After 15 years, Chicago’s revitalizing new 1.5-mile downtown Riverwalk is complete
The Chicago Riverwalk is a 15-year revitalization project whose final installment opens to the public this week. The project has helped reframe the river…
Issue #38: November 1, 2016
New Book: How to Restore Neighborhood Streams
Over the last 30 years, urban stream restoration has evolved from neighborhood and non-profit-led volunteer projects to full-scale public works projects. Dr. Ann Riley,…
Kresge Foundation grants help embed the arts into community revitalization
The Kresge Foundation is accepting proposals for its Local Systems program which helps to embed arts and culture into larger community revitalization initiatives. Kresge…
Empty theater and garage repurposed as a revitalizing waterfront climbing gym
A boxy former movie theater and parking garage in the riverfront district of Chattanooga, Tennessee might easily have become the home of several generic…
First 2 landscape restoration/renovation projects are certified by “SITES v.2”
Certifying a landscape project under Sustainable SITES Initiative (SITES) can seem like an expensive, onerous process. So why bother? For Jamie Statter, vice president…