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Commentary: With Union Pier, we need more math, not magical thinking

Commentary: With Union Pier, we need more math, not magical thinking

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier The physical aspects of the largest ever proposed development on the Charleston peninsula (height, mass, uses) are cause for concern. The financial aspects should […]

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Editorial: Now is the time to learn and speak up on Union Pier redevelopment

Editorial: Now is the time to learn and speak up on Union Pier redevelopment

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier The city of Charleston’s big decisions on the Union Pier redevelopment aren’t expected to take place for at least a few months, but those […]

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Letters: Union Pier project important for all of SC

Letters: Union Pier project important for all of SC

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier Any history fan will attest that there is nothing new or unique about Charleston’s Union Pier opportunity. Yet we are seemingly trying to reinvent the wheel […]

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Historic Charleston creates Union Pier website to solicit more public input

Historic Charleston creates Union Pier website to solicit more public input

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier Opponents of the proposed zoning request for the Union Pier project in Charleston have created a new website to generate more public input, adding […]

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Our View: Slow down and get Union Pier right

Our View: Slow down and get Union Pier right

Photo credit: SC Ports via Charleston City Paper Tower. Tower. Tower. Tower. Tower. Tower. All on one street. Then multiply by four. What you get is 24 chunks of buildings […]

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Union Pier: As new cruise terminal hopes faded, port officials turned to revamped sale

Union Pier: As new cruise terminal hopes faded, port officials turned to revamped sale

There was never a single aha! moment. It was more like a slow-growing realization. But, as the calendar turned from 2019 to a new year, the State Ports Authority knew […]

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Charleston begins chipping away at Union Pier plans; hundreds show up for discussion

Charleston begins chipping away at Union Pier plans; hundreds show up for discussion

Photo credit: Post & Courier Staff Charleston’s most influential voices are trying to shape the future of Union Pier, a 64-acre cruise ship hub wedged between the Cooper River and […]

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Commentary: Visionary leadership needed to redevelop Union Pier

Commentary: Visionary leadership needed to redevelop Union Pier

Charleston’s chance is slipping away to make sure downtown’s Union Pier truly serves the local community. Union Pier is the opportunity of a lifetime to build a neighborhood from scratch […]

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Charleston officials face pressure to influence port’s Union Pier plans

Charleston officials face pressure to influence port’s Union Pier plans

The looming redevelopment of Union Pier, a cruise ship hub in downtown Charleston, is the type of opportunity that may only come once during a mayor’s tenure. For former Mayor Joe […]

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Union Pier sits on old Charleston pollution. That and flooding remain its biggest challenge.

Union Pier sits on old Charleston pollution. That and flooding remain its biggest challenge.

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier One of the most valuable patches of land in downtown Charleston was underwater for more than a century after the city was founded. And […]

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Lowe and its Union Pier plan have backers and critics, but just one chance to get it right

Lowe and its Union Pier plan have backers and critics, but just one chance to get it right

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier The Los Angeles developer getting Union Pier ready to sell has already telegraphed its plans to buy the property. But despite criticism of a contract that […]

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Editorial: Union Pier negotiation needs to improve plan, ensure it survives

Editorial: Union Pier negotiation needs to improve plan, ensure it survives

Photo credit: Charleston Post & Courier It wouldn’t be hard to imagine new buildings and streets on Union Pier that offer much more to the city than the vast parking […]

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