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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.

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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

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Albina Community Bank and Sustainability
Portland Architecture: How Good is Good Enough?
What Is Community Rights Movement by Paul Cienfuegos
Deep Green, the Movie
Do We Have to Choose? Clean Air, Good Roads, Smart Choice?
Negotiating Portland's Development Projects with John Russell
Sustainability Used To Be A Lot More Work:Portland Center Stage
Marcelo Bonta of the Center for Diversity & the Environment
Can a Private Business Model Work for Public Universities?
Ozzie Gonzalez, LEED A.P
A Clear Vision: An Equitable Planet 2 of 2
The Triumph of the Commons by Kim Smith
Why Don't You Do Something About It? by Sarajoy Pond
Healthcare & Homelessness Panel at Portland City Club
Portland Oregon's Bold Climate Action and Sustainability
Rehabilitation of Old Town/Chinatown Neighborhood
Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 10 (2017) with Don Mazziotti
Local Efforts to End Homelessness
Eliminating Homelessness in Portland: Deja vu All Over Again? (2005)
What Do Oregonians Care About in 2013 with Adam Davis
Growing Awareness Into Action by Barbara Ford
Architecture and Sustainability by Sergio Palleroni
State of Our Equity: Equal Pay, Income Inequality, & the Minimum Wage Debate
The Story of "U" by Ruth Ann Barrett
Sustainability: EarthDay for All and the Challenge of Inequity: Ron Sims
On Being Eco-minded by Lorie Wigle
Fostering Relationship between Committee and Community by LeRoy Patton
Susan Anderson and Jill Kolek: Portland, OR: Solarize Portland Campaig
The Necessity of 'Action Ecology' by Dr. M. Jahi Chappell
Respect and Equality for All by Ramon Ramirez
Oregon Governor on Coal and Cars- Kate Brown
Raw Faith: Marilyn Sewell
Community-driven Culture of Portland, Oregon, 1 of 2: Rob Bennett
The Walkable City by Jeff Speck
All About Kiva: Matt and Jessica Flannery
The Carrot Zone Presentation by Ruth Ann Barrett
5 Things You Should Know About Homelessness-Portland
Spongy Parking Lots by Ruth Ann Barrett
The Metropolitan Revolution: Selling Sustainability
Minority Entrepreneurs in Technology with James Pritchett
When the Ordinary Just Won't Do by Renee Ward
Old Town/Chinatown Revitalization: Winning Solutions through Restorations
Neighborhoods: One Size Does Not Fit All

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