Sentences with phrase «for urban blight»

Best known for urban blight and local corruption, Camden has an unemployment rate of 17 percent and 35 percent of its 80,000 inhabitants live below the poverty line.

Not exact matches

In a bid by the city to stave off urban decay, Albany homeowners and developers can now apply for up to $ 50,000 to purchase and rehabilitate blighted buildings.

McDonald spoke about some that came on quickly, like a devastating fire, and some that have been building for a long time, like urban blight.

The Bronx, once known for blight and urban decay, is experiencing a bit of a star turn during New York's first truly competitive primary in years.

Mark Martin: Build UP stands for Build Urban Prosperity, a comprehensive, multi-sector solution to issues affecting the economically disadvantaged, such as poverty and urban blUrban Prosperity, a comprehensive, multi-sector solution to issues affecting the economically disadvantaged, such as poverty and urban blurban blight.

First installed by the artist in 1993 in a former firehouse on 141st Street, the piece conveyed both a sober perspective of what the neighborhood had endured — the crack epidemic, urban blight — and also hope for the future.

Environmental concerns juxtaposed against industry, urban blight, and the loss of the natural environment drive her practice, in addition to gentrification and the changing landscape of the Bronx, her home for many years.

Currently the area is blighted by pressure for urban development, mass tourism and other associated problems.

«It shall be unlawful for any owner of personal property to fail or refuse to comply with the orders of the manager of housing and code enforcement to remove from the premises abandoned vehicles, appliances, vehicle parts and / or any other piece or pieces of personal property if such personal property is dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare; or creates an unsightly condition upon such property tending to reduce the value thereof; or is a nuisance; or invites plundering; or promotes urban blight and deterioration in the community; or creates a fire hazard; or violates the zoning regulations of the city.»

In Los Angeles, for example, land for industrial developments — many of which are changing from industrial use to residential mixed - use — have averaged approximately $ 23 per sq. ft. at the beginning of 2014 and by year «s end, asking prices were as high as $ 32 per sq. ft.. There has been and continues to be keen competition for every developable site, with the urban core expanding into previously blighted areas.

In this case, the neighborhood isn't blighted, and the property is to be turned over for development on the assumption that new commercial property that includes a research facility and a hotel, among other pieces of a planned «urban village,» will boost investment and increase tax dollars.

The transformation of Manhattan's Lower East Side has followed a progression familiar to many city neighborhoods during the last three decades, shifting from a symbol of urban blight to a hot residential market and a destination for clubs, art galleries and restaurants.

For one, invoking its past — its use in removing urban blight can be a compelling argument.