"Ah, yes, you are working with the Portland Sustainability Institute.  Naomi Cole from PSI was at our forum last night.  She comes across as a smart together woman.  PSI is presenting their material as "learn from our…"

"It's in Charlotte, NC. Currently it's a BID, but just received an eco-grant from Portland.  So the buzz about creating an Ecodistrict is certainly being heard.  Thanks for the link, very informative.  What kind of ECD…"

"From what we covered in the meeting tonight, the work will take years but will give the next generation a fighting chance at a genuinely sustainable life. Where is your BID (an Ecodistrict tends to be a somewhat different animal from an…"

"Sophia, My neighborhood BID called South End is doing the same thing. What're your thoughts on this? Do you support its implementation or parts of it? Looking forward to hearing from you."

"EDC is simple to set up. EDA is much more complicated. I would recommend starting with an EDC, use your initial meetings to set some goals and get a scope for what you are trying to accomplish and then, if needed, consider becoming an EDA. My hunch…"

"I heard back from the city this afternoon. They are going to look into this revival later this summer (after the Centennial celebrations). They asked me for suggestions or ideas about whether the city should move towards an EDC or a EDA. I look…"

"Yeah, an EDA is like a government run hedge fun that can make all kinds of investments, private/public partnerships and other agreements within a city. I've seen them be development companies. An EDC is a pretty benign entity, except when it is…"

"Temporary big box growth, maybe, but not sustainable long-term locallly based growth."

"A little more info... Mound had a EDC, and the mayor mentioned about reviving it last week. I can't find anything on EDC specifically, but found the Economic Developement Authority (EDA) statutes and was surprised by the power of those boards.…"

"Wow, that is a great story. Yeah, I think we would expect to hear that from the mayor of Woodbury, a city that is completely a creation of highway ramps along Interstate 94. There is no context there for any deeper understanding. I love the idea of…"

"I don't know your mayor, but I've seen enough of these to guess that this is just an initiative to speed up developments and clear the way for more subsidies for economic hunting. Some signs that would point to the opposite: A statement…"

"This is what people in Cleveland are doing with their empty space near freeways: http://www.ohiocityfarm.com/ Great Falls Brewing is one of the sponsors.  What you need in Woodbury is a good craft brewery!"