Depave empowers disenfranchised communities to overcome social and environmental injustices and adapt to climate change through urban re-greening.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT 〰️
NASA DEVELOP PARTNERSHIP
In summer 2023, Depave partnered with NASA DEVELOP to better understand the impact of our work. Overwhelmingly, satellite imagery showed that depaving can significantly reduce urban heat.
Watch the video made by our partners at NASA DEVELOP:
UPCOMING EVENTS
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UPCOMING EVENTS 〰️
WHAT WE'RE UP TO
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WHAT WE'RE UP TO 〰️
In the news…
Ted x Lacamas Lake: Dreaming and Depave, Presentation by Katherine Rose, Fall 2023.
BBC: The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plants, By Chris Baraniuk, February 23, 2024.
Street Roots: Portland’s decades-old zoning policies stall project at historically Black church By Jeremiah Hayes, October 18, 2023.
The Nation: A Cooler Future Means a World With Less Pavement By Lucy Sherriff, August 31, 2023.
Bike Portland: PBOT, Depave work toward solution for sketchy SE 7th and Washington intersection By Taylor Griggs, April 11, 2023.
The Atlantic: A Plan to Cool Off the Hottest Neighborhoods By Emma Marris, October 26, 2022.
WTTW News: Depave Chicago Joins National Movement to Reclaim Paradise From Parking Lots: ‘It’s Really About a Transformation’, By Patty Wetli, August 24, 2022.
Treehugger: How Communities Can Reimagine Their Landscape in the Climate, By Sami Grover, August 9, 2021.
Cool Solutions Podcast: Pavement removal and urban heat mapping, By Wendy Ring, December 18, 2019.