California City Transforms Former Highway Into Thriving Green Boulevard, Generating $270 Million in Economic Growth

In the heart of California’s Mojave Desert, the city of Lancaster has demonstrated how reimagining urban infrastructure can transform a declining commercial corridor into a vibrant destination for businesses, residents and visitors. A nine-block section of West Lancaster Boulevard, once part of a busy highway, has become a tree-lined public space known as the BLVD. […]