In the wrong hands, and with the wrong architects, these haunting marshlands might have become acres of junk housing and other fastbuck Thames Gateway developments.
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, was long rumored to become a tenant at the Gateway II development in Brooklyn, but in September, the company said it would not open there after all.
In addition, a search of grey literature was conducted using ELDIS Electronic Development and Environment Information Systemm) gateway, covering development policy, practice and research.
These parties include several well-known companies like Microsoft, Volvo, Nissan, and Amazon; multiple governmental services; banking services; payment gateways; software development companies; internet providers; cable television and telephone providers, among many others.
The program has facilitated projects like Teachers Village in Newark, Campbell's Soup's new headquarters in Camden and New Brunswick's Gateway mixed-use development, said Timothy Lizura, a senior vice president of the development authority.
It's the gateway drug to development.
The money will be used to finance Gateway's retail development, Mr. Foegler said.
Stephen Davenport is the director of innovation at the Development Gateway and co-executive director of AidData.
It involves Ashoka, Development Gateway, FrontlineSMS, GlobalGiving, the GroundTruth Initiative, Keystone Accountability, Twaweza, and Ushahidi.
