A Revitalizing Trend: Vacant lots repurposed as bioswales for watershed restoration
In Chicago, Illinois, the city’s planning department is turning vacant lots on the South and West Sides into small stormwater management parks. The eight…
Issue #63: November 15, 2017
Historic Pillsbury flour mill is beautifully repurposed as artists’ lofts in Minneapolis
When the Pillsbury “A” Mill complex in Minneapolis, Minnesota was named to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s (NTHP) 11 Most Endangered Places list…
Restoration of world’s first iron bridge is being crowdfunded in Telford, England
The world’s first iron bridge was erected over the River Severn in Telford, Shropshire, England in 1779. This pioneering structure marked a turning point…
Milwaukee turns badly-planned public housing into a mixed-income neighborhood
Affordable housing—as practiced in the U.S. and much of the rest of the world in the 20th Century—usually consisted of penitentiary-style multifamily towers that…
Scottish victory proves value of demanding restoration bonds from mining companies
Fife is a council area and a historic county of Scotland, located between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland…