Transportation Grants Pave the Way for Community Reconnection and Resilience
By Anita Tillman, AMCorp International The elevated Interstate 10 looms in the distance along the North Claiborne Avenue corridor in New Orleans — a stark concrete barrier bisecting the historic Tremé neighborhood, where 1960s urban renewal projects have had detrimental impacts on a once-economically thriving community. NEW ORLEANS — In an era where infrastructure often…
Read MoreGREEN LIST: SSDN Annual Meeting Summary; SSCF Project Highlights- New Orleans, LA and Duck Hill, MS; Member Highlight- Grace Levin, City of Knoxville, TN; Orlando joins Cities with Nature Initiative;
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Read MoreA Green Lining to New Orleans Storm Clouds: How a new nonprofit coalition is teaching neighbors how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
A new nonprofit coalition called Umbrella is teaching neighbors in New Orleans Hoffman Triangle how they can create solutions for flooding in their community
Read MoreSSDN 2019 Annual Report
2019 was a year of building, a year of trying new things, and experimenting with creative opportunities to meet the network’s strategic planning goals.
Read MoreGREEN LIST: SSDN Announces New Fiscal Sponsor, USDN; IECC Voting Efforts Made an Impact, Orange County, FL Hires New Resilience and Sustainability Officer; Erin Gill of Knoxville, TN Receives a Promotion;
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Read MoreThe 2018 Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund Awards More Than $1.7M for Climate Change Projects in Six Southeastern Communities
The Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund (SSCF) is pleased to announce that it will invest a total of $1,798,400 to support six sustainability projects in the Southeast.
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