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Wooden handstand on bike lane. Photo by DCDOTRA.

The group making DC streets safer through do-it-yourself urbanism

Type of content: Blog

The DC Department of Transformation is helping cyclists and pedestrians one plunger, or traffic cone, or ad hoc handstand, at a time. 

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Opportunity zones could provide major boost for clean energy

Type of content: Blog

Leveraged successfully, the new federal Opportunity Zones can help build a green economy and advance social equity.

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Ashleigh Mitchell in a garden

Grassroots groups and growers defy the ‘food desert’ label

Type of content: Blog

Meet the people and organizations working hard to ensure DC’s "food desert" neighborhoods have access to high-quality, affordable food again.

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On Interning at Island Press: Being A Part of Something Bigger

Type of content: Blog

Working in the Development Department, I have grown my writing, researching, and editing skills, and I have learned about the importance of this department to the entire press.

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The Netherlands cleared cars from its cities. Why can’t other cities?

Type of content: Blog

Just as the Dutch stood up and created some of the most cycling friendly streets on the planet, so too can New Yorkers, Londoners, and others around the world.

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#ForewordFriday: Building Density for Everyday Life

Type of content: Blog

In Soft City David Sim, partner and creative director at Gehl, shows how cities with well-designed density can result in a higher quality of life.

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Get to Know the Island Press Team

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Are you curious about the people behind the books?

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Farmers Market

Rethinking the Good City: Vallejo Bold Vision

Type of content: Blog

Vallejo, California is a great case study in what makes a good city — social offerings, aesthetics, and open access to nature.

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Speak the Name of Beauty

Type of content: Blog

To admit to the beauty of the natural world is to resist the modern habit of disregard for nature’s value. It is time to talk openly about the importance of beauty as the value that pervades life and as the value that increases human wellbeing.

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The Healthiest Thing You Can Do Today? Get Dirty!

Type of content: Blog

Turns out that working to restore our lands is good for our personal health.

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