Urban development

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2008 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$15.7 million grant for the Republic of Haiti to provide basic infrastructure and social services for disadvantaged urban communities.

Public school in Labadee Village, Haiti.: Photo by Ali (CC)    » read more »

March 27, 2008 -- Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman toured downtown Las Vegas this week to survey redevelopment projects currently underway, and discuss those planned for the future.

“The process of revitalizing downtown Las Vegas is something I’m happy to be a part of,” said Reid.
Nevada Senator Harry Reid and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman tour downtown Las Vegas    » read more »

Competition To Design Urban Housing For Use After A Disaster; Ten Winners Receive $10,000 to Further Develop Designs

February 6, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno today announced the winners of the "What If New York City…" post-disaster housing design competition. The competition began in September 2007 and challenged entrants to create innovative temporary housing solutions for the thousands of New Yorkers who might be displaced in the event of a catastrophe.    » read more »

Additional $1 billion requested for housing counseling, affordable housing & homeless

February 04, 2008, WASHINGTON – The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 Budget seeks $38.5 billion for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which represents a $3.2 billion or nine percent increase over the President’s proposed budget for FY 2008 and $1 billion more than HUD’s current budget authority.    » read more »

Tournament featuring teams from Division I schools and historically black colleges and universities

Davos, Switzerland, 26 January 2008 – Mayors, regional governors and the private sector have come together in Davos to launch the World Economic Forum’s SlimCity Initiative. SlimCity is an exchange between cities and the private sector to support action on resource efficiency in cities – actions in areas that include energy, water, waste, mobility, planning, health and climate change.    » read more »

January 15, 2008 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno today announced the recipients of $100 million in Restore New York grants. Empire State Development will provide funding to 64 projects statewide through its Restore NY Communities Initiative. Restore New York was designed to revitalize urban areas and stabilize neighborhoods as a means to attract residents and businesses.    » read more »