Demolition

'GrowSouth' Plan Demolishes Record Number of Structures in Dallas

A Dallas economic development plan called "GrowSouth"—spearheaded by the office of Mayor Mike Rawlings—removed a record number of blighted and nuisance structures in 2014.

January 2, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

When People Say 'Functionally Obsolete' but Really Mean 'Redline'

A MinnPost column finds nefarious purposes at work in the use of a couple of the common buzzwords employed in debates about Minneapolis housing.

December 2, 2014 - MinnPost

San Diego's Redevelopment Undermined by Parking Lot Blight

Now that redevelopment projects in CA are officially dead, a retrospective on one of the state's 'most successful' redevelopment projects reveals an inconvenient truth: demolition for surface parking has undermined much of its accomplishments.

January 22, 2013 - UrbDeZine.com

Japan Perfects the Art of Delicate Demolition

John Metcalfe looks at how one Japanese company is advancing a more quieter sensitive method for demolishing high-rise buildings, floor by floor.

January 13, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

After Sandy, NYC Will Undertake Unprecedented Reshaping of Neighborhoods

Over the weekend it was announced that New York City will need to demolish hundreds of homes damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The complicated process for determining what will be rebuilt has yet to begin.

November 19, 2012 - The New York Times

Prescription for Shrinking Cities: Don't Demolish, Preserve

For cities across the U.S. facing mass foreclosures and shrinking populations, demolition of abandoned homes is an attractive avenue (see Detroit and Cleveland). Roberta Brandes Gratz argues that the value of preservation deserves to be considered.

July 30, 2012 - Citiwire.net

The Death of the Urban Freeway? Not Yet

The long-sought after demolition of Bronx's Sheridan Expressway hits obstacles as the City of New York now looks to save and retrofit it.

June 23, 2012 - The Atlantic Cities

Tulsa Struggles to Balance Development and Parking

Accompanied by images of a partially demolished building, P.J. Lassek reports on Tulsa's conflict between encouraging development and providing parking amenities.

April 3, 2012 - Tulsa World

One Year Down, 3,000 Homes Demolished

Officials in Detroit have demolished 3,000 buildings over the course of the last year, a goal set by Mayor Dave Bing.

May 5, 2011 - Associated Press

Funds to Demolish Abandoned Buildings Grow

The city of Youngstown, Ohio, is heavily reliant on funding from grants and outside sources to help pay for the clearing of abandoned properties. Those funds have grown since last year.

April 15, 2011 - Vindy

Demolished For A Project That Would Never Be

The decision to cancel the planned tunnel beneath the Hudson River to connect New York and New Jersey was not without repercussions.

November 18, 2010 - The Wall Street Journal

Cash-Strapped Township Puts Bridge Up For Sale to Public

The Pennsylvanian township of Upper Salford is auctioning off a 35-year-old wooden bridge to the highest bidder through an online forum, the latest creative solution for cash-strapped local governments seeking to clean up expensive local problems.

November 9, 2010 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Detroit Mayor Makes Big Plans in State of City Speech

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing recently delivered his first "state of the city" speech since taking office, and included a broad list of proposals that could bring about a widespread revisioning of the struggling city.

March 25, 2010 - The Detroit News

Detroit's $20 Million Demolition Plan

The city of Detroit has enough money to tear down between one-quarter and one-third of the city's 10,000 abandoned houses.

February 25, 2010 - The Detroit Free Press

Olympics Lost, But Demolition of Gropius Building Goes Ahead

The Architect's Newspaper reports on the first demolition of a historic building on the Walter Gropius-designed Michael Reese hospital campus in Chicago, the proposed site of now-ditched plans for an Olympic Village.

November 3, 2009 - The Architect's Newspaper

Hartford Citizens Call For Highway Removal

An elevated section of 1-84 cut right through downtown Hartford. As repair plans are put in place, citizens are calling for the stretch of highway to be torn down instead.

June 24, 2009 - SF.STREETSBLOG.org

How is the Fate of Historic Complex Space?

Concern: Ames Shovel Shops might be demolished.

June 7, 2009 - The Boston Globe

In A Sign of the Times, Failed Development Demolished

A stalled housing development in a Los Angeles exurb meets the wrecking ball as completing the development became too unaffordable.

May 6, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Congregation Hits Wall in Bid to Raze Historic Chicago Church

The high costs of preservation and the current economic downturn have pushed the Chicago archdiocese to request a demolition permit for a historic church. But preservationists are pushing back.

December 19, 2008 - Chicago Tribune

Continued Demolition Threatens New Orleans Character

In post-Katrina New Orleans, a fine line exists between razing potentially deadly structures, and harnessing a zeal for wholesale redevelopment.

October 7, 2008 - New Orleans City Business

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