Non-profit TerraformOne held a design contest for ideas for creating productive green spaces in cities. Winners include plans to put seniors to work as farmers and a global system of levees.
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Posts in this category are about Urban Growth Boundaries, a zoning tool that maintains a relatively high density of housing and commercial development inside the boundary and a rural density outside the boundary. Without clearly defined and legally enforceable boundaries, towns and cities inevitably sprawl into the countryside, impairing land with agricultural, ecological, and historical significance. Ideally, an urban growth boundary creates a strong transition between urban and rural areas. The boundary itself should be a place of great beauty and integrity, forming a strong gateway inviting one both inward to the city and outward to rural areas and the wilderness beyond.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
Non-profit TerraformOne held a design contest for ideas for creating productive green spaces in cities. Winners include plans to put seniors to work as farmers and a global system of levees.
Blueprint America reports from suburban Atlanta, where getting to the other side of the road is nothing to take for granted.
July 29th is the day Arizona's new tough illegal immigration law goes into effect. As immigrants flee the state in fear of being arrested, neighborhoods are emptying and small businesses are feeling the lack of customers.