Tag: urban renewal

Bellwether Brews

Community Engagement

Taking over abandoned storefronts and long-shuttered factories, breweries are breathing new life into cities across the country. Job interview, proposals and book clubs represent just a smidgen of activities occurring at your local brewpub. In the last few years, cities across the US have experienced a brewery renaissance. From empty storage units to abandoned storefronts, […]

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Atlanta’s BeltLine

Improving quality of life

In the quest for a healthier, more transit-friendly Atlanta, a growing grassroots movement is backing the BeltLine plan. The Atlanta BeltLine, which includes 1,300 acres of parks, 33 miles of multi-use trails, 22 miles of rail transit, and 5,600 units of affordable housing, has grown from a seedling in the mind of a Georgia Tech […]

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Saving the Cities

The rewards of revitalization

Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta—these major U.S. cities top data lists as the slowest to recover from the recession. Their areas of weakness include high unemployment rates, failing businesses, job losses, crime, and strained budgets but a greater common theme unites them. The cities are too historic, too important, to fail. Restoring these iconic cities to […]