Updated when available. In an ironic way, Corpus Christi may have been lucky. The economic boom that has many Texas urban centers smiling but also reeling with growing pains has not affected us. Judging from such visible signs of rapid growth as long commutes, traffic congestion and endless suburban sprawl, we have been spared. Yet, Corpus Christi cannot stand still.
Nothing stands still.
We can begin by taking a new look at the nature of urban growth. It is not unusual to think of growth in terms of outward expansion, consumption of raw land, extension of city boundaries. But there is another way, and that is to grow inwardly. Infill development or redevelopment, as it is known, refers to the re-use of empty land or underutilized land inside the city and giving it new economic life. Infill development reinvests in existing neighborhoods, and maximizes already established infrastructure and services.