Greenspace

Activists 'Depave' Dead Parking Lot

20 June 2008 - 6:00am
Streetsblog L.A.
This film from Streetsblog looks at a community effort in Portland to remove pavement from unused parking lots.

Urban Railyard Finds New Life As Wetland Park

27 April 2008 - 1:00pm
The Los Angeles Times
A former bus and rail yard in park-poor South Los Angeles will be converted into an "urban wetland park".

Street Trees Are New York's Newest Accessory

28 March 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times
A new zoning requirement passed by the New York City Planning Commission will require all new developments to plant trees along the street.

City's 'Lungs' Paved Over

11 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Age
Urban projects have resulted in the paving over of significant chunks of parkland in Melbourne, Australia -- land set aside more than 150 years ago to act as the city's lungs.
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