7 last-minute reasons to go to Greentopia’s Futures Summit Oct. 21
You’ve heard about the dynamite keynote speakers and, undoubtedly, about the unveiling of a new film about the Garden Aerial, Greentopia’s capital project surrounding the High Falls. But if those attractions haven’t persuaded you to sign up yet for the Futures Summit,...
2nd Trailer for NEW GardenAerial Short Film premiering in October!
Check out our Trailer #2 for our short film about GardenAerial. Watch of its public release later on this month at the Futures Summit on October 21st.
Cities with fewer cars are more people-friendly says a Futures Summit speaker.
As a travel writer for publications such as National Geographic, Taras Grescoe travels around the world. But he doesn’t own a car. In fact, the Montreal resident says 90 percent of his transit is by foot, bicycle or subway. His keen observations while moving around...
NEW GardenAerial Short Film Premiering in October – Check out this Trailer!
We are so grateful to Don Caspar of Epic 10 Films, J.R. Kraus of 57th Street Productions and the entire cast and crew that made our NEW GardenAerial promotional film possible. We'll be mounting a couple of trailers here in the coming weeks and then premiering the...
Grassroots efforts aren’t just green; Antwi A. Akom will be at the Futures Summit
There’s a reason people often use (or misuse) the word “urban” when they really mean “African-American” or possibly all people of color. Most large American cities are like Rochester, in that their urban hearts are filled with mostly minority, mostly low-income...
Learn how to build a better city block at the Futures Summit
When Jason Roberts wanted to improve his neighborhood in Dallas, he found many of the things that make cities livable -- flowers planted on the street, café tables, trees and bike lanes, were actually illegal or came with a heavy fee. So he decided to do them anyway...
7 reasons you must attend Greentopia’s Futures Summit Oct. 21
Greentopia’s Futures Summit, where exciting ideas for the future are discussed today, comes to MCC’s Brighton Campus Wednesday, Oct. 21. “We want to disrupt people’s thinking - get them to critically analyze everything that is happening in our city,” said Michael...
A manager for the new EcoDistrict
Greentopia is taking another step toward creating an ecodistrict in Rochester by moving ahead on hiring a manager for what will become the Rochesterville EcoDistrict. Following advertisements for the manager position, 50 people from around the country applied earlier...
Coming soon to an urban waterfall near you: The GardenAerial zipline
Imagine sailing over High Falls. The wind whipping your hair, the spectacular view surrounds you. You start out from a promontory on the east side of the Genesee River and you zip along at a thrilling pace until you land on the west side near the bottom of the gorge...
Table for 200, please
Excitement is building this week for the Dinner on the Bridge, Greentopia’s first gala fundraiser. Greentopia has offered many free events in the past, and this fundraiser will help it continue to offer them in the future. Come July 16 (or the 17th if it rains...