Posts Tagged ‘real estate’
West Gray Streetcar: Commonwealth Redevelopment
Update (2/10/09): Graphics adjusted to improve clarity. I’ve been thinking more about the West Gray Streetcar concept, and the more I think about it the more I like it. For those who didn’t read it before, the gist of the concept is to convert West Gray and Peden St. into a one-way pair from Shepherd [...]
When the economy is built on housing
THIS is why we need to forever move past the idea of housing as an economic engine. An extreme case, but an illustrative one, the New York Times today tells the story of the suburban area surrounding Fort Meyers, Florida. The area got its start in the 1950s when a Chicago pest control baron, Lee [...]
McGowen Green
So, over the years there has been a lot of discussion about what to do with the “superblock” at McGowen and Main. Lots of people have wanted to see a major mixed-use development go in there, and I think that would be an acceptable use of the land. However, as we’ve recently seen with Discovery [...]