We just read a nice story about residents and a community group working to revitalize the Stockyards neighborhood in Cleveland, which has recently had homes going for as low as $1,500, an increasing supply of empty parcels and no viable plans for redevelopment. Writing in Communities and Banking (pdf) (the magazine of the Federal Reserve [...]
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There’s a good deal of activity going on in Congress that could benefit parks and public spaces in cities, with two recent efforts showing up that have promise and would help cities in different but both very good ways: Smart Growth Around America describes the Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act, which would incentivize and [...]
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Detroit Mayor David Bing has indicated that the city may have to clear some neighborhoods out in order to save others, a process that would involve picking winners and losers and require the movement of people living in homes. Wired magazine’s Greg Lindsay makes the case against this: The city of Detroit may be a [...]
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One emerging trend in cities is to turn small underused or under-appreciated spaces into green features or social spaces. Just look at New York City’s Plaza Program, which has transformed spaces through planters, public art, chairs and benches on rights-of-way that had previously been traffic lanes or just barren asphalt areas. New York City transportation [...]
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The Chicago Tribune describes the nearly crazed demand for the Chicago Park District’s recreational programming. Th article indicates that a rush to get into classes was happening in “thousands of homes across the city Monday, as parents frantically attempted to get their children into the 10-week spring classes including gymnastics ($47), basketball ($20) and children’s [...]
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More on Mrs. Obama’s fitness plan. (Washington Post) Plans for two new parks in Seattle. (DJC) New York City parks facing cuts, staffing cutbacks. (Gothamist) Cincinnati’s Fountain Square Ice Rink saw record attendance this past winter season with more than 49,000 skaters taking advantage of the city’s downtown signature space. (Urban Cincy) Learn more about [...]
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