Green Impact Zone® News
- On March 24, Deputy Secretary Ron Sims, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, visited the Green Impact Zone office and met with about 45 area housing and elected officials. Sims was in town to announce two grants, one of which includes $120,000 for
housing plans and redevelopment work for a number of potential projects in the zone. Photos on Flickr> - Following a competitive bid process, the Green Impact Zone selected APD Urban Planning and Management, a minority-owned firm based in Jacksonville, Fla., that has experience working in the zone, to offer technical assistance and expertise on housing issues.
- The Green Impact Zone and Brush Creek Community Partners worked with the local chapter of the American Meteorological Society to place 20 weather-alert radios in community facilities in the zone. More>
- The Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program will provide energy assessments and improvements at no charge to qualified homeowners and renters in the Green Impact Zone and surrounding SmartGrid Demonstration Area. Learn more>
- The community-wide event, It's a Party and it's All About US -- You and Sustainability, took place Dec. 4. See the photos on Flickr.
- Wells Fargo donated 23 homes to Green Impact Zone neighborhoods. More>
- Video of the Green Impact Zone NEXUS Students at Wildwood in summer 2010
- More than 2,000 people received free groceries and other assistance at the Kansas City Convoy of Hope held in Swope Park on Saturday, June 12.
- Our first rain garden was planted by volunteers in the Troostwood neighborhood on Saturday, May 8. See the photos on Flickr.
- $20 million grant for energy retrofits announced: On Wednesday, April 21, Vice-President Joe Biden announced a $20 million grant that is expected to help many homeowners and business owners manage energy costs, in the Green Impact Zone and several other Kansas City neighborhoods. More>
- TIGER roars into town with $50 million grant: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood visited Kansas City and the Green Impact Zone on Feb. 17 to announce $1.5 billion in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants, including $50 million for the Kansas City region. More>
- We launched a blog! Subscribe at greenimpactzone.wordpress.com.
- Survey: With support from the University of Kansas Political Science and Sociology departments, the Green Impact Zone data committee developed a brief survey that was completed by approximately 150 residents attending the Dec. 5 community event and information fair. See the interesting results>
Newsletters:
News and events:
TIGER roars into town with $50 million grant — 2/17/10
December 5 Community Event a Success — 12/7/09
Great Regions, Great Neighborhoods: Two Sides of the Same Coin? — MARC Executive David Warm, 11/13/09
Green Impact Zone Hosts White House Delegation — 9/1/09
MARC hires New Green Impact Zone director — MARC, 7/20/09
What others are saying:
- Smith Electric is just one example of innovation in Kansas City — White House blog, 7/8/10
- KC Connection Returns Home After State Of Union — KCTV-5, 1/28/10
- Obama sets sights on urban renewal — Washington Post, 10/7/09
- A Green Vision...A Bright Future — White House blog, 9/14/09
- Deputy Secretary Porcari helps open Kansas City's Green Impact Assistance Center — Welcome to the Fast Lane, 9/2/09
- Cabinet secretaries headed to KC Tuesday to check out Green Impact Zone — Prime Buzz, 8/28/09
- Targeting ARRA for Neighborhood Uplift: Kansas City's Green Impact Zone — The Brookings Institution, 7/18/09
- City To Weatherize 'Green Impact Zone' — KCTV5, 7/1/09
- The Stimulus and Poverty: Using the Stimulus to Reduce Poverty and Improve the Environment — Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, 6/12/09
- Green Impact Zone — Sustainable Cities Collective, 5/25/09
- What a Recovery fueled 'Green Impact Zone' can do for a troubled city — Green for All, 5/15/09
- Friday editorial: 'Green Impact Zone' could be model for the nation — Midwest Voices, 4/16/09
