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About This Website
Business and civic leaders, experts, teachers, students, and citizens from all walks of life contributing to the leadership of Portland, Oregon as the most sustainability conscious city in the United States.
Curated by mokiethecat
Spongy Parking Lots by Ruth Ann Barrett |
This is an overview of the solution for reducing the pollution, water wasting, unattractive properties of surface parking lots in Portland, Oregon It builds on a January 22, 2015 story on NPR's Morning Edition entitled, Building Sponge City: Redesigning LA for Long Term Drought. Published on Jan 23, 2015. Curated and annotated by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv. Updated June, 2015. Print Proposal is here. Summary website is www.spongyparkinglots.com. Websites of team members: Mary Vogel of PlanGreen:Regenerating Communities Kelli A. Grover, Firwood Design Group (FDG): Surveying, Engineering, Planning Maria Cahill, Green Girl Land Development Solutions: Cost Effective Storm Water Infrastructure Suenn Ho, Resolve Architecture: Architectural and Urban Design Marianne Zarkin: Landscape Architects Ruth Ann Barrett, EarthSayers.tv: Voices of Sustainability EarthSayer Ruth Ann Barrett |
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The Carrot Zone Presentation by Ruth Ann Barrett
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The Story of "U" by Ruth Ann Barrett
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Sustainability: EarthDay for All and the Challenge of Inequity: Ron Sims
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Eliminating Homelessness in Portland: Deja vu All Over Again? (2005)
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What Do Oregonians Care About in 2013 with Adam Davis
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Growing Awareness Into Action by Barbara Ford
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Healthcare & Homelessness Panel at Portland City Club
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Can a Private Business Model Work for Public Universities?
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Marcelo Bonta of the Center for Diversity & the Environment
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Susan Anderson and Jill Kolek: Portland, OR: Solarize Portland Campaig
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Deep Green, the Movie
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Portland Oregon's Bold Climate Action and Sustainability
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A Clear Vision: An Equitable Planet 2 of 2
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Architecture and Sustainability by Sergio Palleroni
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Negotiating Portland's Development Projects with John Russell
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Ozzie Gonzalez, LEED A.P
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What Is Community Rights Movement by Paul Cienfuegos
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Portland Architecture: How Good is Good Enough?
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Science Friction by Charles Welden and Prakash Chenjeri
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Local Efforts to End Homelessness
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Albina Community Bank and Sustainability
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Social Sustainability and Social Work: John Ossowski
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Sustainability Used To Be A Lot More Work:Portland Center Stage
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Energy Conservation and Social Equity 2 of 2: Kate Miller
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State of Our Equity: Equal Pay, Income Inequality, & the Minimum Wage Debate
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Old Town/Chinatown Revitalization: Winning Solutions through Restorations
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The Metropolitan Revolution: Selling Sustainability
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All About Kiva: Matt and Jessica Flannery
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Rehabilitation of Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood
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The Walkable City by Jeff Speck
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Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 10 (2017) with Don Mazziotti
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The Triumph of the Commons by Kim Smith
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Neighborhoods: One Size Does Not Fit All
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Raw Faith: Marilyn Sewell
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Do We Have to Choose? Clean Air, Good Roads, Smart Choice?
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Minority Entrepreneurs in Technology with James Pritchett
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Respect and Equality for All by Ramon Ramirez
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Oregon Governor on Coal and Cars- Kate Brown
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Spongy Parking Lots by Ruth Ann Barrett
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Why Don't You Do Something About It? by Sarajoy Pond
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Fostering Relationship between Committee and Community by LeRoy Patton
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When the Ordinary Just Won't Do by Renee Ward
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The Necessity of 'Action Ecology' by Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
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Community-driven Culture of Portland, Oregon, 1 of 2: Rob Bennett
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On Being Eco-minded by Lorie Wigle
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