Green Space

Pollution has caused the Anacostia River to suffer, writes Ryan Donahue, and efforts to revitalize the area were put on hold just as the recession began. Since then, the District has implemented programs to help restore this neglected area.

In Atlanta, plans called for a five-building development in the suburb of Dunwoody. With only three buildings completely built, the Providence Group decided to turn the undeveloped land into a park.

As Singapore's population booms, officials are working through plans to help the city absorb its people but also provide them with adequate green space.

Not that it's a real surprise that trees clean the air, but a new study shows that greenery in cities can have a significant effect on air quality.

As green spaces and public areas increase in demand, more and more projects are being awarded to landscape architects rather than architects, some foresee a potential professional turf war.

Grist looks at the volunteer group in Portland that legally removes unnecessary pavement from places around the city and replaces it with gardens and green space.

Jones Plaza in Central Houston was redesigned in 2001 to accommodate large concerts and events, but locals objected to the lack of green space. So planners are going back to the drawing board.

Queensland University of Technology Prof. Jeannie Sim says that while density has increased in the city, green spaces have diminished.

This film from Streetsblog looks at a community effort in Portland to remove pavement from unused parking lots.

A former bus and rail yard in park-poor South Los Angeles will be converted into an "urban wetland park".

A new zoning requirement passed by the New York City Planning Commission will require all new developments to plant trees along the street.

Urban projects have resulted in the paving over of significant chunks of parkland in Melbourne, Australia -- land set aside more than 150 years ago to act as the city's lungs.