Port Redevelopment Offers New Urban Opportunity

Port Royal is just a small town in South Carolina, but from a new urban perspective, it's a town with a golden opportunity and with the right attitude and tools.

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February 3, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The opportunity is a state-owned strip of land of 40-plus acres with over a mile of waterfront on one side and the towns historic core on the other...The tools and attitude come from nearly a decade of growth guided by a new urban plan and zoning overlay. Port Royals plan was one of the first to be recognized as a success story by the Congress for the New Urbanism."

Thanks to Karenn Gobrecht

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