Using The Web To Promote Infill Development

Maryland launches a new website designed to entice private developers to selected state-owned sites in desperate need of redevelopment.

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October 10, 2003, 2:00 PM PDT

By David Gest

Some state properties range from scruffy eyesore[s] and magnet[s] for trash to brownfields with serious contamination problems. Maryland planning officials hope that a one-stop Web site with photographs, maps and details ranging from zoning to tax incentives will convince developers that the projects are worth it, stumbling blocks and allAt the very least, planners said, [the site, entitled Maryland Smart Sites or] www.mdsmartsites.org saves investors from having to call a bevy of agencies to collect basic information.

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FULL STORY: Md. aims to entice private developers to state-owned sites

Thursday, October 9, 2003 in The Baltimore Sun

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