Omaha's Design Board Throws a Wrench in Revitalization
Matt Miller writes, "The redesign of downtown Omaha's run-down 16th Street is going back to the drawing board amid concerns that the proposal would fail to revitalize the corridor. Publication Date:...
View ArticleBarcelona Residents Make Major Planning Decision By Popular Vote
The plan to open the process up to public vote is controversial. Publication Date: Mon, 03/22/2010
View ArticleMayor's Legacy: Revitalized Streetscapes
"It's all about beautifying and revitalizing our streetscape," Mayor Newsom said Thursday (1/6). "This is a way of creating a sense of place and identity."Publication Date: Fri, 01/07/2011
View ArticleGuide to Street Design in Urban India
This detailed and illustrated manual, produced by the Institute for Transport and Development Policy and the Ahmedabad-based Environmental Planning Collaborative, provides guidance on how to apply good...
View ArticleHow to Road Diet Cheaply and Easily
A fan of the narrow streets in the older neighborhood near his home but not a fan of the wide expanse of asphalt in front it, San Diego land use attorney Bill Adams ponders the benefits of narrow...
View ArticleItemizing the Cost of a Great Street
The intersection of St. Clair Avenue West and Vaughan Road "is among the messiest" in Toronto says David Topping: "St.Publication Date: Wed, 11/06/2013
View ArticleNew NYC Zoning Rules Will Help Residents Build Against Floods
Passed in October, the new rules are designed to allow residents of Hurricane Sandy-scarred territories to comply with FEMA flood regulations. One change involves how building heights are measured....
View ArticleWhat Makes San Diego Walkers Stop So Much?
Walking from point A to point B in downtown San Diego, whether for exercise or for a more utilitarian purpose, can be a frustrating experience, notes San Diego land use attorney and downtown denizen...
View ArticleFiltering Permeability With Traffic Diverters
Blogger Shaun Jacobsen celebrates the unintended benefits of a one-way street that has been closed to traffic due to construction: "With so little car traffic, people feel fine crossing wherever they...
View ArticleDurham, NC Moving ahead with High-Profile Projects
The city of Durham is holding public hearings and informal talks with residents to get help prioritizing a list of 10 projects, with the goal of securing funding and moving forward with initial phases...
View ArticleBold Plans Unveiled for Converting Durham's Historic Downtown Loop
As the former tobacco manufacturing town continues to reinvent itself, the city and private developers are partnering to reconfigure infrastructure based on principles of contemporary...
View ArticleHow 'Affordance Theory' Informs Great Streets and Public Places
City planners could learn a lot from the creators of the popular Apple products.Publication Date: Wed, 05/20/2015
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A Call for Better Urban Design on Tampa's Grand Central Avenue
A column by Linda Saul-Sena expresses relief and lingering concern over the potential fate of three blocks on Grand Central Avenue in Tampa—described as "one of the most distinctive streetscapes" in...
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Envisioning the 'Soft City'
In the new book Soft City, David Sim, creative director at Gehl, looks at how cities can foster relationships between physical spaces and the people in them.Publication Date: Thu, 08/29/2019
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