Stories Tagged as
Blight
Millions of dilapidated houses sit vacant in the U.S. A Colorado college program aims to change that.
by
Dan Boyce
May 11, 2023
Construction students get blighted homes back on the market under the auspices of a community college program.
Can a spy agency fight urban blight in St. Louis?
Jan 13, 2017
A $1.75 billion project displaced a neighborhood in hopes of revitalizing it.
New interest in area where black business once thrived
Feb 1, 2016
An overpass stands where businesses once stood; now residents are trying to get rid of it.
Tackling urban blight with a paintbrush
Aug 5, 2014
One way to ensure your property prices don't fall: spruce up your neighborhood
Who is responsible for foreclosed homes?
Aug 17, 2012
An LAPD police officer gives a tour of his precinct in Watts and the blight foreclosed homes have wrought upon the neighborhood. The City of Los Angeles says the banks who own the homes should be responsible for the upkeep of the foreclosures.