A stretch of land along the Monongahela River is attracting multiple deep-pocketed investors.
Mark Belko reports from Pittsburgh: "A former whiskey distillery on the Monongahela riverfront could be the latest piece of redevelopment sweeping across a massive stretch of the South Side, from Station Square to the former River Walk Corporate Centre beyond the Liberty Bridge."
The Distillery at South Shore, as the project is called, would transform a "seven-story building at 129 McKean St. into an artisan market, along with a riverfront craft whiskey distillery and a rooftop restaurant and entertainment venue." As hinted at by Belko in the passage above, the project is additionally newsworthy for its connections to surrounding redevelopment projects. Two adjacent projects along the riverfront are shaping this corner of Pittsburgh into prime real estate.
"In all, nearly half a billion dollars worth of redevelopment is in the works along the mile-long stretch between Station Square and the Highline," according to Belko. The article includes a lot more detail on each of the projects.
FULL STORY: Redevelopment may breathe new life into the South Side
Major Street Redesign Coming to Pittsburgh's Historic Strip District
Five blocks in Pittsburgh's Historic Produce Terminal Strip District will gain wider sidewalks, public spaces, and traffic calming according to a recently released final design concept.
Tax Increment Financing a Possibility for Big Pittsburgh Redevelopment Project
A $125 million adaptive reuse project is looking for help with infrastructure improvements. Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority is considering tax increment financing to fund street improvements.
'Rust Belt Chic' Not Enough to Attract Millennials in Some Cities
The city of Toledo, Ohio provides a case study in how the best intentions of attracting degree-holding Millennials can come up short.
Rethinking Redlining
For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.
Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units
Place Versailles will be transformed into a mixed-use complex over the next 25 years.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Texas, California Rail Projects Seek Out Private Funding
In the wake of Trump’s cuts to high-speed rail projects, rail authorities are looking to private-public partnerships to supplement their budgets.
Addressing Rural Homelessness in Kentucky
A Kentucky Lantern series focuses on the challenges unhoused Kentuckians face and efforts to provide support and assistance.
Santa Clara County Dedicates Over $28M to Affordable Housing
The county is funding over 600 new affordable housing units via revenue from a 2016 bond measure.
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.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions