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Featured Resources
Resource Guide
Accelerating Bus Rapid Transit
A compilation of case studies and best available resources intended to help local, state, regional practitioners do their jobs better by showcasing effective models and strategies for implementing Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. Specifically, this Resource Guide provides concrete examples and references to tools that can help practitioners realize the full benefits of BRT, including striving for high standards, finding creative financing, bolstering economic development, making the case, and fostering collaboration.
Produced with support from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Case Study
Detroit's NextEnergy
Michigan's automotive supply chain has the necessary skills and infrastructure to manufacture clean energy components, specifically for wind turbines. NextEnergy, a non-profit business incubator founded in 2002, is helping Detroit's automotive manufacturing industry capitalize on those skills and infrastructure to transition into green energy technology and green business.
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Changing Organizational Culture Through Sustainable Acting & Thinking
Bob Doppelt, Executive Director of The Resource Innovation Group, presents strategies for moving local governments toward a culture of sustainability.
