Kansas City Land Bank to Revitalize Vacant Properties
Kansas City recently began transferring 3,500 vacant properties into a city-owned land bank, the latest step in a plan to restore blighted communities in the city's core. The city has the ability to give properties away or combine two smaller properties… more »
Suburban Development to Incorporate Smart Growth
A groundbreaking was held recently in Montgomery County to kick off development of a new smart growth community called "Crown." Crown will incorporate the county's 18-million-square-foot "Science City," where more than 52,000 jobs could be created. Almo… more »
Bloomberg Mayors' Challenge Finalists Announced
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced 20 cities as finalists of the Mayors' Challenge, a competition that will award $9 million worth of grant money to cities generating the most innovative solutions to major urban challenges. Ideas submitted include a… more »
Smart Growth Shines on 2012 Ballot Issues
Smart growth ballot measures passed in dozens of communities on November 6. A summary article by Smart Growth America highlights many of these measures, including $100 million in bond support in Virginia for transit, smart growth, and infrastructure; a… more »
New Land Bank Law Approved for Pennsylvania
A newly-passed Land Bank Act will allow Pennsylvania communities to address the problem of more than 300,000 vacant properties statewide. Land banks are local entities that can acquire vacant and abandoned properties and direct their subsequent redevelo… more »
Transit Options Lead to Increased Retail Sales in New York City
A recent report by the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) analyzed the retail activity around bike lanes, pedestrian plazas and slow zones that have recently been developed. DOT found an increase of as much as 49% in retail sales at some d… more »
Placemaking Guidebook for Northwest Michigan Receives National Award
The Northwest Michigan Council of Government has received a 2012 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations Research Foundation for the Northern Michigan Community Placemaking Guidebook. Placemaking is a community-based… more »
Chicago Alleys Filtering Rainwater
The Fresno City Council will consider an Infill Development Act in early November that may help with the area's blueprint for growth. Under the new act, nearly half of the 76,000 residential units that Fresno is expected to need by 2035 would be infill… more »
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