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Design with Nature Now Amplifies Ian McHarg's Manifesto on Ecological Planning and Land Use
October 2019, English
With climate change posing imminent risks that range from rising seas to more extreme weather events, cities must work with ecology rather than against it to develop sustainably, according to the new book Design with Nature Now (available here). Urban design that values natural systems can help us confront the most serious environmental challenges of this century, says the book, […]
October 2019, English
With climate change posing imminent risks that range from rising seas to more extreme weather events, cities must work with ecology rather than against it to develop sustainably, according to the new book Design with Nature Now (available here). Urban design that values natural systems can help us confront the most serious environmental challenges of this century, says the book, […]
Game Time
Active Learning Puts a Spin on Urban Planning Education
October 2019, English
Carlos Morales-Schechinger knew he was doomed. An official in Mexico’s ministry for urban development, he was slated to speak at a conference in San Luis Potosi immediately following a fully programmed morning and large lunch. With the students in front of him doing little to fight an onslaught of yawns, Morales had to get creative. On […]
October 2019, English
Carlos Morales-Schechinger knew he was doomed. An official in Mexico’s ministry for urban development, he was slated to speak at a conference in San Luis Potosi immediately following a fully programmed morning and large lunch. With the students in front of him doing little to fight an onslaught of yawns, Morales had to get creative. On […]
Place Database
Housing Affordability in Brooklyn, New York
October 2019, English
Median rent in Brooklyn climbed between two to six percent each month during the first half of 2019, reaching $2,914 by July, according to Bloomberg (Price 2019). As the map indicates, low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) tend to be clustered in the northeast section of the borough. Affordable housing is in short supply in […]
October 2019, English
Median rent in Brooklyn climbed between two to six percent each month during the first half of 2019, reaching $2,914 by July, according to Bloomberg (Price 2019). As the map indicates, low-income housing tax credits (LIHTCs) tend to be clustered in the northeast section of the borough. Affordable housing is in short supply in […]
A New Chapter
Cities Are Tackling the Housing Crunch—by Building Above the Library
September 2019, English
In early 2019, the town of Cornelius, Oregon, celebrated the opening of a new mixed-use development called Cornelius Place. Situated on the town’s main thoroughfare, the building features a 13,650-square-foot public library that replaces one at City Hall that was only one-quarter that size. It also includes a café, a courtyard that will host […]
September 2019, English
In early 2019, the town of Cornelius, Oregon, celebrated the opening of a new mixed-use development called Cornelius Place. Situated on the town’s main thoroughfare, the building features a 13,650-square-foot public library that replaces one at City Hall that was only one-quarter that size. It also includes a café, a courtyard that will host […]
President’s Message
Lessons Never Learned
September 2019, English
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” It was a throwaway line in Bob Seger’s 1980 ballad “Against the Wind,” a reflection on innocence and regret. Although he felt the line sounded odd and thought it was grammatically incorrect, Seger kept it in because the people around him liked it. The […]
September 2019, English
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” It was a throwaway line in Bob Seger’s 1980 ballad “Against the Wind,” a reflection on innocence and regret. Although he felt the line sounded odd and thought it was grammatically incorrect, Seger kept it in because the people around him liked it. The […]
Big Plan on Campus
At a Shuttered Detroit College, a Community Development Experiment Takes Root
September 2019, English
On a cloudy summer morning in northwest Detroit, the campus of Marygrove College was bustling. A crowd of adults and children in bright blue shirts swarmed the green lawns, surrounded by tents and balloons, readying for the opening ceremony of the Relay for Life cancer walk. A DJ blared rousing music to keep energy […]
September 2019, English
On a cloudy summer morning in northwest Detroit, the campus of Marygrove College was bustling. A crowd of adults and children in bright blue shirts swarmed the green lawns, surrounded by tents and balloons, readying for the opening ceremony of the Relay for Life cancer walk. A DJ blared rousing music to keep energy […]
Climate Resilience
Seattle Utility, Housing Groups Launch Bold Experiment in Climate Equity
August 2019, English
In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared Seattle’s lower Duwamish River, a major industrial waterway flowing into Puget Sound, a Superfund Site. Later studies of health outcomes for the adjacent low-income South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods confirmed what residents had known for years — in a city known for its commitment to […]
August 2019, English
In 2001, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared Seattle’s lower Duwamish River, a major industrial waterway flowing into Puget Sound, a Superfund Site. Later studies of health outcomes for the adjacent low-income South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods confirmed what residents had known for years — in a city known for its commitment to […]
Are Land Use and Development Changes Associated with Value Capture as a Result of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Investments?
A Longitudinal Land Parcel Data Analysis of the First Phase of the BRT System in Bogota, Colombia
August 2019, English
August 2019, English
