Industrial Land

The Barcelona Model of Reviving Industrial Areas

American cities are struggling to figure out how to transition formerly industrial areas to become vibrant and successful parts of the city once again. Neal Peirce says they should look to Barcelona, which accomplished it ten years ago.
26 October 2009 - 5:00am
Citiwire

Getting Creative About Finding Places for Parks

New York City is developing a handful of new parks on industrial lands and otherwise underused spaces. Urban Omnibus talks with Adrian Benepe, the city's commissioner of parks and recreation about the new projects.
21 September 2009 - 9:00am
Urban Omnibus

At Long Last, A Park on the Passaic?

A park proposed for Newark's Passaic River waterfront has been an unfulfilled vision for at least a decade. But city officials say the Trust for Public Land will help radically speed up plans for a park.
7 May 2009 - 1:00pm
Newark Star-Ledger

Adaptively Reusing Brooklyn's Industrial Spaces

Preservationists say that there are better ways to use buildings along Brooklyn's industrial waterfront than to demolish them.
30 October 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times

Industrial Land Eyed For Green Future in L.A.

Officials in Los Angeles are hoping to turn a former brownfield site into the centerpiece of a new downtown green industrial district.
26 September 2008 - 9:00am
Los Angeles Times
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