{"product_id":"shaping-a-city-ithaca-new-york-a-developers-perspective-hardback-9781501730146","title":"Shaping a City; Ithaca, New York, a Developer's Perspective (Hardback) 9781501730146","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShaping a City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIthaca, New York, a Developer's Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMack Travis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501730146\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 112 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 2 maps - 112 Halftones, black and white - 2 Maps\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaping a City\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent historical perspective of downtown Ithaca's revitalization efforts since 1971 through the eyes of an active local developer and civic leader... It is refreshing to read a civic-minded developer discuss- ing redevelopment history. I hope that this book stimulates more stories from developers perhaps with the assistance of scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e - Terry Farris (Journal of Urban Affairs)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePicture your downtown vacant, boarded up, while the malls surrounding your city are thriving. \u003c\/b\u003eWhat would you do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1974 the politicians, merchants, community leaders, and business and property owners, of Ithaca, New York, joined together to transform main street into a pedestrian mall. Cornell University began an Industrial Research Park to keep and attract jobs. Developers began renovating run-down housing. City Planners crafted a long-range plan utilizing State legislation permitting a Business Improvement District (BID), with taxing authority to raise up to 20 percent of the City tax rate focused on downtown redevelopment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaping a City\u003c\/i\u003e is the behind-the-scenes story of one developer's involvement, from first buying and renovating small houses, gradually expanding his thinking and projects to include a recognition of the interdependence of the entire city—jobs, infrastructure, retail, housing, industry, taxation, banking and City Planning. It is the story of how he, along with other local developers transformed a quiet, economically challenged upstate New York town into one that is recognized nationally as among the best small cities in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe lessons and principles of personal relationships, cooperation and collaboration, the importance of density, and the power of a Business Improvement District to catalyze change, are ones you can take home for the development and revitalization of your city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607774556440,"sku":"9781501730146","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shaping-a-city-ithaca-new-york-a-developers-perspective-hardback-9781501730146","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}