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We intend to make the North Shore more climate-friendly and sustainable by amplifying views about which mitigation, adaptation and resilience measures we should take.

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Community, Climate, Transportation

Wonder Wheels - Give Bikes to North Shore Families in Need

Community, Climate, Transportation

A wonderful North Shore program that repairs previously loved bikes, and gives them to families in need. The program united 240 bikes with new owners in 2024. Children and adults in need of independence, autonomy, and reliable transportation.

Community, Climate, Transportation

Transportation, Climate

So you're ready to buy an e-bike!

Transportation, Climate

E-bikes are so game-changing for our hilly North shore. So where do you start, and what are some things you should think about? I get these questions all the time, and I'm delighted to help someone join the e-bike wave.

Transportation, Climate

Climate

Teeming with life: ecosystems of the North Shore

Climate

When we incorporate nature into urban communities and infrastructure, we increase biodiversity, making neighborhoods greener, healthier, and safer.

Climate

Our North Shore roots are in the trees

Climate

Braaap, braaap, zing ding ding ding. Oh, no. There’s the sound of another tree coming down. Birds circle the area, literally in a flap because their home is being destroyed. The tree is a large Western red cedar, perhaps over 100 years old. I cry for the birds, the tree and me.

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