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NEW YORK, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since 1976, Trees New York has worked to plant, preserve and protect New York City's urban forest. Now it is time to bear fruit. This June, Trees New York and volunteers planted four fruit trees in community gardens in East Harlem to launch "FruiTrees New York"! The FruiTrees New York initiative will increase the canopy cover and provide neighborhood residents with access to fresh and healthy food. In an effort to engage the...
DENVER, May 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urban Land Conservancy (ULC) today announced the sale of property at the Evans Light Rail Station along Denver's Southwest light rail corridor for the construction of a much-anticipated, mixed-use, transit-oriented development that will include 50 workforce housing apartments. ULC originally purchased the one-acre property at 2140 S. Delaware Street in June 2011 using Denver's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Fund. The $15 million TOD...
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida-based Vehicle Production Group LLC (VPG), which produces the only OEM factory-built wheelchair-accessible automobile in the U.S., is now an official member manufacturer of the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association, or NMEDA, a non-profit trade association of mobility equipment dealers, manufacturers, driver rehabilitation specialists and related professionals. (Logo:...
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy announces report and website for planners LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A team convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and the Sonoran Institute has taken the first steps toward making scenario planning tools openly accessible on a common platform, and open-source as well, to take advantage of ideas and innovations in technology going forward. Opening Access to Scenario Planning Tools, a report and online initiative,...
GENEVA and SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Cities Foundation (NCF), a global platform for innovation and exchange on the future of urbanization, announced today that frog, one of the world's foremost design and innovation firms, has become its newest member. With an interdisciplinary mix of 1,000 designers, strategists, and engineers, frog helps companies develop highly differentiated, user-friendly products and services. NCF's rapidly-growing membership base...
PA-based non-profit expands its impact with virtual store and resources LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A Pennsylvania-based non-profit whose mission is to improve the lives of people with physical and age related disabilities by helping them live independently is expanding its offerings with the opening of a new ecommerce store. In early February, United Disabilities Services (UDS) launched its Online Store at estore.udservices.org...
Worldspace Sync software release greatly expanded accessibility toolset for organizations SAN DIEGO, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today at the International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Deque Systems has announced a major upgrade to its Worldspace enterprise software platform. Worldspace Sync dramatically enhances the toolset that organizations have to make their websites accessible to users with disabilities, resulting in lower costs, more...
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the 21st Annual National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (NMEDA) Conference in Phoenix, the new National Mobility Awareness Month was unveiled, which will be celebrated throughout the U.S. and Canada in May 2012. The goal of the awareness month is to teach seniors, veterans and people with disabilities how to live an active and mobile lifestyle through the use of wheelchair accessible vehicles and adaptive mobility...
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MV-1, the first vehicle designed from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility has arrived in Wisconsin, and as the exclusive dealer, Concours Motors is thrilled to introduce it at the 2012 Greater Milwaukee Auto Show from Feb. 25, 2012 - March 4, 2012 at the Frontier Airlines Center on 400 West Wisconsin Ave. in Milwaukee. "Aptly named the MV-1 for the 'first Mobility Vehicle,' the car is designed specifically for the more than 14...
Outcome from Roundtable of Experts Identifies Solutions, Need for More Research ASHBURN, Va., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) and the Urban Institute announce the availability of a new report, "Financing the Future: The Critical Role of Parks in Urban and Metropolitan Infrastructure." The report, written by noted author and urban planner William Fulton, analyzes discussion from a recent roundtable of national...
