Topic – Redevelopment
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Sale closes on KBR’s huge East End property
136 undeveloped acres
With East End development on the rise, 136 acres of prime real estate located along Buffalo Bayou just east of downtown Houston has been purchased.
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Westheimer to be narrowed for better walkability
From Shepherd to Buffalo Spdwy
A busy section of Westheimer Road will be repaved in early 2013, resulting in a street that floods less and is easier for pedestrians to use.
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Massive economic zone deal planned around Astroworld site
With city-county partnership
The city of Houston and Harris County are creating a huge economic development zone covering more than 11 square miles along the South Loop.
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Realizing a new vision for Washington Avenue
From blighted to bustling
After months of research and public vetting, the Washington Avenue Livable Centers initiative is making headway on its pedestrian-friendly plans for the area.
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Port Arthur to invest in revitalizing downtown
City council approves a TIRZ
With the hopes of funding a revitalization effort, Port Arthur city council members approved the creation of the Renaissance Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.
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Park, mixed-use, walkable development coming to Midtown
A "huge advance for urbanism"
Progress is being made on the new six-acre Midtown Superblock, which will include a public park, retail space, and a seven-story apartment building.
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Kaid Benfield
Houston's Project Row Houses
Community art or community development? Yes and yes, in Houston's inspiring Project Row Houses
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Mixed-use development to replace Austin mall
Community college takes it on
Having acquiring a declining shopping mall, Austin Community College now plans to redevelop the space into a diverse new urbanism community and learning center.
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Galveston officials no longer resisting public housing
Move forward with negotiations
Galveston leaders are dropping their fight against rebuilding the 569 public housing units damaged by Hurricane Ike, and are now working on a plan.
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Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes
China financing redevelopment?
The future of US redevelopment financing: China?
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