Developing A City The Second Time Around

8 August 2004 - 9:00am

When it comes to developing a city, the second time around is not easier.

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Reclaiming land that may be contaminated, figuring out how to make in-town development affordable, and putting together the complicated partnerships to make it all work are just some of the challenges.

Smart City radio show host Carol Coletta talks about those challenges with Charles Bartsch and Stacey Stewart. As Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Stacey Stewart is President and CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation, the nation’s largest foundation devoted to affordable housing and community development. They'll share the most promising strategies for making developing cities the second time around a little easier and more affordable.

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Source: Smart City, August 8, 2004