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Columbia Pike Initiative
A Toll Road Goes Mixed-Use, Overcomes Strip Malls“It is very easy to photograph a forlorn street and use a computer to calm the traffic, put in some transit, and add lovely buildings and trees,” wrote Jeff Speck, bemoaning the proliferation of unexecuted corridor studies. “So few of these projects have been executed that, for a time, I argued...Read more -
Luhe City Center
A Model for More Sustainable Growth in ChinaNo place on Earth is urbanizing more rapidly than China. In Luhe, one of the country’s new urban expansion areas, Nanjing Urban Planning Bureau proposed to expand the city by developing a 60-mile corridor for 4.5 million people. The plan would have consumed vital land along Luhe’s stretch of the...Read more -
University of Texas – Pan American Campus Master Plan
Connecting Town and Gown to Build Prosperity and HealthThis master plan, designed for the University of Texas-Pan American, is far more ambitious than the typical campus plan. It creates a framework to build community prosperity, educate global citizens, and promote healthy living in the Rio Grande Valley, all while increasing student enrollment and...Read more -
Beaufort County Multijurisdictional Form-Based Code/Land Development Code
A Regional Tool for ResilienceBeaufort County, a Lowcountry South Carolina region of historic towns and magnificent estuaries, is growing at a phenomenal rate—putting pressure on public services, infrastructure, quality of life, and the natural environment. Now, a form-based code backed by a shared growth vision in three...Read more