Community Renewal through Municipal Investment

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

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