Revitalization

Urban Revitalization: Baby Steps or the Magic Bullet?

Writer Tara Sturm explores the merits of incremental urbanism on revitalization efforts with the help of L.A. architect Alan Pullman, highlighting grassroots, community-driven economic development.
3 February 2012 - 6:00am
Buildipedia.com

Revitalization For Downtown Wheaton

In Maryland, the Montgomery County Park and Planning Commision received a $200,000 grant to study moving its offices. The County Executive, Ike Leggett says "its the best way to kick-start the revitalization of downtown Wheaton."
6 December 2011 - 12:00pm
Greater Greater Washington

Could Gentrification Sometimes Be A Good Thing?

Kaid Benfield bravely tackles the topic of gentrification, suggesting that while all attempts should be made to avoid displacing current residents, revitalizing neighborhoods is still a good thing.
21 October 2011 - 7:00am
NRDC Blog

Looking to Catalyst Projects to Revitalize Cities

Atlanta's BeltLine is a great example of a big "catalyst project," writes Ryan Gravel, which repurposes a 22-mile railroad into a linear park. Other cities can follow suit.
6 October 2011 - 5:00am
Fast Company

Rich, Poor and Outcasts Coexist on Brazil's Rua Augusta

Brazil's economic boom has revitalized the five-block Rua Augusta and turned it into a "cultural blast furnace," writes Vincent Bevins for the Los Angeles Times.
5 October 2011 - 10:00am
Los Angeles Times

Take a Tour of the Revitalized South Bronx

In this article and accompanying video, architecture critic Michael Kimmelman and Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden tour the Melrose section of the South Bronx. Along the way, affordability and density are apparent hallmarks of the undertaking.
5 October 2011 - 5:00am
The New York Times

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

From the Walklet in SF to Transparent Churches in the Netherlands, Allison Arieff argues that "temporary space remains a sharp tool in the urban revitalization kit." Sheer creativity notwithstanding, what makes these spaces so successful?
16 September 2011 - 12:00pm
The Atlantic

L.A. River Opens to Paddlers

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave approval to kayakers and canoeists to paddle down a 1.5 mile strip of the L.A. River that is deemed by the federal government safe enough for public recreation, reports Michael Martinez for CNN.
24 August 2011 - 2:00pm
CNN

Publicly-Funded Stadiums Bad Deal for Cities

Sports teams often coerce cities into contributing public funds toward the building of new stadiums. Numerous reports indicate that it's a bad deal for cities with little to no positive economic impact, writes Neal DeMause.
21 August 2011 - 7:00am
The Nation

Groundwork For Revitalization Laid in Tornado's Wake

Tuscaloosa's revitalization efforts hope to mend the devastated city by replacing the land opened up by the tornado with walkable village centers, green spaces and community storm shelters, Robin DeMonia reports for The Birmingham News.
28 July 2011 - 9:00am
The Birmingham News

The Regenerative Power of New Parks

New parks -- even very small ones -- can have a major impact on the way cities and communities are revitalized, according to this post.
9 July 2011 - 1:00pm
Planet Forward

Christmas Downtown is Saved

Downtown Elizabethtown, North Carolina is in the middle of a huge redevelopment project, and customers were avoiding the mess causing a blue Christmas for shopowners. City Hall stepped in and put a hold on revitalization, and Santa is back in town.
25 December 2010 - 1:00pm
WWAY3

Can Planning Rebuild "Ghettos of the Mind"?

Dehumanizing urban renewal-era public housing developments across North America are being replaced by mixed-use, mixed income neighborhoods with affordable housing. Yet in Regent Park, Toronto at least, many troubling social problems remain.
2 December 2010 - 2:00pm
The Globe and Mail

A Symbol of Revitalization For a Post-Industrial City

A new center on the campus of Syracuse University is meant to highlight the Rust Belt city's potential -- and to inspire its revitalization.
19 November 2010 - 5:00am
Metropolis

An Olympic Gamble for Community Revitalization

East London is the home of the city's poorest and most overlooked neighborhoods. It's also home to the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics, which officials hope will revive the struggling area.
10 August 2010 - 5:00am
CTV

Lower Italian Market Revitalization Project

The Lower Italian Market Revitalization project focuses on a crucial commercial corridor center of South Philadelphia that have been dominated by vacant storefronts. In an effort to reverse the proliferation of vacant storefronts, crime, trash and blight in the Lower Italian Market area, a group of architects, designers, planners, and policy makers formed the Planning & Design Committee of the Passyunk Square Civic Association (PSCA). The Plan addresses green elements, public art, and contemporary concepts that specifically apply to this dense urban area. Interest among residents about PSCA's revitalization plan was so high that the community formed a new committee to implement its recommendations.
18 February 2010 - 6:34pm

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

The Indianapolis Cultural Trail

Downtown Indianapolis' revitalization created several thriving cultural districts, but gaps in the urban fabric made them seem distant and unconnected. Planners' solution? The Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
20 June 2009 - 11:00am
The Architect's Newspaper

Post-Industrial Pittsburgh On the Rise

After decades of restructuring, Pittsburgh is doing significantly better than other cities attempting to recover from the loss of industry. Here's how they did it.
10 January 2009 - 9:00am
The New York Times

Revitalizing Main Street, One Store at a Time

More retail, joining residential and office developments, is seen as the crucial linchpin in the ongoing revitalization of Columbia, SC's Main Street.
13 November 2008 - 7:00am
The State
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