Urban Revival In Panama

Master plan for Panama’s second colonial-era capital city center calls for “a sustainable, irreversible recovery” of the entire neighborhood.

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February 6, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

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

On January 21, Panama's Office of the Casco Viejo unveiled the Torrijos administrations master plan for the city's historic Casco Viejo district. Infrastructure improvements, increased public safety, an aggressive building rehabilitation strategy, and efforts to promote tourism as a source for job creation are among the priorities outlined in the plan to revive this historically significant, but severely blighted in-town neighborhood.

Thanks to Silvia E. Vargas

Read the full story: Panamanian government unveils five-year Casco Viejo action plan

Monday, October 31, 2005 in PA Land Use

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