Month: July 2011

New Orleans Redevelopment Authority Auctions off Abandoned Houses

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In eastern New Orleans, individuals from 24 cities in six states bid for and bought 90 houses through the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority program.  NORA requires each bidder to significantly restore properties within a year and agree to live there for three years.  Jon Johnson,the City Councilman who represents an expanse of neighborhoods east of
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Converting Brownfields into Green Energy Generation Sites

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From 1801 to 1970, the Philadelphia Navy Yard served as a landfill and incinerator, contaminated by shipbuilding and other industrial activities.  Since 1970, the area has been largely abandoned, until recently, when the city decided to redevelop the area with a commitment to sustainability, reflecting Mayor Nutter’s goal of establishing the city as the greenest
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Community Members Help Develop a New Vision for an Abandoned Building

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In Fairbanks, Alaska, artist and urbanist Candy Chang invited community members to voice their vision for an abandoned building.  For the project, ‘Looking for Love Again,’ chalkboards at the building’s base provide space where individuals can write their ideas for how the building could be reused.  Chang hopes that ‘Looking For Love’ leads residents to
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HUD – Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative.  The program aims to help cities redevelop of vacant commercial and industrial facilities where redevelopment is burdened by actual or potential environmental contamination.  Private sector groups and local governments will use these funds to begin or continue redevelopment on brownfields site. 
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Baltimore City Live Near Your Work

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The City of Baltimore and participating employers have partnered to encourage homeownership near areas of employment.  Employees of the participating employers are eligible for the benefits of this program, which are as follows: $2,000 minimum grant or conditional grant ($1,000 from the employer, and $1,000 from the City of Blacksburg) for the down payment and
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