Tearing down one small building in an American downtown can wipe out the entire environmental benefit of the last 1,344,000 aluminum cans that were recycled.

ReImagine a Greater Cleveland
Issues of vacancy, abandonment and foreclosure have had a profound effect on the well-being of the nation's neighborhoods and residents. These negative forces have mobilized community development professionals and policymakers in Cleveland to develop innovative efforts to turn the tide and fight for our neighborhoods.
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GreenCityBlueLake is the online home for the exciting people, projects, and ideas creating a more sustainable future in Northeast Ohio. Find out how you can make a donation or become a sponsor of the site.
Arts and Culture
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture
http://www.cpacbiz.org/
CPAC believes that: a) Arts and culture are essential assets in building and sustaining a vibrant, thriving community; b) Creative and innovative ideas, the core attributes of arts and culture, are central to a community’s development; c) Arts and culture fosters developmental, intellectual and emotional benefits unique to each individual.
Cleveland Restoration Society
http://www.clevelandrestoration.org/
The vision of the Society is that Northeast Ohio reclaims its vitality and prosperity and adds to its beauty through the preservation of its remarkable architectural heritage. The Cleveland Restoration Society (CRS) is the largest non-governmental regional historic preservation organization in Ohio and is a partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
If you know of an initiative that should be listed on this page, please download the NEO Initiative Submission Form.doc located at the bottom of "Regional Initiatives" page.
This site is inspired by the memory of Richard Shatten, a former board member of EcoCity Cleveland,
who pushed Northeast Ohio to think strategically about regionalism and sustainability.
A service of the GreenCityBlueLake Institute at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Operating support provided by The George Gund Foundation.
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