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Tag Archives: development
Rebounding core cities
Below is a list of core cities in the United States that have seen their populations rebound following several decades of decline. In some instances, such as Denver, Des Moines, San Francisco, and Seattle, the core city is now attained … Continue reading
Posted in cities, demographics, economic development, Economy, gentrification, geography, history, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, North America, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, sustainability, urban planning
Tagged cities, demographics, development, economics, geography, land use, planning, population, redevelopment, statistics, urban land, urban planning
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The loss of urban innocence
There are many finely crafted songs and complete records that have been written about cities and towns, both specific to a particular community and in general. Some may note the dynamic vibrancy of the city, such as “New York, New … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, architecture, art, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, culture, density, downtown, economic development, entertainment, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, music, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, theaters, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged cities, development, Dublin, entertainment, growth, history, Ireland, lyrics, music, Pete St. John, redevelopment, songs, tunes, world-class city
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Mixed-use, my foot!
I don’t know about the rest of my fellow planners out there in cyberspace, but a development that is almost entirely one type of use except for a lone small non-residential space hardly qualifies as a mixed use development in … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, cities, culture, density, downtown, economic development, geography, land use, marketing, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, product design, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, third places, urban planning, zoning
Tagged architecture, building, cities, design, development, geography, land use, mixed use, office, planning, residential commercial, zoning
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Satellite airport “success” stories related to sprawl
In the past three-four decades urban sprawl has led to the rapid expansion of low density development across once pastoral landscapes, vastly increasing the area now occupied by the built environment. While, as urban planners, we are almost universally opposed to … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, air travel, airports, cities, climate change, Communications, consumerism, density, deregulation, economic development, economics, energy, entrepreneurship, geography, globalization, government, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, politics, spatial design, sprawl, States, Statistics, technology, tourism, transportation, Travel, U.K., urban planning
Tagged air travel, airlines, airports, cities, development, economics, geography, land use, land use planning, spatial design, sprawl, transportation, urban planning
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Highest and best use is an archaic concept
While writing my prior blog post regarding John Steinbeck’s thoughts on urban America, I began pondering the concept of “highest and best use.” It is a term that is so often thrown around by realtors, assessors, appraisers, and even planners. I imagine … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, Cities, civics, civility, consumerism, culture, density, deregulation, diversity, economic development, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, revitalization, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, urban planning, zoning
Tagged cities, development, land use, real estate, sprawl, urban planning
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Why must progress look like destruction? – John Steinbeck
I recently read John Steinbeck’s memorable non-fiction book published in 1962, entitled Travels with Charley: In Search of America. Intertwined throughout this charming book, Mr. Steinbeck makes some fascinating and poignant observations about American cities. Here are a few chosen samples of … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, books, cities, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, density, environment, geography, land use, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, spatial design, sprawl, States, tourism, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged books, cities, destruction, development, growth, John Steinbeck, land use, progress, revitalization, urban planning, writing
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