Interesting story in a recent issue of Metropolis magazine about “another” Navy Yard project…this time in Philadelphia. Like our urban redevelopment project at the old Navy Base in North Charleston, the Philadelphia project has utilized 1,000 acres (about the same size as Philly’s entire downtown) of former base property to develop a new mixed use [...]

Make sure you visit Charleston’s newest sustainable “community:” GoGreenCharleston.org. It’s a great new online community for all things green and sustainable here in the Charleston area. Kudos to Chad Norman and his crew for putting together a beautiful site with great analysis and community-building features, including: Forums Google Maps Mashup of Recycling Locations in Charleston [...]

CNN.com and Travel & Leisure are back again for 2007 in their quest to find America’s favorite city. Charleston is one of the 25 cities on the list you can vote for, so get out there and start voting, Charleston! You can also submit pictures, stories, and one-minute video essays if you’re so inclined. Vote [...]

ULI South Carolina and the Lowcountry Housing Trust are holding a half-day program called Housing for All: Developing Housing for the Workforce. The event will bring together regional developers, realtors, engineers, planners, government entities and housing providers to discuss the issues related to workforce housing, including local barriers, solutions and implementation strategies. Hear from local and [...]

Here’s something we hope to replicate in Charleston…perhaps for a slightly different purpose. Since 2003, thousands have taken part in the StoryCorps oral history project, describing their lives and history. StoryCorps opened its first StoryBooth, a freestanding soundproof recording studio, in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal in October 2003 and in June 2005 opened [...]

Charleston is growing. There’s no doubt about that. Whether it’s to the east, west, or north, the topic of managing Charleston’s growth is ongoing and furiously debated. Our counties and municipalities have all taken different approaches in dealing with growth. Some more inspired than others. Here’s a quick summary. Mount Pleasant Building permit caps have [...]