GUEST ARTICLE: Industrial area repurposed as resilient Toronto park & wildlife habitat Join Storm Cunningham for a revitalizing Cuban bamboo adventure – June 21-28, 2017 Jamestown, NY enjoys a rare positive legacy of America’s “urban renewal” debacle Not just salmon: Watershed restoration means clean drinking water for Oregonians Jersey City condemns their ugly highway and will revitalize it for new industries Historic 1909 hotel, reborn as lofts, brings new life to downtown Spartanburg, SC Worst-ever industrial disaster revitalizes Vietnam’s public engagement in government Abandoned 1948 power plant repurposed, revitalizing a downtown Austin dead zone Indian farmers boost income and restore biodiversity by mixing coffee with honey Historic Colorado school repurposed as family housing to revitalize neighborhood 211 college students from 13 nations to help revitalize historic Arizona orchard Parishioners fund $12 million restoration of 131-year-old cathedral in Syracuse, NY California tribe to revitalize itself, from cradle to college, with federal grant Duluth hopes redevelopment of historic site will expand downtown revitalization An opportunity to rethink, redesign and green Canberra, Australia’s capital Benedictine monks brew beer to restore basilica and town after 2016 earthquake Taiwan urban renewal incentives to boost reuse and renovation of older buildings Japan will help Iran restore Persepolis to preserve UNESCO World Heritage status Rhyl, Wales plans renovation of eyesores to revitalize downtown and waterfront Detroit, feds, and foundations partner to restore and revitalize Historic Fort Wayne Historic cistern repurposed as Houston’s spectacular new underground art venue Empty and “disgusting” for a decade, new homes and jobs to replace UK factory site Olean, New York completes pedestrian-oriented renovation of its downtown Old folks to bring jobs and young folks, revitalizing downtown Summerland, BC Atlantic City’s latest strategy for revitalization gambles on education University of Tennessee architecture students help revitalize a downtown £1 billion regeneration of Stockport, UK renews both downtown & industrial area Australia studies resilience strategies for dairy farmers adapting to climate change California’s desperate race to repurpose stormwater from threat to asset Floating down Utah’s Escalante River, seeking signs of ecological restoration Housing Choice Vouchers help revitalize families and create mixed-income areas China’s new “urban renewal” program is based on building reuse, not demolition Fresno, CA shifts from decades of dumb sprawl to smart downtown revitalization Colorado woman helps revitalize Yucatán town economy, restores historic hacienda 1928 bank in Old Montreal repurposed as shared workspace for tech startup Architect duo based in Granada, Spain specialize in historic adaptive reuse AkzoNobel’s “Human Cities” initiative funds youth group to help revitalize Pontiac, MI US Navy base attacked by climate change fights back with adaptation strategy Winona, MN is restoring its riverfront park to reconnect and revitalize downtown Dewitt, New York does what many US towns need to do: capture and revitalize zombies Restored 130-year-old theater helps revitalize downtown Decatur, Alabama Maryland governor announces $35 million revitalization plan for Hagerstown Waterbury, Vermont kills tourism council to expand revitalization organization Arbor Day Foundation’s “1 million new trees per year for 50 years” program hits Year 11 A better way to restore mangrove forests: Let Mother Nature do the work