EDITORIAL — Land Bank 2.0: Has the time come for a new generation of land banks? £190 million worth of sensitive regeneration is revitalizing ancient city of Gloucester, UK Kentucky coal mine repurposed as wildlife center offers economic & ecological renewal Yet another economic rebirth for Atlantic City, New Jersey begins: will this one stick? Road renovations reconnect communities, revitalizing lives and enterprises in Congo 760 acres of mixed-use redevelopment coming to 3.7 miles of industrial Chicago riverfront Atlanta buries cars to turn parking lot into green infrastructure and community gateway Memphis joins a national program that’s exploring new ways to activate public spaces A revitalizing new arts center rises out of sawdust in a post-industrial neighborhood Public-private partnership and volunteers are bringing Deadman’s Island back to life Historic 1922 building repurposed as housing to help revitalize downtown San Antonio, TX Organic farming revitalizes the restorative, 58-year-old spa of the Hollywood stars Restoration of historic 1894 dance hall revives downtown Schulenburg, Texas Allentown Main Street Program and farmers’ market celebrate revitalization of downtown A revitalized future for downtown Berwick, Maine is beckoning in a toxic tannery site Sprawl capital Phoenix, Arizona discovers downtown revitalization via adaptive reuse Reintroduced beavers restore ecosystem functions to boost climate change resilience America’s overdue infrastructure renewal is coming soon: Will we make the same mistakes? 25 acres of new habitat are being added to the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Project Detroit, Michigan to transform ugly, dead medians into revitalizing public spaces First phase of Nairobi’s 30-year vision to become a world-class city is underway China renovates $900B Silk Road vision with green infrastructure and ecosystem-building Downtown revitalization begins in San Benito, Texas, and a local entrepreneur does his part Historic Barbados lighthouse now being restored; port company agrees to maintain it Sydney launches second stage of its transformational public transit program Investment in the revitalization of Folkestone, England’s seafront has hit £74 million Site of failed Trump Tower Tampa being revived with 52-story mixed-use building The Eden Project–world’s most spectacular reuse of mined land–to get its own hotel Philippines restoration partnership uses social media to monitor island reforestation Florida teen wins cash award from Disney for her volunteer mangrove restoration work DC Mayor promises equitable, inclusive redevelopment east of Anacostia River Grand Rapids vows equitable redevelopment as they reconnect to–and restore–their river $2 billion revitalization of oil refinery site will reconnect Mississauga to Lake Ontario Edmonton, Alberta selected to host the 2018 Cities & Climate Change Science Conference Shanxi, China partnership restores landscape of the world’s oldest Taoist temple How entrepreneurs and a P3 revitalized a post-industrial neighborhood in Duluth, MN Los Angeles repurposed a rail yard as a park. Now, music is revitalizing and reconnecting it World Monuments Fund: 30 years of helping Mexico restore its magnificent heritage Denmark celebrates the return of its first wolf pack, two centuries after extermination China’s spiritual renaissance is reflected in the renovation of a Beijing temple and park Detroit neighborhood revitalization will renew & repurpose 373 vacant properties Anchorage dreams of turning a plague of parking lots into downtown revitalization Citizens and business leaders ask city of Chittagong to restore traditional canals Largest-ever urban regeneration project in Adelaide, South Australia gets underway NOAA wins EPA award for cleanup and restoration of Tampa, Florida Superfund site
