Worldwide, motor vehicles kill or injure over 21 million people every year. Decades ago, many...
Author - Rick Pruetz
Downtowns: Crisis or Opportunity?
The pandemic is over but downtowns are still hurting. As people continue to work remotely, office...
Sprawling into Debt
Sprawl is not the solution to the housing crisis. In addition to wasting land, destroying natural...
Make America Sprawl Again?
Make America sprawl again? In a New York Times article, entitled “Why America Should Sprawl”...
Planning for Uncertainty
Many cities now striving to manage growth will soon be trying to reverse population losses or...
Recognizing EcoCitizenry
Ecocities need eco-citizens. Top-down fixes have limits. Meaningful progress toward sustainability...
Smaller (and better) Cities
Many cities have been struggling with declining populations for decades. However, depopulation will...
Greener and Happier
Vilnius, Lithuania prioritizes happiness in its quest to become a greener city. It seems to be...
Ecomobility: Learning from Europe
For the past century, most US cities have gone to extremes to accommodate cars. As a result, we...
Artificial Intelligence and Ecocities
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the best and/or...