system for the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas – became concerned when studies showed that Capital Region Read More
The City of Hull in England has partnered with Connexin on a pilot project using sensors in smart bins (trash-cans) across the city. The sensors will collect data on waste in real time, which is Read More
Richard’s Architecture + Design recently unveiled the MINILOOP proposal for Southern California – an elevated pipeline system that could include an enclosed cycleway for bicycles and e-bikes for year round, all weather, zero-emissions travel. The Read More
John Cattles, Sustainable Operations Director for Gunnison County, Colorado, uses a number of unique methods to help the county achieve its goal of reducing energy use in county buildings by 10 percent annually and reducing 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
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