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Schwartz, Joel. . New York approach : Robert Moses, urban liberals, and redevelopment of the inner city / Joel Schwartz. [0814205879 (cloth : alk. paper) ] Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HT177.N5 S39 1993

tagged moses new_york redevelopment robert_moses by jn ...on 11-FEB-08
STROM . "RETHINKING THE POLITICS OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT" Journal of urban affairs [0735-2166] 30 (2008). 37-61.
 
ABSTRACT: In the political science literature, downtown redevelopment has long been seen as the project of a region's economic elites. But in recent years, large corporations, banks, and department stores have in many cases abandoned central business districts, and downtowns are now more likely to be developed as centers of entertainment and culture, or as residential districts. This article posits that changing downtown land uses are accompanied by changes in the downtown influence structure, with nonprofit sector and real estate industry leaders now dominating downtown business organizations.
tagged city_planning downtown economic_development redevelopment regime_theory urban_studies by jn ...on 23-JAN-08

Posted on Fri, May. 26, 2006    
Camden promises to retool Cramer Hill plan
The redevelopment revision would displace "far fewer" people, city officials said.
By Dwight Ott and Elisa Ung
Inquirer Staff Writers

Dropping their legal fight for the $1.2 billion Cramer Hill redevelopment plan, Camden officials said yesterday that they would retool the project to require displacement of "far fewer" homeowners.

The officials said during a briefing at Mayor Gwendolyn Faison's office that the blight study and redevelopment plan for the neighborhood would be revised and reintroduced to the planning board and City Council.

In April, a state Superior Court judge dismissed the blight study, which was key to the completion of the redevelopment plan. Known as the Cherokee Plan, after its developer, the proposal would have dislocated about 1,100 families, including 400 homeowners.

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tagged camden cramer_hill eminent_domain inquirer redevelopment by jn ...on 26-MAY-06