Community Renewal Through Municipal Investment: A Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials Book

	Acknowledgments
	Preface	1
1	Municipal Self-Investment for Community Renewal	3
2	Atlanta Builds Inner-City Parks to Revitalize Downtown	16
3	Atlanta Stabilizes Inner-City Neighborhoods with New Public Housing	20
4	Baltimore Uses Linear Trails to Link Neighborhoods to Harbor District	26
5	Baton Rouge Uses Master Plan to Revitalize Historic Downtown	34
6	Berkeley Revives Its Old Downtown through Creation of an Arts District	39
7	Boulder Redesigns Residential Streets to Restore Quality of Life to Its Neighborhoods	43
8	Cambridge Designs Civic Spaces to Improve Living for Downtown Residents	49
9	Charleston Builds New Public Library to Stimulate Community Development	54
10	Chattanooga Creates Town Center Out of Aging Inner-City Mall	58
11	Chesterfield County Protects Nature to Foster Quality Residential Areas	64
12	Chicago Uses Civic Leaders to Plan for the Future of Their Downtown	67
13	Cleveland Uses Private Planning Group to Improve Its Downtown and Lakefront Areas	73
14	Denver Uses Transit System to Enhance Downtown Access for Both Residents and Tourists	78
15	Denver Metro Area Voters Raise Revenues for Scientific and Cultural Facilities	82
16	DuPont Uses "New Urbanism" Concepts to Plan for Downtown Civic Center	89
17	Grand Forks Rebuilds Its Old Downtown Creating Open Spaces and Walkways	94
18	Hampton Approves New Type of Business Improvement District	99
19	Hartford Revives Riverfront to Stimulate Inner-City Tourism	103
20	Hayward Uses Transit Villages to Stimulate Downtown Redevelopment	109
21	Houston Makes Public Improvements to Entice Private Development	113
22	Kansas City Renovates Old Train Station to Jump-Start Downtown Renewal	120
23	Lake Worth Restores Shoreline Property to Revive Beachfront Commercial Area	123
24	Little Rock Makes Improvements to Redevelop Its Downtown Riverfront Area	128
25	Madison Integrates Land-Use and Transportation Planning to Curb Spawl	132
26	Minneapolis Revises Zoning Code to Allow More Flexible Development	137
27	Nashville Invests in Riverfront to Stimulate Downtown Redevelopment	143
28	New Bedford Uses Old Street Patterns to Revitalize Aging Waterfront District	148
29	Newark's Performing Arts Center Creates Rebirth of Downtown	154
30	Oakland Uses Transit Improvements to Revive Inner-City Neighborhood	161
31	Orlando Uses Free Rapid Transit to Improve Downtown Transportation	165
32	Petaluma Provides Transit Options to Revive Downtown River Area	169
33	Portland Guides Urban Growth Through Public Transportation	172
34	Saint Paul Uses "New Urbanism" to Revitalize Downtown Riverfront Area	178
35	Santa Monica Uses Promenade and Public Transit to Revitalize Old Main Street	184
36	Seattle Uses Branch Library as a Tool for Community Renewal	187
37	Toronto Updates Zoning Code Favoring Mixed-Use Development to Revive Old Waterfront Area	192
38	Washington, D.C., Stimulates Development by Linking Suburbs to the Inner-City Using Public Transit	198
39	Washington, D.C., Promotes Development Near Transit Stations to Spur Neighborhood Renewal	203
40	The Future of Municipal Self-Investment	208
	Regional Resource Directory	217
	National Resource Directory	223
	Bibliography	227
	About the Contributors	237
	Index	239