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The federal government has invested $20.7 million in the “Joe Louis Meets the Iron Belle: Connecting Communities in Detroit” project. The funding will enhance and expand the Joe Louis Greenway Partnership (JLGP) and Iron Belle Trail (IBT) in Detroit. The project aims to create a vibrant and accessible greenway for everyone to enjoy, with the City of Detroit partners, and the community working together to bring this vision to life. The Joe Louis Meets the Iron Belle project is one of three Michigan projects awarded grants from the #RAISE program, part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The greenway’s design prioritizes environmental sustainability. Landscaping efforts will create green spaces that support local biodiversity and offer urban oases for residents, with a focus on native plants and trees to enhance the area’s ecological health. Additionally, #stormwatermanagement systems will be implemented to reduce flooding risks and improve water quality. Learn more: https://shorturl.at/s4cWj Michigan Chronicle Leona Medley #sbndetroit #sustainablebusinessnetwork #sustainablebusinessnetworkdetroit #sustainablebusiness #sustainability #greenway #ironbelle #communityproject #sustainability #infrastructure #detroit #southeastmichigan #greenways #environmentaljustice #socialjustice #joeouis #raiseprogram #landscaping #stormwater

Governor Carney and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced $3 million in investment to improve a riverfront site for redevelopment as part of the City Of Seaford's revitalization. The plans will create a riverwalk area on the Nanticoke River containing luxury living with retail stores, restaurants and office space. The plan concept stretches from Front Street to Oyster House Park and includes a partnership with the Chesapeake Conservancy. https://hubs.ly/Q030lxwT0 #ChooseDelaware #NetDE

The city and county of #Denver plans to revamp its landscaping requirements for new development and some redevelopment projects in an effort to boost #climateresilience, according to a news release issued last week. 

Project update: a draft plan for the Bonnerworth Park project, which will include an expanded skateboard park, a new bike pump track, pickleball courts, planting trees and landscaping, will be reviewed during a combined meeting of the Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Accessibility Advisory Committee on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be livestreamed on the City’s website at https://lnkd.in/eS7YKAei. Public comments on the draft plan, which can be viewed through the City’s #CommunityEngagement hub, can be submitted using the comments tool on the project page at https://lnkd.in/euEdv5gE, by sending an email to bonnerworthproject@peterborough.ca or by calling 705-742-0050 ext. 2226#. Public comments can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024 for consideration ahead of finalizing the project plan. The project team is considering feedback from #CommunityConsultation, including feedback from the Arenas, Parks, and Recreation Advisory Committee, the Accessibility Advisory Committee, and broader public feedback from the consultation process, before finalizing the draft plan for the project. The draft plan is also informed by various studies and factors such as noise studies, traffic flow, groundwater conditions, and stormwater management. #Recreation #CommunityWellbeing #UrbanDesign #Parks #ParkRedevelopment #ImaginePeterborough2080

Redevelopment happens at all price points and in all levels of society. If there is a problem with #teardowns it centers on people's interest in living in established markets with schools, parks, utilities, fire/police, towns etc. already in place. Additionally, #newconstruction is preferred. What is the alternative? #zoning #realestate https://lnkd.in/gMNXBevu

Many of our towns, cities and communities in Aotearoa are grappling with the effects of increasingly frequent and severe climatic events and natural hazards, made even more real in places already struggling for economic survival. Westport sits within one of the most breathtaking landscapes in Aotearoa, and hosts an incredibly passionate community. But the flooding events of 2021 and 2022 again reinforced that the low-lying nature of Westport and its proximity to river, sea and mountains makes it extremely vulnerable to natural hazards. Throughout 2024, Isthmus undertook a participatory design process with members of the Westport community and stakeholders to generate a viable vision for the future of the wider Westport area, and adaptive pathways to navigate uncertainty. Led by Buller District Council, under the Resilient Westport programme of works, the Master Planning process provides a holistic road map that guides future land use, infrastructure investment and development for growth and relocation over time. Westport is taking a regenerative, place-based design approach with the community that is accelerating climate adaptation planning. Follow the link to read more. Buller District Council Helen Kerr, Bradley Ward, David Irwin, Tom Holden, Iris Gramegna, Ivy B. Llanera. Davis Ogilvie Joseph & Associates Ltd #climateadaptation #resilience #urbandesign #regeneration #masterplanning #participatorydesign #community

