5 great new ways England’s industrial heritage has been repurposed & renewed Old industrial Hudson River sites are transformed into green places for living Removing California dam makes community safer while restoring fish migration After 50 years, a useless dam is removed and a river is restored in Tennessee Restoring a filthy urban river is one thing. Getting people to swim in it is another. Despite Congressional inaction, Klamath dams to come down for river restoration Mayor, local partners & HUD commit $425 million to revitalize West Atlanta, Georgia Barbeque helps revitalize Michigan village by renovating century-old City Hall Restoring Pete Seeger’s historic ship, which led Hudson River restoration People Count: Denver finds that design and transit alone don’t revitalize an area Will a $12 billion transportation overhaul fix a legacy of bad planning in Las Vegas? Flower House Detroit beautifies the revitalization of blighted neighborhoods GSA will do $210 million in renovations to catalyze economy of downtown Detroit New historic trust to restore and revitalize heritage of Coventry, England Toronto repurposing & renewing space under highway to reconnect waterfront U.C. Berkeley redevelops a historic plaza to reconnect the campus to the city Portland, Maine’s “inclusionary zoning” to boost affordable housing for middle class How America’s old armories are being repurposed and redeveloped Landmark dome to be renovated in UK town’s £36 million seafront regeneration Seven ways to revitalize a neighborhood without gentrifying it As cities revitalize, they must repurpose or demolish dead & dying Big Box stores The tenuous revival of California’s mysterious Mono Lake Restorative agriculture to advance with new Soil Renaissance research institute Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal cleanup is emblematic of global urbanization trend Revitalizing public housing to restore public health, wealth & happiness 47-mile trail repurposed rails to reconnect neighborhoods & revive downtowns Scientific entrepreneurs launch company to restore Louisiana’s coastal forests Massive redevelopment of SW Atlanta begins, thanks to Beltline trail connection Burlington, Vermont celebrates opening of remediated & revitalized waterfront Louisiana expands artificial reef to add fish habitat & boost fishing economy City uses social impact bonds to reuse zombie houses & revitalize neighborhoods After two decades of waiting, historic Indian women’s college to be restored Pittsburgh’s EcoInnovation District makes “100 Best” climate change projects list “Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act” is a massive failure Removing a road to restore a beautiful canyon in San Diego, California £7.1 million restoration and redevelopment of historic Leicester, UK factory Jerusalem’s light rail reconnects neighborhoods & revitalizes downtown Detroit plans a very revitalizing 2016, adding both green & blue infrastructure World’s fastest ocean liner might be restored and redeveloped after all Greensburg, PA might expand successful anti-blight policy to revitalize entire city A new generation of farmers is attracted to Detroit’s vast frontier of vacant land Kalamazoo land bank completes $1.9 million green revitalization of riverfront The Nature Conservancy launches fish recovery program in Maine
