We're pleased to announce the final version of Sustainable Neighborhoods – Camino Real, a collaborative and intersectional plan that is the culmination of a multi-year project dating back to 2015 when we first began working with Cusco's communities through our Urbinsight global data and participatory...
We’re excited to announce the release of Sustainable Neighborhoods - Moravia, a collaborative and intersectoral project to develop a sustainable neighborhood plan for Medellín’s Moravia neighborhood, initiated and funded by the United Nations’ Environment Program. [caption id="attachment_6155" align="alignright" width="350"] Click on cover to read the complete...
The Camino Real community in Cusco, Peru is poised to take a big step forward towards realizing their dream of becoming an eco-neighborhood: Tambo Recycling and Reuse Center is now ready to break ground! The first of four integrated projects slated for implementation from the Camino...
As the Ecocity 30 Day Zero Waste Challenge has come to a close with the final challenge to Power down (we weren't online on July 30!), it's time to take a look back at 30 days of connecting the threads of our personal actions to broader...
It’s halftime for the Ecocity 30-Day Zero Waste Challenge and what better way to mark the occasion than with a challenge that is near and dear to the ECOCITY cause: Walk, bike, or take public transit. If you haven't already, today is as fun and easy...
Week 1 of the Ecocity 30-Day Zero Waste Challenge has been off to a great start, thanks to all who've signed up and those who've jumped onboard as the ripples were spreading across social media. Here are just a couple of comments we've received: "Something that happened:...
In 2019, Vancouver will proudly host an international audience of urban stakeholders who are eagerly looking to develop cities in balance with the natural world. The conference website is now up and running at www.ecocity2019.com. The organizers are actively working with key individuals to create...
In late December, the U.S. State Department confirmed a Phase 2 of our 2016 Secondary Cities Urbinsight pilots in Medellín, Colombia and Cusco, Peru. They also introduced a third, new Pilot City: Santiago, Dominican Republic. After initial preparation and conversations, Ecocity Builders, the Secondary Cities program,...
Habitat III came to an end yesterday night. Since then, airplanes have, in clockwork 10-minute intervals, made Quito a little less cosmopolitan. The city will be lonelier, but the world will probably become a better place. This week I had the once-in-every-two-decades opportunity to attend the...
“When data is made available to people, it catalyzes innovation, be it within departments, interagency, or with citizens,” explains Shannon McElvaney, Community Development Industry Manager at Esri, “Anybody doing research is starving for data. If they have information to work with, they can help planning...