SGA recently worked with the Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority and Land Bank (RA/LB) on “Successful Models for Revitalizing Communities After Blight Removal,” a project that identified strategies for reimagining and reusing vacant lots in seven communities in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The lots resulted from demolition activities completed through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 […]
SGA was in Huntington, West Virginia this week kicking off the 3rd Avenue Streetscape and Foundry Development projects. SGA will be preserving and celebrating existing elements such as this WW1 memorial dedicated to Foundry workers who laid down their lives. Another notable discovery was a Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railroad right-of-way monument speaking to the […]
What a great turnout yesterday for our Brownfields Restoration Workshop where we are developing plans for Buckeye Partners’ sites in Chesapeake, Virginia. The plans will establish native plant populations on brownfields sites that have been entered into the VA DEQ Voluntary Remediation Program. The Ryan Resilience Lab was the perfect setting. This effort was made […]
This was the first of many study committee meetings for the Lorimer Park Master Site Development Plan project! This effort with Montgomery County will help shape the master plan for the park. The project study committee will be instrumental in providing guidance and feedback throughout the planning process. We had a great first meeting and […]
Nitro Waterfront Park Master Plan Client City of Nitro Location Kanawha and Putnam Counties, WV Years 2008 SGA led the public involvement and planning effort as part of a team of consultants for this U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funded effort to remediate and redevelop long riverfront corridor of former industrial land along the Kanawha River. […]
Community Building Blocks Program U.S. EPA Client U.S. EPA Location Oak Park, IL Years   As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) technical assistance program, Triton College and the Oak Park Public Library as part of the Institute of Museums and Library Services teamed to provide services to Oak Park’s low-income population to […]