AltWeeklies Wire
Justice, Hope and Hurricane Katrinanew
Re-housing residents along the Mississippi coast became the most daunting problem of the post-Katrina recovery—logistically and politically speaking.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
09-11-2015 |
Housing & Development
The JFP Urban Development Manifestonew
Never focus on a large project when a small project will do. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do big things--it means we can't put all our eggs in one basket. It's the small things that add up to great city. Ask Austin.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
04-19-2013 |
Housing & Development
Measuring Progress: The Evolution of Downtown Jackson Partnersnew
City dwellers and business advocates have big dreams for their city, but things were rocky just 20 years ago in downtown Jackson.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
08-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
To Gate or Not to Gate?new
Jackson residents could erect gates to their neighborhoods, and still have the city pay for their streets, under a proposed ordinance.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-02-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Gated Communities
Charrette Leader: Make City 'Walkable'new
Andres Duany, godfather of new urbanism, helps Jackson sort through competing plans for development along the Pearl River basin.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
03-19-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
LeFleur Lakes DOA?new
With 95 percent of preparation complete for building the airport parkway, there is little chance that the LeFleur Lakes development will remain feasible.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fighting for the Homelessnew
Michael Stoops of the National Coalition for the Homeless gives the keynote address at the annual Mississippi State Conference on Homelessness.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
12-08-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Can Ordinance Be Enforced?new
City Council has passed a new rental-property ordinance, but does the city have the staff to enforce it?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-30-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Stokes Delays 'Slumlord' Ordinancenew
Delays in voting on a tougher rental-property ordinance have critics crying foul.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-22-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Farish Street Rebornnew
Construction on Farish Street -- and its transformation into an entertainment mecca -- has finally begun.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-18-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fantasy Island Swampednew
The LeFleur Lakes project may be down for the count due to environmental concerns and ballooning costs.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Big City, Bright Futurenew
Development in downtown Jackson surges ahead, despite the mayor's antics.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Fantasy Islandnew
Developers in Jackson are atwitter over a proposal to dam the Pearl River and inundate its floodplain for the sake of real estate developers -- but is it worth the financial and environmental cost?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
05-25-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
