Reclaiming abandoned properties via lawsuit
This 2008 paper by Matthew J. Samsa at Cleveland State University still has relevance to solving many of the seemingly-intractable problems impeding community redevelopment,…
Issue #2: May 1, 2015
Michigan students transform brownfield into wildlife refuge
Two busloads of high school students from Trenton and Gibraltar (Michigan) joined elected officials and local residents to celebrate the completion of stream daylighting…
The death of Business Improvement Districts?
Are Business Improvement Districts (BID) on the way out? It certainly seems so in New Jersey. Of course, this isn’t the case nationwide. BIDs…
8 crucial projects to renovate Amtrak’s NorthEast corridor
A new report has been issued by the Northeast Corridor advisory commission–established by Congress to help improve the most critical stretch of rail in…
People + Historic Places = Jobs + Economic Growth
This 2014 report is titled “Economic Impact of Projects Leveraged by the Minnesota Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit in Fiscal Year 2013“. It shows that,…