Philadelphia Wants To Use Eminent Domain To Turn An Artist’s Studio Into A Parking Lot And Supermarket
“James Dupree has been celebrated around the world for his art. But now he is being condemned by the city of Philadelphia—literally. His art has been shown at many museums, including the Philadelphia Museum of…
NYC Shutters Small Businesses in the Name of Progress
“On a day that’s become known around the country as Small Business Saturday, dozens of small businesses just east of New York City’s Citi Field in Willets Point, Queens, may shut their doors. As part of a…
Mayor On Union Square Redevelopment: ‘Eminent Domain Is a Last Resort’
“This is why the Somerville Redevelopment Authority will release a request for qualifications for a master development partner to work with the seven parcels identified for redevelopment in the Union Square Revitalization Plan. The developer…
Mayor Finizio falls short on a big promise
“In the world of broken campaign promises, I would have to put Mayor Daryl Finizio’s unfulfilled pledge to abolish the New London Development Corp. right up there on a top shelf. To recall the disdain…
Erie trustees adopt urban renewal plan for Old Town, but drop eminent domain after public outcry
“A huge crowd turned out at Town Hall on Tuesday night to decry a proposal to establish an urban renewal plan for Old Town, insisting that the matter be left up to a vote of…
Jay Brodie: How eminent domain, Charles Center and the Inner Harbor sparked Baltimore’s comeback
“Nevertheless, by 1958, the plan for Charles Center, with the mayor’s approval, was converted into a City Council urban renewal ordinance. To the amazement of most Baltimoreans, it authorized the city’s acquisition of private property…
City Using Eminent Domain to Tear Down Artist’s Home & Studio
“The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is attempting to condemn James E. Dupree’s studio and home in order to tear it down and put up a parking lot for the planned supermarket complex nearby. They seized the…
Parking lot or park? Boat club’s riverfront land prompts verbal battle
“The Old Dominion Boat Club and the city of Alexandria squared off Thursday over what will become of the club’s King Street parking lot, in a preview of the arguments both will make in a…
Urban renewal in Old Town Erie irks some longtime residents
“The Erie Board of Trustees this month will consider whether to adopt the Historic Old Town Erie Urban Renewal Plan, which would give the town a powerful tool — up to and including eminent domain…
Specter of urban renewal in heart of Erie rankles some long-time residents
“Some Erie residents sense big changes coming to their beloved Historic Old Town neighborhood over the next few years. And they don’t exactly like what they see. The Erie Board of Trustees this month will…