Recent Projects

A closer look at our newest ventures, where creativity meets precision.

Recent Projects

A closer look at our newest ventures, where creativity meets precision.

Recent Projects

A closer look at our newest ventures, where creativity meets precision.

The NSF Greenprint

Funded by a National Science Foundation Sustainable Urban Systems grant, the Next Urban Giants convening brought together a multidisciplinary group of 50 experts from a wide array of sectors, disciplines, and localities. The purpose of this workshop was to explore how rapidly growing megapolitan regions can increase resilience and equity through strategic urban greening. The resulting "greenprint" guide synthesizes this cross-sector expertise, stripping away dense academic jargon to provide the public and civic decision-makers with the practical, evidence-driven frameworks needed to craft progressive urban policy.

The NSF Greenprint

Funded by a National Science Foundation Sustainable Urban Systems grant, the Next Urban Giants convening brought together a multidisciplinary group of 50 experts from a wide array of sectors, disciplines, and localities. The purpose of this workshop was to explore how rapidly growing megapolitan regions can increase resilience and equity through strategic urban greening. The resulting "greenprint" guide synthesizes this cross-sector expertise, stripping away dense academic jargon to provide the public and civic decision-makers with the practical, evidence-driven frameworks needed to craft progressive urban policy.

Human Well-being

Health 1.1

Enhance access to nutritious, affordable food and clean water.

Health 1.2

Create zoning laws and local programs that allow and incentivize affordable housing.

Health 1.3

Enhance access to comprehensive health and human services.

Health 1.4

Provide inclusive and equitable access to quality education

Health 1.5

Provide ample access to nature and greenspace.

Health 1.6

Foster community safety and well-being through local programs and design of the built environment.

Policy 1.1

Create planning processes that are iterative and focus on multi-generational horizons and outcomes.

Policy 1.2

Close the opportunity gap and create an environment for equitable economic growth

Policy 1.3

Mitigate social, ecological, and conflict displacement and social injustices.

Policy 1.4

Protect vulnerable communities and correct past and prevent future injustices in the criminal justice system.

Policy 1.5

Create sustainable initiatives that encourage social and economic upward mobility

Engagement 1.1

Identify your community’s history, demographics, social networks and economic conditions.

Engagement 1.2

Create an iterative engagement process that is accessible to all and allows for listening, learning, and changing.

Engagement 1.3

Build trust and strengthen community relationships.

Engagement 1.4

Maintain trust through sustained engagement.

Engagement 1.5

Identify and remove policies and processes that disproportionately have negative impact on marginalized communities.


Economy & Transportation

Prosperity 1.1

Create an environment that is just, equitable, and tolerant of all people with respect for gender, race, ethnicity, and cultural diversity.

Prosperity 1.2

Promote respect for human rights and human dignity

Prosperity 1.3

Implement public policies that support an informed and healthy democracy

Prosperity 1.4

Be mindful of and inclusive of the needs of the most vulnerable members of society

Prosperity 1.5

Create equitable tax structure that minimizes wealth disparity and funds well-being initiatives

Prosperity 1.6

Improve wages and job quality

Transportation 1.1

Build safe and convenient walking, bicycling, and public transit systems

Transportation 1.2

Prioritize transportation funding for projects in low-income and rural communities

Transportation 1.3

Utilize full-cost/life cycle accounting; look at costs vs. value and not just implementation costs

Transportation 1.4

Support transportation modes that lessen environmental impacts

Transportation 1.5

Integrate land use and transportation planning to encourage equitable and affordable transit-oriented development

Economy 1.1

Incentivize businesses that support stakeholder value over shareholder value

Economy 1.2

Use local assets and natural systems to create economic diversity

Economy 1.3

Require education and licensing of businesses and developers that teach and require best holistic practices, energy efficiency, water conservation, and passive design techniques

Economy 1.4

Disincentivize an extractive economy. Incentivize a recycling or replenishing economy


Ecological Integration & Resilience

Nexus 1.1

Air quality, water quality, soil health, ecological connectivity must be at the forefront of these systems

Nexus 1.2

Maintain local control of production/management and be adaptable, scalable, replicable systems

Nexus 1.3

Systems must be decentralized, diverse, and well-coordinated; a network of networks (modularity)

Nexus 1.4

Strive for closed-loop systems that efficiently use waste and byproducts

Nexus 1.5

Create compact land use patterns that protect and minimize impacts on agricultural land

Eco 1.1

Assess the local ecosystem to identify opportunities for environmental conservation and regeneration inclusive of hydrological systems, topography and soil conditions, and vegetation and habitat

Eco 1.2

Build efficiently and compactly in order to preserve ecologically sensitive areas

Eco 1.3

Incorporate biophilic design into architecture and infrastructure that protects and regenerates the environment

Eco 1.4

Create equitable physical and digital connectivity across diverse populations

Resilience 1.1

Establish a community vision of resilience that Identifies risks and vulnerabilities in city systems; consider both natural and man-made disasters

Resilience 1.2

Collaborate with local and regional partners to inform and support each other and identify shared systemic relationships

Resilience 1.3

Develop a resilience plan comprised of goals, strategies, and priorities to mitigate the impacts of system shocks and stressors

Resilience 1.4

Provide a framework and resources to implement actions

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