City May Boost 3 South Side Projects
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By Danya Hooker, The Wisconsin State Journal  Sep. 25--New amendments to the city's 2007 capital budget could, if approved, move forward three major projects on Madison's South Side, heralding a renaissance for troubled neighborhoods.
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Pieces of architectural history sit on Milwaukee's south side &#151; a row of four duplexes and two cottages designed by Frank Lloyd Wright more than 90 years ago for low-to-moderate-income families.
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By Jasmine Kripalani, The Miami Herald  Sep. 17--County commissioners gave the go-ahead Tuesday for a $2.73 million bond to help build a mixed-use affordable-housing project in South Miami and extend the city's Community Redevelopment Agency until 2020.
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City officials have identified several sites -- including some in prominent downtown locations -- they say would be suitable for the Armenian Heritage Memorial Park that supporters have been campaigning to place on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.
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Mr. Taylorâs projects helped shape skylines in several Southern metropolitan areas.
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By Ryan Bakken, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 8--Residents of the near north side of Grand Forks can learn about a plan to improve their neighborhood at 1 p.m. Saturday.   A presentation of the Mayor's Urban Neighborhood Initiative (MUNI) will be held at the Wilder School gym.
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When restaurateur Anthony Athanas bought Fan Pier on the South Boston Waterfront in the 1960s, he believed it could be developed over a decade or two into a mixed-use neighborhood.
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Developer John B. Hynes III intends to fill the portion of the South Boston Waterfront he owns with blocks of six- to eight-story residential buildings and mid-rise commercial buildings, dotted with parks, shopping opportunities, and possibly a private school.
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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 10--Gig Harbor-area residents will have 19 additional acres southwest of the city for recreation, open space and habitat protection.
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By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 18--Bite-size improvements have done a lot of good in downtown Detroit in recent years.   New sidewalks and bus shelters, building facade cleanups and new shops and restaurants have shown how small steps can be beautiful.
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By Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 18--STAMFORD -- The developer of a proposed South End redevelopment project is looking to the city for help in financing more than $160 million in public improvements.
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By Liam Ford, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 10--Chicago officials said Saturday they will expand a pilot recycling program, a sign that the city might be moving toward waving a white flag for its blue bag recycling--a program with a low participation rate a decade after it started.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 5--La Crosse city officials are considering what type of requirements to impose on developers seeking city assistance for projects.
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By Lane Filler, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Dec. 12--City Council approved two visions Monday night that could affect  Spartanburg's quality of life in years to come.
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Plan to network the Hudson could lead to a river of opportunities.
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Proposals include new ways to keep water out of stations, like raising ventilation grates and building special steps.
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By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 7--BILOXI -- The Biloxi City Council chose a firm to devise a new post-Katrina comprehensive plan Tuesday and also discussed widening the time frame for homeowners to build back at lower elevations.