(Columbia Spectator) — As local tourism and citywide interest in Harlem expands, some longtime residents and business owners fear that the increased attention on the neighborhood could break up current ties in the area. A 125th Street rezoning plan, approved in 2008, was designed to promote mixed-use development on Harlem’s main thoroughfare, and the Department […]
(AJC) — Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday rolled out a plan to make Atlanta a greener city with less smog, more park space, a larger percentage of locally produced food and improved water conservation. And he wants the moves to make Atlanta one of the nation’s top 10 green cities as ranked by Sustainlane.com, an online […]
(International Business Times) — The key to kick-starting the U.S. economy and create hundreds of thousands of desperately-needed jobs lies in developing America’s one-hundred largest cities, according to a report from Bruce Katz, Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. “If we unleash the […]
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — For decades, metro Atlanta was known for its expansive and new development. Georgia Tech, however, wants the region to be better known for innovative “urban infill,” what urban planners generally refer to as the redevelopment of industrial areas or land with previous uses. Using several grants, the school is at the […]
(Afro) — A portion of the smallest quadrant in Washington, D.C., is about to undergo a transformation that could serve as a model for similar waterfront redevelopments across the country.But according to a minority organization that has worked tirelessly to ensure that a Benjamin Banneker memorial is included in the $1.5 billion project along the […]
(Washington Post) — Construction is slated to begin in April on six new buildings and a public plaza on the site of the District’s former convention center, a project that city officials say could cost $950 million and be one of the largest active developments on the East Coast. The 10-acre downtown site was home […]
(Wall Street Journal) — A rezoning of 75 blocks in the central Bronx breezed through the city’s land-use-approval process. But the next step promises to be more difficult: encouraging new construction in a long-overlooked part of the borough at a time of economic uncertainty. The City Council last week gave its final approval to the […]
(Atlanta Voice) — The massive building on Ponce de Leon Avenue known as City Hall East has gone through many changes over the years. Before the term mixed-use was ever en vogue, it has served multiple purposes for more than a century. It was once the site of the Ponce de Leon Springs and Amusement […]
(Huffington Post) — Those in Congress who want to raise taxes on real estate partnerships probably aren’t thinking much about the countless urban neighborhoods in Chicago and other cities that benefit from long-term investment. If they did, they’d likely reconsider their proposal to more than double taxes on those who make such investments. Read More…
(The Real Deal) — City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden launched a public review process for a plan to rezone Third and Tremont avenues in the Central Bronx. The proposed rezoning between the Cross Bronx Expressway and Fordham Road would bring investment in mixed-income housing and commercial development, while protecting the lower density of the residential […]
(Washington Examiner) — Arlington County officials are preparing to spend millions of dollars on Crystal City during the next five years as the Army’s plan to relocate thousands of area workers has threatened to sap the life from the neighborhood. Roughly 13,000 workers are expected to vacate Crystal City offices and workplaces during the next […]