Citizens Take Charge In Declining Neighborhoods

Residents of declining neighborhoods in Greenvill, SC, are creating their master plan at a charrette.

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August 20, 2001, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"For a while now, there have been signs that something was about to happen. Strangers have been showing up in the neighborhood, driving the shady narrow streets, knocking on doors...Done by charrette...planning isn't 'landlord versus tenant, not city versus private developer, or neighbor versus neighbor.'...they will all sit down together, with both ideals and profits in mind. "

Thanks to Rob Dickson

FULL STORY: Tenant, landlord will envision a neighborhood's future

Thursday, August 16, 2001 in The Greenville News

Community / Economic Development South Carolina

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