[CPEO-BIF] Old gas stations

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

A Clean New Life for Grimy Gas Stations

By RONDA KAYSEN
New York Times
July 10, 2012

HIGH FALLS, N.Y. - The gas station in this Hudson Valley hamlet sat  
empty for years, leaching petroleum into the soil and well water. But  
a renovation that will transform the abandoned station into a yoga  
studio, wellness center and a charging station for electric cars has  
turned the eyesore into a symbol of this struggling community’s revival.

The station's decline mirrors that of many others across the country.

Thousands of gas stations have closed in the last two decades,  
leaving many communities saddled with vacant or abandoned properties.  
Because gas stations are often built on busy street corners, boarded- 
up stations have marred the entrances to many bustling business  
districts in American towns and cities.

More than 50,000 stations have closed since 1991 when there were  
nearly 200,000 nationwide, according to the National Association of  
Convenience Stores.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/realestate/commercial/a-clean-new- 
life-for-grimy-gas-stations.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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