GUEST ARTICLE: Boosting Mill Towns by Busting Dams What can smaller communities learn from Pittsburgh’s successful revitalization? Youngstown, Ohio redeveloper restores buildings to revitalize downtown Youngstown, OH revitalized neighborhoods by embracing the city’s overall decline Great Lakes Restoration Initiative helps restore Ohio marsh damaged by mining $30 million mixed-use redevelopment agrees to save historic Charleston SC structure Beira, Mozambique is adapting to climate change disasters by restoring urban river Detroit’s Mexicantown restores CDC & Main Street program to revitalize neighborhood Historic Pearl Harbor structure to be restored thanks to two new grants Non-profit balances large-scale Anacostia redevelopment with small historic reuse Toxic coal plant remediation is completed, revitalizing Victoria BC economy & ecology The rapidly-growing renaissance of America’s mid-size cities Reconstruction of historic ship leads to renovated tourist facility in Bath, Maine Brownsville, TX adapts to climate change by becoming greener and more walkable Fremont, CA middle school students team with city to restore creek ecology Private company restores historic Vietnam-era aircraft for Air Force in North Dakota Japanese island’s economic revitalization comes from sake matured under the sea Reuse of old school + green housing redevelopment = Yonkers revitalization Green, affordable housing redevelopment revitalizes a Brooklyn brownfield Detroit woman is on a mission to revitalize her Highland Park neighborhood Bankrupt coal mining firm agrees to pay $7.5 million for environmental restoration £60 million affordable housing to complete revitalization of famous Glasgow street Alexandria, VA’s tough decision to demolish and redevelop historic public housing Citizens suspicious of Under Armour CEO’s $1 billion Baltimore revitalization plan California highways restore pollinators via compost and native plants 50 years of river cleanup and restoration in North Carolina boosts state economy New York governor hands out $10 million checks for downtown revitalization Inner-city neighborhoods lower crime while boosting education and economy Can zombie movies and a trade school bring this former steel town back to life? Brazilian reforestation reaches milestone: 4 million seedlings and 5695 hectares Tysons, VA residents endure the challenges of living in a 2000-acre redevelopment zone A proposal to daylight and restore all 45 of Mexico City’s urban rivers Puffin TV shows successful restoration of threatened seabird to Maine’s coast California winery will restore and donate land after destroying native oak forest Scottish town wins lottery; will launch £5.7 million historic restoration initiative Pre-Olympics revitalization of Rio slums has a human cost + bay health not restored Repurposing watermen as tour guides to revitalize rural Chesapeake Bay towns Illinois considers reintroducing native Alligator Gar in rivers to eat invasive carp Iconic observation tower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to be restored Students help reconnect riverfront, downtown & region to revitalize Danville, IL Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. expands “Connect Communities” Program Arlington Memorial Bridge gets $90 million for Phase 1 of major renovation Vancouver, BC zoning laws undermine its smart heritage revitalization policies €25M restoration of Roman Colosseum is now complete; new €18M floor coming Alberta’s Tsuut’ina Nation children are key to native language revitalization program Oxford University’s £600 million mixed-use waterfront industrial area redevelopment Miami-Dade approves $307M, largest-ever public housing redevelopment project DC’s Watergate Hotel reopens with scandal theme after 8-year, $125 million renovation
