http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2007/10/02/600-people-attend-reclaiming-vacant-properties-in-pittsburgh/ News from around the country on creating better choices for our communities Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2007/10/02/600-people-attend-reclaiming-vacant-properties-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-4631 Smart Growth Around America » Blog Archive » Second Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference begins today Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:41:42 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=39#comment-4631 [...] When the first conference took place in Pittsburgh more than a year and a half ago, the landscape of our country looked quite different. Foreclosure and vacancy were problems most associated with struggling older cities — though even at the time the foreclosure crisis was far more widespread than many perceived. Today, there’s hardly a community that hasn’t had to deal in some way with the issues brought on by foreclosure and abandonment. The solutions and strategies for change covered by this conference are more important than ever. [...] [...] When the first conference took place in Pittsburgh more than a year and a half ago, the landscape of our country looked quite different. Foreclosure and vacancy were problems most associated with struggling older cities — though even at the time the foreclosure crisis was far more widespread than many perceived. Today, there’s hardly a community that hasn’t had to deal in some way with the issues brought on by foreclosure and abandonment. The solutions and strategies for change covered by this conference are more important than ever. [...]

]]> http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/2007/10/02/600-people-attend-reclaiming-vacant-properties-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Steve Davis Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:35:11 +0000 http://blog.smartgrowthamerica.org/?p=39#comment-326 Related post from the Planetizen Interchange by Scott Page, "<a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/27856" rel="nofollow">An Unheralded Conference</a>" Related post from the Planetizen Interchange by Scott Page, “An Unheralded Conference“

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