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The pros and cons of elevator suburbs
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 9:40amAs I was looking through my Twitter feed last night, I noticed an article on Canada's "elevator suburbs"- suburban streets (often, but not always, in low-income areas) filled with mid-and high-rise apartment buildings and shops, with lower-density housing on side streets. How do these places s... read more »
Escapades on Lebanon’s North Yungas Road
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Wed, 03/06/2013 - 4:06pmThis road offers a classical example of urban planning gone wrong and a real life illustration of the intricate relationship between the evolution of road infrastructure and that of society as a whole.
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No, We Don't Need Walk-Ups (Or At Least Not Just Walk-Ups)
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:59pmIn reading arguments about Washington's height limits, one anti-height argument that I occasionally see is: "We don't need height for density- we can just build 5-6 story buildings." These kind of "walk-up" buildings typically can't afford elevators (except maybe at the high end of this ... read more »
Phoenix Metro Area Plans for Transit Oriented Developments
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Sun, 03/03/2013 - 11:36am
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Good trees, bad trees
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 3:11pmNormally, trees on a street are a good thing. Good trees (like this row of trees in Forest Hills, Queens) provide shade for a sidewalk. But not all trees are so-well behaved. Where there is no sidewalk, a tree can actually endanger pedestrians by preventing them from walking on gra... read more »
Getting serious about affordable housing
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 3:27pmWhen I was at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference in Kansas City, I saw a speaker argue that walkability increases property values (a proposition I'm not taking a position on, at least not in this blog post). When someone asked about affordability, he suggested inclusionary zoni... read more »
Identity Rooted Through Walkability in Seattle, Washington
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 5:39pm
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Fresh Water: Florida's Increasingly Scarce Resource
Submitted by Dylan on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 12:42pmFresh water is something that is generally not thought about, or at the very least taken for granted, by the typical Florida resident. But where does Florida's fresh water actually come from? Well, the answer to this question is that most of Florida's fresh water comes from either the un... read more »
From the Man Himself – Planning Director John Rahaim of San Francisco, California Speaks on the City’s Present State and Future
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 3:39pm
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What I (Sort of) Wish I'd Said
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 10:10pmLast Friday, I gave a speech on conservatives and smart growth at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference. At the panel discussion after the speech I was asked "what if you want to build something nice and your neighbor wants to build a car wash?" I gave an honest but nuanced answer... read more »