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DC's Green Lane Project

By Admin / On October 26th, 2012
  Courtney Lix, Assistant Editor, on DC's latest effort to improve cycling infrastructure for commuters like her. Fall weather has enveloped Washington DC over the past couple of weeks—crisp, refreshing air that urges the trees to change color and puts a little flush on your cheeks as well.  I’ve been a bit chilly on my bike rides into work lately—cruising along the walking/biking Custis Trail that borders Interstate 66 as I ride fr
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The Photosynthetic City

By Peter Newman / On February 10th, 2009
The potential to grow energy and provide food and materials locally will become part of urban infrastructure.

The Distributed City

By Peter Newman / On February 2nd, 2009
The seven key innovations of resilient cities are set as city models (being detailed over the next several weeks here at “Eco-Compass”). While no one city has shown innovation in all seven areas, some are quite advanced in one or two. The challenge for urban planners will be to apply all of these city characteristics together, to generate a sense of hope through a combination of new technology, city design and community-based innovation, which together will create the Resilient City.

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