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

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