Urban Stewards: the creation of Neighborhood Maintenance Districts. An Ecosystem Services Proposal for cities.

I'm digging this idea, gotta make it solidarity economy tho, worker coop's not poor paying jobs.

Cities across the country are struggling to provide public services in this time of economic difficulty. While there is growing recognition of the potential environmental improvements that could be provided by the use of ecosystem services in cities -- services like trees, infiltration zones, climate appropriate landscaping and so forth -- paying for the requisite transformation of the urban fabric and for its subsequent maintenance is a challenge.