"Downtown redevelopment" refers to the process of improving and revitalizing the central area of a city or town. It involves renovating buildings, creating new businesses, enhancing public spaces, and generally making the downtown area more vibrant and appealing.
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«The program is called the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program but in fact most of our emphasis is
on downtown redevelopment and specifically places that are trying to secure more tourism visitation.
«The emotional reaction to the Kelo decision is like nothing that those of us in economic development have ever seen,» says Neil Fritz, director
of downtown redevelopment for Hollywood, Fla..
When in the State Senate I will fight to ensure we receive our fair share of school aid, to deliver property tax relief, be a champion for job growth and economic development
including downtown redevelopment, community revitalization and small businesses empowerment,» Rabbitt said.
Governor Cuomo has made New York a Smart Growth state by initiating several laws, policies and programs that promote Smart Growth and
downtown redevelopment since 2011.
To date, Calgary also has applied Ecological Footprint analysis to the development of 14 land - use plans, including a
proposed downtown redevelopment plan, which compared four development scenarios.
«That commitment sent out the signal that the administration was serious
about downtown redevelopment and knew how to make the deals,» Rotella says.
The council, along with its nine counterparts across the state, is charged with soliciting applications
for downtown redevelopment and recommending one to state government for funding.
The rink was always pitched by Katz and his team as the spark that would light an explosion
of downtown redevelopment, and with some $ 313 million of public money thrown into the project, there was a lot of interest to see if that would in fact happen.
The official plan was wide - ranging, and includes everything from $ 10 million for
a downtown redevelopment competition, the expansion of parkland near Niagara Falls, extension of Buffalo's light rail north into Amherst, a new industrial park on the site of an abandoned steel mill, a new tourist welcome center on Grand Island and a «blue way» to increase dockage along Lake Erie.
Medeiros, another first - time candidate, wants the city to have specific objectives and strategies for
downtown redevelopment.
A downtown redevelopment project has proven successful after the notorious April 19, 1995 domestic terrorist bombing of the Murrah Federal Building.
The neighbouring municipality of Quinte West, which includes the former municipalities of Trenton, Sidney, Murray and Franklin, also embarked on
a downtown redevelopment project.