GUEST ARTICLE – Restoring Rondo: A proposed redevelopment in St. Paul reconsiders how to repair neighborhoods ravaged by highways Forget bars, water taxis & Ferris wheels: This Canadian city’s revitalized waterfront needed a beautiful new waste-to-fertilizer factory RECONOMICS: Over $4 billion in public and private investments leveraged to revitalize historic downtowns in North Carolina Education-oriented projects reuse vacant and historic buildings in Los Angeles to help revitalize low-income neighborhoods $2.3 million in brownfield grants and loans go to four revitalizing projects that will redevelop contaminated sites in Michigan Four exciting redevelopment projects are declared winners in Chicago’s ambitious “Invest South West” revitalization initiative This country is providing over $8 million to help revitalize 124 downtowns by renovating storefronts and beautifying streetscapes In Madagascar, regenerative agriculture is restoring degraded forests, boosting rural economies and revitalizing community health In a year when downtowns all across America struggled economically, why did little Morganton, North Carolina’s thrive? Wetland projects in Ohio River Basin can now apply for $5 million in grants to enhance water quality and restore wildlife habitat U.S., Canada and Ohio declare success after working together for 15 years to restore the badly-contaminated Ashtabula River Brownfields group teams with architects & health care company to restore & reuse a historic building in this West Virginia town In Virginia, this 5.2-acre waterfront property will reconnect people to river, advancing downtown revitalization in historic city The U.S. Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill includes over $2 billion for restoration of wildlife habitat, estuaries and watersheds In New Jersey, a new $3.5 million infill park is revitalizing a neighborhood by repurposing, renewing & reconnecting an underused space New Resilience Research – Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure: Smart Sensors & Self-Monitoring Civil Works Is this state’s $861,080 matching grant program large enough to revitalize its tourism economy after COVID-19 damage? Badly-planned transit station in Washington DC metro area will be reborn as a vibrant, mixed-use, pedestrian friendly neighborhood The World Economic Forum announces that it will establish a global Centre for Urban Transformation in Detroit, Michigan Small Pennsylvania town buys former airport for $1,495,000 to revitalize their economy via nature, innovation & technology On the brink of extinction, no one has seen this in the wild for 8 years: now it might enjoy a spectacular restoration success 16 climate-vulnerable communities—plus one scientific institution—share $4 million from the state’s Coastal Resilience Grant Program Does your state need an infrastructure bank? Rhode Island’s integrates brownfields revitalization with affordable housing After 6 years of work, this urban river bank rehabilitation is reconnecting people to their water & revitalizing the local quality of life Academic-corporate technology partnership aims to advance coral reef restoration and coastal resilience worldwide This green, mixed-income, zero-displacement revitalization of a low-income, downtown Toronto neighborhood wins a ULI award How many dead & dying shopping malls does America have? This 140-acre 1972 mall, vacant since 2014, will hit the block for the 3rd time The city of Syracuse, New York is selling this historic, 150-year-old building so it can be privately redeveloped and revitalized Seattle speeds downtown revitalization by making it easier for artists & entrepreneurs to activate and repurpose empty storefronts Rolls-Royce completes a 6-year, $600 million remediation and revitalization of their toxic, antiquated World War II-era Indiana campus
