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September-October 2008
by E.B. Boyd, from Conscious Choice 
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The competition has already started to have ripple effects in the real world. Working on an entry with fellow graduate students at the Presidio School of Management inspired Adam Cornelius when he received a notice from the city of San Francisco telling him to fix the broken sidewalk in front of his home. Instead of simply laying down more concrete, Cornelius filled in most of the space with plants and permeable paving stones. He was so delighted with his results that he’s started lobbying neighbors to do the same. If he hadn’t participated in Urban Re:Vision, he says, “I don’t know if I would have approached it in the same way.”

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The entries that have won thus far won’t necessarily be integrated into the final city block competition. But Re:Vision hopes they will inspire future competition participants—as well as real-world designers and sustainability practitioners—to think about new ways to make city life healthier and more sustainable.

To read about Urban Re:Vision’s winning entries, click here.

E.B. Boyd is a San Francisco writer. Excerpted from Conscious Choice (Jan. 2008), the Chicago and Seattle edition of a family of regional conscientious living magazines published by Conscious Enlightenment; www.cemagazines.com.

 

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