development

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: On the Street: Urban Blight 06/09/2023

Neighborhood Media Interns hit the street to ask community members about there thoughts on community development, crime, and blight.

What's Up Williston: February 2023 Updates 02/15/2023

From Erik Wells:

This month on What's Up Williston host Erik Wells is joined by Williston Recreation & Parks Director Todd Goodwin to chat about upcoming programs in the Department. Later, Town Clerk Sarah Mason joins the show to discuss voting at Town Meeting.

What's Up Williston: November 2022 Updates 11/16/2022

Williston Planning Director Matt Boulanger joins host Erik Wells to discuss the newly adopted Form Based Code in the Taft Corners area. Later, Community Notebook takes a look at things going on around Town.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Ribbon Cutting of the new Moran FRAME 11/15/2022

From the City of Burlington:

The City of Burlington and Friends of the Frame will host a ribbon cutting event at the new Moran FRAME on the Burlington waterfront, and unveil the new lighting, swings, and paths ready for public use and enjoyment around the reimagined steel superstructure of the former J. Edward Moran Municipal Generating Station.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: CityPlace Construction Site 11/15/2022

From the City of Burlington:

Mayor Miro Weinberger and CityPlace Partners provide an update on the start of construction at the site of the former mall. On November 2, Mayor Weinberger and CityPlace Partners signed the Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement (ARDA 2.0) as approved by the Burlington City Council, and on November 9 the Department of Public Works approved the Building Permit, allowing construction to commence.

VICII: The Southern Connector Environmental Injustice? 10/12/2022

From VICII:

Join VICII, the Vermont Institute of Community and International Involvement, to discuss the status of the long-awaited project to build the Southern Connector Highway, with Community Leader Steve Goodkind. Steve is a member of the Pine Street Coalition currently involved in litigation about the design of the connector.

The controversial project in progress since the eighties will recommence soon with a new design that will make the Southern connector run along our Lake and end at the low-income and minority neighborhood of the King Street community.

Steve Goodkind is a Civil Engineer and a community activist. He was the Project Director of the Southern Connector under Mayors Bernie Sanders and Peter Clavelle. He served as the Director of Public Works with Mayors Brownell and Weinberger.

For more information: vicii.org

Election Testimonials 02/22/2022

Donation video featuring election testimonials

What's Going On?: The Big Hole Downtown 09/16/2020

Sandy Baird and Attorney John Franco discuss the big hole downtown and the current status of law suits against the developers and what's next for Burlington.

CityPlace Burlington Development Public Meeting 02/27/2020

Pursuant to Sec. 3.2.1(d) of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance, which requires a Pre-Application Public Neighborhood Meeting prior to submission of a Zoning Permit Application, BTC Mall Associates, the owner/developer of CityPlace Burlington, will hold a public meeting at 12:00 Noon on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Contois Auditorium at City Hall to present and discuss the proposed CityPlace project located at 75 Cherry St., a 763,200 sf mixed-use project.

This project will bring to the downtown core new housing comprising 357 new rental units inclusive of 72 affordable units; new retail space comprising 45,000 sf fronting on each of the adjacent streets; a limited service hotel of 196 rooms and new parking for 550 cars. In addition, the project will reintroduce and reconnect St. Paul and Pine Streets between Bank St. and Cherry St.

The presentation will include a discussion of the targeted permitting timeline for the project, and will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.

CityPlace Development Public Presentation 01/30/2020

In October of 2019, the developers of CityPlace Burlington presented a redesigned version of their project to City Council. Since that time, they have worked with their architects and engineers to refine the design. Representatives from the developer’s technical team held an informational session which includes updates on the status of the project, preliminary plans, and renderings of the new design. You can find more about the history of the project on CEDO’s website.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!