Cities look to business (not Washington) to build sustainability
A group of mayors discuss the ways cities are working with the private sector to promote sustainability, accommodate population growth, and fortify aging infrastructure.
A group of mayors discuss the ways cities are working with the private sector to promote sustainability, accommodate population growth, and fortify aging infrastructure.
The Trustees of Reservations are embarking on a quest to build a new park along Boston’s waterfront. Although the ambitious park is in its nascent phase—a site hasn’t yet been selected—the Trustees are likening the project to New York City’s High Line.
Residents and visitors could enjoy it for walking, jogging, and biking to encourage healthy lifestyles.
The BeltLine is one of the most popular infrastructure projects to come along in Atlanta in decades. But some say project leaders have fallen short in keeping the poor- and working-class communities adjacent to the trail informed on what to expect next in the sea change taking place.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is turning its attention to the nearby West Riverfront Park, and has announced a design competition to transform the 22-acre site which was closed to the public until 2014.
A bipartisan bill introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a permanent funding stream for urban parks. The goal of this grant program is to create parks in areas lacking in green space and recreation activities across the country, not just America’s biggest cities.
The former streetcar tunnels under Dupont Circle are the busiest they have been in decades.
On a Sunday morning about a year ago, Robert Lansburgh rode his bike across the MacArthur Causeway. The longtime cyclist was stunned by the view along the way — but also a bit shaken by the cars rushing past him.
Soccer fields, picnic areas and hiking paths could be coming to communities along the 51-mile Los Angeles River, thanks in part to $100 million in bond money earmarked for river projects in the recently approved state budget.
One of the most successful infrastructure reuse projects in history, the High Line is a compelling shrine to the postindustrial life of a great city.