A decommissioned naval base in Concord, California, is moving steadily towards redevelopment as a mixed use community. But who will own the redeveloped base is still undecided.
"Next month, Concord will weigh whether to expand its redevelopment agency to include the former weapons depot, a move that would give the city access to millions of extra dollars to fund the upfront costs of infrastructure and cleanup on the site, and to support affordable housing. The initial cost estimate for that work would be about $550 million for the duration the redevelopment agency's 45-year life.
The work will be substantial. The base is littered with dilapidated military buildings, cracking roads and rusting railroad tracks. And wide swaths of soil are contaminated with arsenic."
Deciding ownership of the base will also determine who pays for these massive cleanup efforts and how quickly they will occur.
Thanks to The Overhead Wire
FULL STORY: Concord weighs redevelopment agency for Naval Weapons Station
Oregon Passes Exemption to Urban Growth Boundary
Cities have a one-time chance to acquire new land for development in a bid to increase housing supply and affordability.
Where Urban Design Is Headed in 2024
A forecast of likely trends in urban design and architecture.
Savannah: A City of Planning Contrasts
From a human-scales, plaza-anchored grid to suburban sprawl, the oldest planned city in the United States has seen wildly different development patterns.
Washington Tribes Receive Resilience Funding
The 28 grants support projects including relocation efforts as coastal communities face the growing impacts of climate change.
Adaptive Reuse Bills Introduced in California Assembly
The legislation would expand eligibility for economic incentives and let cities loosen regulations to allow for more building conversions.
LA's Top Parks, Ranked
TimeOut just released its list of the top 26 parks in the L.A. area, which is home to some of the best green spaces around.
City of Rochester
Boston Harbor Now
City of Bellevue
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
City of Birmingham, Alabama
City of Laramie, Wyoming
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.