Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://places.designobserver.com/feature/water-front/10227/ en-us Design Observer Group 2009-12-29T02:51:08-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 Charles Brenton, RLA http://places.designobserver.com/feature/water-front/10227/#comments 2009-12-29T02:51:08-05:00
At the time I wrote my two waterfront articles for Urban Land (Aug & Oct 07) and linked on Planetizen, I found that Portland, OR and Toronto seemed to be doing the most to take the ecosystem into account. The present article bears my instinct about Toronto out.

Some of us are just starting a Water Initiative within CNU and I will send a link to this article to those involved--as this is just the kind of topic we will pursue. I'm not sure from a quick reading that I believe that all of the players covered in the article are taking the most ecological approach, but I was thrilled with the fact that the ecosystem was at least addressed.

I would love to hear more about what role native plants have played in the restoration of the riparian area.
Mary Vogel
www.plangreen.net]]> Mary Vogel http://places.designobserver.com/feature/water-front/10227/#comments 2009-11-09T20:09:31-05:00