When we talk about #SustainableDevelopment, our team uses the term "low rooftop density." It's not a term that's widely used, so here's what it means: we want to... 🏡 Limit the number of buildings allowed on DF Development land, to 🚧 Minimize the impact of construction and man-made infrastructure 🌱 On these lands we've reclaimed and nurtured for nearly 10 years. Low rooftop density equals high #forest and #wildlife density, and that's the dream we started with when we acquired this land. Our goal is to be good #neighbors while we build up the local economy and help new owners find their dream #property. Learn more about our long-term plan, and sustainable initiatives: https://lnkd.in/g_ndhHBq

Wetlands Restoration Project is a Winner PUBLIC WORKS: $6.2M Stadium Wetland Mitigation Project Revives San Diego River BY RAY HUARD SAN DIEGO – A $6.2 million project to restore wetlands along the San Diego River has been named a 2024 project of the year by the American Public Works Association. “It doesn’t have all the bells and whistles that a building does,” said Megan Hickey, interim assistant director of the city’s Public Utilities Department, “but this project is really invaluable.” The completed project will cost an estimated $120,000 annually to maintain over the next 30 years. In the works since 2014 and completed last year, the Stadium Wetland Mitigation project restored a 57-acre section of the riverfront near Snapdragon Stadium that was ranked as the most polluted part of the river, littered with trash, used as homeless encampments, and overgrown with invasive plants. Bracketing the river, the site was long considered an eyesore. The San Diego River Park Foundation reported that the site had the poorest water quality of the entire San Diego River watershed. Hickey said that about 98 tons of trash were removed from the site. Construction also entailed removing more than 30 acres of non-native plants from the riverbed and removing more than 100 encampments in coordination with the San Diego Police Department. ‘People can now enjoy the adjacent Mission Valley River Park that’s right next to our site,” Hickey said. “They have the added benefit of having a fully restored site next to them verses what happened on the site before.” Much of the site was overgrown with Arundo plants, a fast-growing plant that resembles bamboo and is often called giant reeds. “They’re very robust and grow super-fast and will take over an area immediately,” said Senior Planner Kelsey Hall. ‘It was a pretty big effort to try and get that removed and to get native plants established before Arundo had the chance to grow back.” Other non-native plants included castor bean, Shamel ash, perennial pepper weed, wild celery, poison hemlock, pampas grass, and Ludwigia. The city used everything from shovels to land movers to clear the site of invasive vegetation and trash. https://lnkd.in/gcpqm2-4 #wetlands #environment #missionvalley #restoration

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia

A Call for Village Conservation Communities (VCC) - A Substantive #Conservation Approach to Real Estate #Development: https://j.mp/3l7hGJc What can be done to preserve a dwindling number of "forest enclaves" around cities like Atlanta? What we need is a substantive conservation approach to real estate development, a way forward to develop land that is competitive financially with conventional development, preserves the majority of our forested areas, re-integrates urban farms and brings people together around a renewed connection to the land with nature and farm based activities. Clustering the development into walkable villages and hamlets while preserving the majority of the green space on site and connecting to adjacent preserved green spaces. This development approach is called a "Village Conservation Community" (VCC). An age-old traditional approach to development that was the norm prior to the advent of the automobile and suburban development. Village Habitat Design has been planning and promoting this type of development since the organization built a first village conservation community - East Lake Commons - 20 years ago. VCCs are not only good for existing neighborhoods, future residents and developers, but they also create tremendous resilience and hope in a world facing uncertainty regarding climate change, loss of bio-diversity, pandemics and social dis-connectedness. This model can protect nature, provide urban farms ,food and energy resilience, reduce stress on infrastructure, improve health through walking and connection to nature and help incubate small neighborhood businesses. #realestate #sustainability #communities #sustainabledevelopment #development #sustainablecommunities #farms #farming #agriculture #walkability #greenbuilding #Atlanta #Georgia