After listening to community members discuss their needs and aspirations for their neighborhoods, Urban Ecology works with planners, developers, and other nonprofit groups to create physical drawings and to produce detailed written plans that articulate a vision for...
Blueprint for a Sustainable Bay Area was first published by Urban Ecology in 1996 with a second printing in 1999. This comprehensive publication examines sustainability at the home, neighborhood, city, and regional level. The Blueprint also highlights specific...
On a Wednesday morning last month, 70-year-old Heung Kim went out for a morning walk. By mid-morning that July 16 day, Kim’s husband Eun Hak Lee, 83, was a pedestrian fatality and Kim was fighting for her life at Highland Hospital in Oakland. Kim remains at the...
Below are links to useful sites and organizations that are helping build vibrant neighborhoods and sustainable environments. San Francisco San Francisco Bicycle Coalition San Francisco Housing Action Coalition San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association...
The Walkable Streets Toolkit was published by Urban Ecology in October 2004. If you are a resident who wants cars to stop speeding down your block, a student who wants to walk to school more easily, or a businessperson who wants to see more people walking through your...