Kevin EssingtonBuy the forest, save the townLike you, I watch the infernos in California or the walls of water in the northeast, with a mix of horror and numbness. I wonder if you…Nov 29, 2018Nov 29, 2018
Kevin EssingtonHow Metro-Boston can get serious about being Climate-SmartCity-dwellers in America should be proud. We have sent dozens of municipal representatives to Bonn, Germany to negotiate the world’s…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
Kevin EssingtonWhat does “Climate-smart Boston” look like?In 2030 not only will Boston have 100,000 additional residents but Boston Harbor will be 3 inches higher, we’ll get an additional 2.5…Nov 14, 2016Nov 14, 2016
Kevin EssingtonOur land knows no electionsMy Boston colleagues know I’m fond of pointing out that our office is three blocks away from the first public park in the world: the Boston…Nov 11, 2016Nov 11, 2016
Kevin EssingtonGreens Infrastructure:How urban farmers are cleaning urban environments by growing foodJun 23, 2016Jun 23, 2016
Kevin EssingtonWhat Color Are Your Parks?Look at this picture of a public meeting from last week. What kind of New England town or neighborhood do you think this meeting was in?Apr 15, 2016Apr 15, 2016
Kevin EssingtonMarch 29, 2010: A Watershed MomentI tried to describe a watershed to my 13-year old son last week. It was a strange concept for him to wrap his head around. It seemed odd to…Mar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016
Kevin EssingtonGo Play in the StreetIs Boston creating unlivable neighborhoods?Feb 20, 2016Feb 20, 2016
Kevin EssingtonWhere Is Your Happy Place(making)?This did not look like a happy place.Feb 5, 2016Feb 5, 2016
Kevin EssingtonWe’re Wearing the OutdoorsL.L. Bean is selling more than duck boots. That is what I learned on my first time to their mothership in Freeport, Maine. They have…Jan 22, 2016Jan 22, 2016