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