The City In 2050: Creating Blueprints For Change

Green Citizen July 28, 2011
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The City In 2050: Creating Blueprints For Change is an urban laboratory that explores factors shaping the future design and development of cities worldwide — including emerging trends for alternative energy use, new technology affecting housing, and new approaches to …

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City Commission agenda for July 19, 2011

Green Citizen July 17, 2011
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City Commission agenda for July 19, 2011 City commissioners will be asked to apply for a grant that would create a program to improve residents’ access to healthy foods. Read more on Lawrence Journal-World

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City Repair – Permaculture for Urban Spaces

Green Citizen July 10, 2011
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Peak Moment 76: What happens when citizens apply permaculture principles to a city grid? They create friendly places within the grid that invite people to come together. Mark Lakeman, co-founder of Portland, Oregon’s City Repair Project describes these “creative intervention” …

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