Issue #27

News

Japan to help restore lake, improve farming, and empower rural women in Iran

Crowdfunding downtown revitalization via Direct Public Offerings

Mayor says Iowa City will become a “Regenerative City” for climate action

Locally-extinct Quolls restored to South Australia mountains after 150-year absence

UNESCO: Restore and reconnect Stonehenge by removing badly-planned roads

Brockton’s downtown revitalization plan designed to attract state & federal money

Texas Main Street revitalization generates $3 billion/30,000 jobs & adds 2 new cities

Young leaders return from the big cities to help revitalize York County, Pennsylvania

Women-led renaissance of traditional skills revitalizes Peruvian village

Redevelopment of derelict industrial site for affordable housing in Leicester, UK

Seguin, Texas Main Street Program buys historic hotel to repurpose as apartments

Foundation wants new vision for Boston’s disjointed waterfront redevelopment

Obama admin. promotes rural downtown revitalization via broadband access

Historic 1880 Texas grain mill repurposed to grind out future scientists

62-acre riverfront neighborhood project to fill “the hole in downtown Chicago”

World’s first electric city beats 10,000 towns to win $500,000 revitalization prize

Brownfield regeneration in central Prague to revitalize historic train station area

Maryland oyster restoration program is a success on Chesapeake Bay creeks & rivers

India’s $6.2 billion reforestation program to sequester carbon, fight climate change

Thai rapper raises funds and engages government in massive reforestation

Chicago’s grand new river restoration and riverfront revitalization vision

Ethiopian farmers combat severe drought with ecological restoration

The miraculous rebirth of a junkyard into a wildlife-rich national park in Ohio

Ownership program to revitalize Chicago neighborhood and renovate vacant homes

Annapolis plans a resilient waterfront heritage strategy as sea level rises

Proposed $1.2 billion redevelopment to transform downtown Reno, Nevada

Bahamian students plant 135 mangrove trees grown in classrooms

3 childhood friends start urban farm with mission to transform Cleveland

Citizens decry utter failure of €3 billion regeneration plan in Limerick, Ireland

Repurposing armory as Black History museum to revitalize historic district

Indonesian program revitalizes traditional markets for social and economic benefits

River restoration via adaptive management: Pittsburgh’s next revitalization goal

Historic spinning mill, closed since 1990, to be renovated & repurposed as apartments

Europe’s “Silicon Valley” retains beauty, charm, & heritage amid economic growth

College Park mayor: How city is revitalizing by partnering with its university

Historic Thomas Edison factory being repurposed as mixed-use to revitalize area

Packard Foundation HQ reflects mission to restore planet & revitalize communities

North Carolina plans to compete with Virginia’s oyster restoration industry

One of America’s most toxic places has been transformed into luxury housing

Historic downtown Manchester UK building to house high-tech accelerator

$4M redevelopment as water treatment plant and factory for old steel mill site

Revitalizing waterfronts, brownfields, and historic buildings in New York state

Strategies and policies for rewilding Britain’s landscapes

How Muslim refugees have revitalized the struggling town of Lewiston, Maine

£26 million regeneration to transform drab avenue into affordable village in Fife

A new generation helps cities recover from destructive Dark Ages of urban planning

Providence, RI citizens debate subsidizing private repurposing of Superman Building

Why cities need to remove invasive plant species and restore natives