Tag: Urban Planning
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New Study Confirms That Walkability Increases Property Values
Across the country, people are voting with their feet as walkable communities become the most desirable places to live.
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Interactive Solar Art Lights Up New Sydney Space
The world’s largest permanent interactive light installation has been installed in Sydney's recently revitalized Darling Quarter.
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Chicago Parklet Goes from PARK(ing) Day Setup to Full Time Green Space
A PARK(ing) Day setup in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood will now be a permanent feature.
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Budget Cuts Have Made City Trees Deadly, With Victims Receiving Huge Payouts
Pity the neglected trees in New York City...
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Urban Design Lessons from Milan and Bologna: Architecture Matters as Much as Planning
In one city the pedestrian rules; in the other, the car. And it's the architecture that makes the difference.
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1916 Plan Would Have Added 50 Square Miles of Artificial Land to NYC
A 1916 proposal from a respected engineer called for the moving of the East River and the connection of Manhattan to Staten Island.
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Boston Gardening Initiative to Offer Free ‘TOM-ato’ Plants to Promote Urban Gardening
Boston is hosting a tomato plant giveaway to encourage new urban gardeners.
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Indoor Sculpture Garden Planted in Empty Downtown Chicago Storefront
Empty storefront transformed into indoor sculpture garden in Chicago.
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The Week in Pictures: Adding Land to Manhattan, Dumpster Photography, and More
A bold plan calls for creating more land in NYC, it would be "Lower Lower Manhattan." Plus garbage men turn dumpsters into pinhole cameras, bathing gets classy, and more.
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The Big Part of Walmart's Eco-Impact the Bentonville Behemoth Forgot
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance reminds us that Walmart's basic development pattern has a huge environmental impact, and doesn't feature in its latest sustainability report at all.
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Is It Time to Add Land to NYC? Introducing "Lower Lower Manhattan"
Idea to create land bridge to Gov's Island, make more land in NYC.
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The Week in Pictures: The Freaky Future of City Driving, "Supertrees" Take over Singapore, and More
The lightweight Renault Twizy could shake up the automotive world, 18 biometric "supertrees" are turning Singapore into a lively forest, and more.
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Ask the Experts: Why Is US Bike Culture So Different From Europe's?
Why is the U.S. so different from Europe when it comes to bike culture and is it something that we can change? Elizabeth Press from Streetfilms answers.
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Green Rural Design Aims to Slow Urban Slum Growth
The NESTown development concept envisions the building of self-sufficient, environmentally friendly 'semi-urban centers' in rural Ethiopia that would allow farmers to improve their financial prospects without abandoning the land.
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How Do You Fit 1 Million More People in NYC?
Three New York urbanists discussed how to balance infrastructure development, neighborhood character and other factors in preparing for the future growth of New York.
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Irregular Neon Fence Lights Up Parking Lot in Buenos Aires, Changes Fencing Perception
Parking lots will never be green, period. But design can make them less of an eye sore. And who knew a fence could look cool?
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Sky Network Would Add Elevated Pedestrian Bridges to NYC
A proposed plan for New York would build a layer of pedestrian paths connecting upper levels of buildings.
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The Many Ingenious "Urban Hacktions" of Florian Rivière
Urban "hacktivist" Florian Riviere has a talent for finding crazy new uses for urban fixtures. Here's some of his best work.
