Solving our cities' biggest challenges requires a shift in scale

Since their founding in 2013, EcoDistricts has examined, vetted and tested the idea that the neighborhood is not only the heart of our cities, but also the ideal scale to innovate equitable, sustainable development. Since that initial vision was formed, they’ve grown from a small, Portland-serving start-up to a North American-facing nonprofit working to empower cross-sector practitioners to address the complex, fundamental challenges confronting cities today: poor urban planning, crumbling infrastructure, environmental degradation, and health disparities — all of which limit access to opportunity, shared prosperity and human wellbeing.

In this annual report, I helped the organization relay their impact and the collaborative, cross-sector partnerships critical to their continued success. Browse Annual Report