Is historic preservation just thinly veiled NIMBYism?
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Hurdles to revitalization based not on substance but control are the last thing America's cities and towns need.
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A "museum without walls" draws visitors and residents to Asheville's downtown, providing an opportunity to learn about the city's history and culture, as well as encouraging patronage at local businesses.
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Community organizer Joyce Mandell discusses the energy and community growth happening in Worcester, MA.
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I'd like you to join with me and the many good people of Worcester as we mourn the passing of this amazing building.
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Historic preservation is often used to prevent something being replaced by something worse, but are we focusing on the symptom or the cause?
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The adaptive reuse of historic buildings makes dollars and sense, and translates into tangible economic benefits.
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Paul Stewart, Executive Director of the Oswego Renaissance Association, talks about his work to revitalize neighborhoods in his town through historic preservation projects on local homes. Small investments = big returns.
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It’s six years ago this month that Bass Pro – a project backed by virtually every power broker and politician – mercifully pulled the plug on a nine-year flirtation with the downtown Buffalo waterfront.
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Mary McReynolds-Pellinen is an environmental planner, a city councilor and a champion for a renovated historic art center in Virginia, MN. She's doing her part to make the Iron Range a better place.
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Cities are complex ecosystems. For areas in need of redevelopment, the only way to return to a healthy urban fabric is incrementally, a few small projects a year until the neighborhood has buildings of every age and condition, suitable for adaptation to the particular needs of some future time.
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What is it about the built environment of a historic downtown that makes it a good home for the small independent business but not as appealing to the national retailers?
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One historic home at a time, St. Paul, MN is demonstrating how a critical mass of Strong Citizens can be an incredible asset to a troubled area, and how local government can play a constructive role in the incremental revitalization of such an area.
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Purchasing a historic building and demolishing it for the sake of creating more space to park equipment is short-sighted and hubristic.
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Across the globe, urban centers contain some of the oldest human-modified landscapes. Are the old buildings, structures, and landscapes found in these places important to sustain or is it better to replace them with something new?
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Should a mixed-use neighborhood become dominated by bars and restaurants, or will its residents fight to preserve its diverse character?
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