by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders For over a century, most American cities have tried to serve mobility needs by favoring cars over public transit and active...
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Climate Action Synergies
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Climate action can relieve poverty while mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the growing hazards of climate change...
Tallinn Named 2023 European Green Capital
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The European Commission has picked Tallinn as the 2023 European Green Capital. Located 40 miles across the Baltic Sea from...
Zero-Emission Cities
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Governments and businesses are finally getting excited about electric vehicles (EVs). That is promising as long as cities...
It Pays to Make Connections
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders The United States is finally promoting walking, bicycling and other forms of active transportation within a system that has been...
Greenbelts Grow Local Climate Action
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Communities with greenbelts conserve more open space and consequently sequester more carbon than communities without greenbelts...
The Regenerative City
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders “What becomes of civilization in this century will be determined by what happens in urban and suburban environments.” That...
Smart Climate Action through Transfer of Development Rights
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Land use is essential to climate action. We need diverse, compact communities where people can meet their daily needs without a...
Proximity is the New Mobility
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders Mobility is not an end in itself but rather a means of reaching destinations. Placing trip origins and destinations closer to one...
Local Action on a Global Emergency
by Rick Pruetz, Vice President, Ecocity Builders “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land.” That statement won’t surprise anyone who has...