GUEST ARTICLE: Indonesian group revitalizes economies, cultures, farms and ecosystems Boston non-profit considers repurposing old dry docks as new public waterfront park Greek coal mine to be restored & repurposed as ecological corridor & recreational area St. Louis restores historic Australian trolley cars to restore local streetcar service German coal mine to be repurposed as a giant battery to store renewable energy “Agri-tecture” redevelopment project rises in revitalized downtown Toronto neighborhood Planned for 75 years, metro rail is the next big step in revitalizing Bogotá, Colombia Historic, long-abandoned Lithuanian church to be resurrected as Pittsburgh residences Doing It Right: Gehry’s Los Angeles River revitalization team puts data before design Three guidelines when revitalizing public spaces to enhance urban quality of life Four cities win EDA-funded help revitalizing downtowns via small-scale manufacturing GEF helps restore land productivity for Kazakhstan’s rural villages Bay City, Michigan redeveloper wins historic preservation award for her first project Revitalization of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal language fulfills a prophecy Restoration vigilantes bring a 16th-Century church back to life in Naples, Italy Free mapping tool helps cities revitalize by demolishing badly-planned urban highways Dam removal trend is major economic growth opportunity for the United States & its cities Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network successful in 4-year effort Scottish island’s redesigned & rebuilt energy infrastructure is a model of resilience Restoration of peatlands to heal ecology and climate gets an £8 million boost in Scotland Want Job Growth? Environmental restoration employs 60% more people than coal industry Trust for Public Land wins award for 5-year restoration of park in Bozeman, Montana Pontiac, MI celebrates a hi-tech incubator’s move into a historic downtown building Designer/planner chosen for revitalization of historic C&O Canal in Georgetown Greenway restores river & reconnects it for public access in Watertown, Massachusetts Dutch firm wins design for sustainable redevelopment of historic district in Seoul Downtown Durham, NC rebirth reveals the revitalizing power of historic tax credits Moorhead, Minnesota teams up with a local bank to revitalize its housing stock $1.2 billion green redevelopment of historic Ottawa lumber yards will restore waterfalls Louisiana Governor helps celebrate $200 million ecological restoration of island As it flows thru urban poverty, volunteers restore a wealth of health to the Bronx River A university and a city partner to transform vacant car lots into vibrant mixed-use area Cardiff, Wales will get a new public square as part of its city centre regeneration plan Kenyan villages revitalize economy & fishery via mangrove restoration & carbon credits Historic Czech distillery, farm and pub are restored and revived in southern Bohemia Historic school to be relocated, restored, and repurposed as a museum in Charlotte, NC How to best repurpose, renew and reconnect NYC’s Rikers Island prison if it closes? Can ecological restoration make this famed artificial beach more climate-resilient? How Essen, Germany revitalized by turning brownfields into green public space Four principles to consider when repurposing car-centric cities for people Kimberley, BC remediates & repurposes old mining site as community-owned solar farm Anti-transit folks proven wrong (again) as light rail reconnects & revitalizes Twin Cities Walleye restoration efforts are benefiting many wildlife species in Green Bay, Wisconsin Should Italy have an ongoing strategy to improve earthquake reconstruction? Saginaw, Michigan heeds 9th-grader’s plea to repurpose ugly parking lot into nature park
