GUEST ARTICLE: Properly Funding the Renewal of Our Crumbling Infrastructure to Rebuild Equitable, Green Prosperity Resilience and Climate Restoration: All communities and nations want it, but how to achieve it? 13th century murals spur controversial restoration of Poitiers Cathedral A Dutch architect’s revolutionary approach to restoring urban forests Far more restoration needed on Great Wall of China (which is being bulldozed!) Two historical organizations team up to restore the Mayflower II Montreal joins Europe in restoring insect corridors to urban environment Private adaptive reuse of 12th-century Lyon hospital is France’s largest ever Iconic $33 million Auckland NZ Skypath will retrofit old bridge for pedestrians Counting Monkeys: A measure of success in Kampala’s urban greening efforts? London entrepreneur repurposes bomb shelter for underground urban farm Massive Alaskan tsunami debris cleanup operation underway Large mixed-use waterfront project finally coming to struggling Camden NJ Québec couple & 29,000 friends make city allow vegetable gardens in front yards Man leads urban farming revolution in Los Angeles, becomes world-famous Major mixed-use redevelopment & school to help revitalize Cleveland waterfront Rooftop farm on old building helps revitalize St. Louis & heal social divide Undoing Corps of Engineers’ mistake restores Louisiana lake, but some object Repurposing utility corridors as urban farms: Will Toronto lead the way? Birmingham, England uses new hospital to anchor neighborhood revitalization $300M mixed-use riverfront redevelopment to help fix Miami’s greenspace deficit A Revitalizing Diet: Washington DC is now the national capital of urban farming What does it take to restore a World War II Spitfire fighter plane? Old & new harmonize in renovation of century-old distillery in Milano, Italy U.S. Supreme Court ruling rescues “true” community revitalization for minorities. Next Wave of Environmental Restoration Begins: Healing fracked landscapes. Illinois celebrates restoration of peregrine falcons after local extinction 11-acre mixed-use redevelopment of Pawtucket RI waterfront brownfield From Steelmaker to Placemaker: Planning Pittsburgh for people. Lions being restored to Rwanda after post-genocide local extinction Restoring History: Native American artist brings 900 slaughtered horses to life. New public–private partnership to help U.S. communities build resilience A decade of successful revitalization at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard Gulf Coast voters (esp. Republicans) want BP money spent on ecological restoration Historic 1898 Detroit eyesore becomes revitalizing green apartment complex A unique redevelopment strategy: Paying the city planners. 10 African-American urbanist leaders Farm-to-school program revitalizes children, city, & rural economy West Virginia land bank has open house to spark revitalization Pittsburgh business incubators tackle neighborhood revitalization Amtrak plans $12.2 million restoration of Chicago’s Union Station $1.2 billion redevelopment coming for Washington DC’s Union Station Chevrolet is repurposing unused batteries to restore bat populations Parks are increasingly created & funded as community revitalizers Reclaiming Oklahoma’s coal mines to save lives & benefit both nature & ranchers Energy independence emerges as rural town revitalization strategy in Iowa Regenerative community development for Oglala Lakota Nation (Pine Ridge, SD) Officials see revitalizing potential in Bridgeport, CT waterfront brownfield Restoring wildlife corridors in cities and rural infrastructure Employers increasingly reject sprawl locations for walkable downtowns Immigrants: The key to revitalization success for many U.S. Rustbelt cities. Urban Therapy: Reconnecting cities for greater mental & physical health Melbourne’s “How to Grow an Urban Forest” guide helps make cities greener Downtown revitalization in cities is crucial to future of Michigan economy EPA grant to catalyze revitalization along Florida’s Tamiami Trail Redevelopment of California’s Alameda Naval Air Station finally taking off $72 million TIF to revitalize & reconnect car-centric area of Lexington KY $250 million City Center project to revitalize downtown Allentown PA Seattle exemplifies trend of replacing dumb urban highways with public space Mexico City revitalization ejects cars, adds trees, and welcomes pedestrians $600 million project to revitalize old industrial area of Melbourne Australia Revitalizing Dead Space: DC restaurant repurposes roof for food production. Toronto’s newly-revitalized waterfront boasts a “democratic street”. Feds put Pittsburgh in “Top 12 Places to Invest”: Brownfield redevelopment is key. Successful coral reef restoration nurseries in Florida go worldwide Teddy Roosevelt’s Long Island home reopens after $10 million restoration
