Today I begin a new job, as leader of NRDC’s new sustainable communities initiative. It’s really more an evolution of my old job, since for a decade and a half I have already been all about advocating a positive vision for environmentally responsible placemaking. But NRDC, a large organization with many facets and issues, has this summer for the first time elevated the topic to the status of one of our six institutional priorities for the next five years. That’s a big deal for us, and I could not be more pleased.
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