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The EcoDistricts Summit, hosted by the Portland Sustainability Institute (PSI), is an annual conference designed to complement the Institute's work on EcoDistricts and to inspire green cities around the world. This premier forum is dedicated to neighborhood-scale sustainability innovation. The 2012 EcoDistricts Summit has selected “Federal and State Support for District-Scale Sustainability” for presentation, featuring WRT's Yogesh Saoji, Sr. Associate, and Abby Hall, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

WRT announced its most recent leadership elevations on Friday, April 13, 2012. As the firm continues its purposeful trajectory of strategic and progressive governance, two new Senior Associates and four new Associates were named and their area of focus identified.

Groundbreaking for the much anticipated Paseo Verde project—a mixed-use, mixed-income development located adjacent to Temple University’s main campus and train station at 9^th & Berks in Philadelphia – took place on April 10, 2012 at 10:30 AM at the site.

On Monday, April 2, the City of Albany Common Council unanimously adopted the City's first comprehensive plan in its 400-year history. WRT was the lead consultant for the groundbreaking plan that features a "systems" approach to sustainable planning. The systems approach in the Albany 2030 Plan recommends 27 implementation projects incorporating key strategies that will have the greatest amount of impact on the vision for the City by creating synergies between interrelated components such as urban design, transportation, education, green infrastructure, and economic development.

On Friday, March 2 and throughout the first weekend, City of Dallas will celebrate the long-awaited opening of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Dallas’ newest landmark. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, the MHH Bridge spans the Trinity River floodway, offering new and remarkable views of the downtown skyline. We salute the City of Dallas and the Trinity Trust Foundation for realizing this far-reaching vision.

The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has awarded WRT one of seven (7) contracts to provide professional services to the City for the evaluation of Stormwater Management Enhancement Districts, or SMEDs. SMEDs are geographic areas with potential for significant concentrated investment in green stormwater infrastructure.