Sentence examples for spur revitalization from inspiring English sources

For nearly a decade West Haven town officials dreamed the station would be built in their shoreline city of 54,000 that borders New Haven because they believed it would help spur revitalization and development in an economically depressed urban center.

The project, estimated at more than $7 million, was the lone response to a call earlier this year for development ideas for the west side parcels, where the city is trying to spur revitalization.

It's a pedestrian and bike trail, yes, but it's a lot more than that, too, providing a demonstration of green infrastructure for stormwater control, a highly legible guide to some of the city's most important neighborhoods and assets, and helping spur revitalization and boost property values along the way, all while adding to Indy's mobility options.

But she pointed out an ultimate upside to their presence: New arrivals often end up starting businesses, and spurring revitalization.

Mr. Brown, during his eight years as Oakland mayor, relied on the funds to spur downtown revitalization.

Three years later, the BART station was completed, and in 2002 the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency began buying 28 homes a block from the station, which it then demolished for a new transit-oriented development to spur a revitalization of the wider area.

From Boston to Seattle to San Diego, maritime cities across the country have embraced ferries as an inexpensive and people-pleasing way to ease congestion, spur waterfront revitalization and stitch together far-flung communities snubbed by other forms of mass transit.

Terry Pristin (NYT DEVELOPERR SOUGHT IN QUEENS The Giuliani administration is seeking a developer to buy and expand a city-owned garage and commercial building in an area of Long Island City, Queens, where major rezoning is proposed to spur commercial revitalization.

Oh, and while this has nothing to do with his ranking on this list, it's still incredibly awesome and noteworthy that he has successfully fought off HIV for over two decades, helped de-stigmatize AIDS through his high-profile advocacy, and launched a second career as an entrepreneur who opens businesses predominantly in poverty-stricken areas in efforts to spur urban revitalization.

Because the Community Preservation Corporation, a nonprofit consortium of banks and insurance companies based in Manhattan, expects the project to spur a revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood, it plans to lend money not only to 554-560 Main Street Associates but also to surrounding property owners.

I found compelling Paley's comments about the shift from a city focused on speed -- the long-passed reality of going anywhere in L.A. in 20 minutes -- to the current reality of hyper localization that is spurring neighborhood revitalization and smart development.