[Calclg-l] NEW! Teardown Tools on the Web

[Nelson, Marie]

Forwarded from the National Trust:

Across the nation a teardown epidemic is wiping out historic
neighborhoods one house at a time. As older homes are demolished and
replaced with dramatically larger, out-of-scale new structures, the
historic character of the existing neighborhood is changed forever. The
National Trust for Historic Preservation believes historic neighborhoods
can and should be protected from teardowns, through a variety of tools
and approaches that manage this type of growth. Because there is no
"one-size-fits-all" solution or "magic bullet" that will stop teardowns,
communities should expect to use a combination of tools.

NEW! Teardown Tools on the Web.  Created as part of the Teardowns
Initiative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this new
tool is now available to help community leaders identify approaches and
best practices for managing teardowns. Teardowns on the Web is intended
as an easy-to-share, user-friendly, one-stop-shop highlighting
approximately 30 tools and more than 300 examples of best practices
being used in 32 states around the country. Now more than ever, as the
housing market and ecomony struggle to recover, communities need to be
proactive and take advantage of this downturn and "cooling off" period
to plan for teardowns before they start up full force again. Check out
Teardown Tools on the Web and additional resources at:
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/teardowns/ 

Community spot lights include:
--Atlanta, Georgia
--Austin, Texas
--Chevy Chase, Maryland
--Denver, Colorado
--Durango, Colorado
--Kenilworth, Illinois
--Los Angeles, California
--Salt Lake City, Utah

Are you a National Trust member?  Have you visited our historic sites,
stayed in one of our historic hotels or taken one of our study tours?
Learn more at www.nationaltrust.org.