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Next Great City: Philadelphia  

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD 

VOLUME II, ISSUE I

 

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The 2nd Annual Philadelphia Sustainability Awards will be held on March 3 at 5:30pm at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This year, Next Great City has been nominated for an award!

In addition to awards selected by the award jury, the People's Choice Award will be given out the the nominee that receives the most votes online. Help Next Great City win by going to the website and rating our entry with 5 stars.
While you're there, you can also RSVP to attend the award ceremony. All attendees will receive free admission to the Philadelphia Flower Show immediately afterwards!
 
BUILDING THE GREEN ECONOMY WITH VAN JONES 

On February 21, the Urban Sustainability Forum will feature "Building the Green Economy with Van Jones" from 6:00-8:30pm at the Academy of Natural Sciences.

Van Jones is an environmental leader, civil rights attorney and president of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in Oakland, which promotes integrated solutions to urban America’s toughest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Working with the Apollo Alliance, Van is promoting a national "green-collar jobs" initiative. He hopes this approach will create “green pathways out of poverty,” while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming. His most recent success is the passage of the Green Jobs Act of 2007, authorizing $125 million for green job training programs across the country. 

Don't miss the opportunity to see this dynamic speaker! RSVP today for limited seating.

 
IMAGINE PHILADELPHIA 

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission is beginning the process of preparing the City's first comprehensive plan in more than 40 years and they want input from the public on our vision for the future of Philadelphia.

Attend meetings being held in your neighborhood and speak up for open space, better transportation, walkable communities and other factors to help make Philadelphia more sustainable.
 
NEWS 
  • Could bike-sharing work in Philadelphia? The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News cover the Urban Sustainability Forum on bike-sharing and it's likelihood in Philadelphia.
 
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