The pictures above are from neighbors in Boston's urban neighborhoods who have banded together to form a urban design group called CityRoots. They have worked with 32 community groups, comprised of over 600 residents, on more than 48 projects ranging from community greenspace installations to tree plantings and low-impact landscaping.
CityRoots has transformed front yards, streets, parks, and vacant lots into beautifully restored green areas. Aside from the aesthetic transformation, CityRoots has proven to create physical and social transformations that leads to greater strength of the urban communities. They realize that building a greener neighborhood is a community-building opportunity.
For urban ecology to make a difference, organizations like CityRoots need to be supported and continued. We can not only build neighborhoods but also communities.
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