riverfront

Location: Philadelphia, PA, USANarrative & program: This riverfront plan provides a vision for the future of one of Philadelphia's major cultural, ecological, and economic assets. Its location along one of the world's great working rivers, its proximity to the strong center city real esta... read more »

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212Narrative & program: The redevelopment of the brownfield property once traversed by the "beer line" railroad involved reintroducing a street grid to the narrow stretch of land, extending an existing park (seen here) from a bluff above to the river below,... read more »

Location: Memphis, TNNarrative & program: Contrary to most development occurring in Memphis in the late 1980s, a Memphis developer wanted to create a vibrant new neighborhood close to downtown that would encourage intermingling and mimic his childhood neighborhood that contained a diverse ... read more »

Location: Cleveland, OhioNarrative & program: On a crescent of forested bluff with views of downtown and Lake Eerie, Cleveland's Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is building a new neighborhood. Having demolished 135 units of subsidized housing, the agency is now fulfilling the plan... read more »

Location: Milwaukee, WI, USANarrative & program: This project hinges on the removal of a freeway overpass and the resurrection of Milwaukee’s surrounding urban fabric. This reclamation of the land for human-scale development includes the careful creation of new neighborhoods featuring a ... read more »

Location: Massachusetts, USANarrative & program: A statewide effort to convert downtowns of older mill towns into diverse, thriving centers. The Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs orchestrated this cooperation between municipalities that fosters lasting environmental improvement... read more »