Tag: Urban Planning - Page 7
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Highway Median Becomes a Green Oasis in Miami
A parking lot in the middle of busy Biscayne Boulevard gets emptied of cars and filled with grass, food trucks, lounge chairs, and free yoga classes.
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Help Kickstart the "LowLine" an Underground Park in NYC
The Lower East Side of Manhattan could soon have an underground park, and the visionaries behind the idea are raising funds for a mock-up.
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Golden Tree of Life to Adorn London Art Gallery
It's a gold leaf tree of life, set to adorn the front entrance to Whitechapel Art Gallery in London.
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City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form (Book Review)
The title is deceptive; it is a real page-turner that will open your eyes to what really affects urban design.
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Agenda 21 Update: The Threat to Urban Planning and Smart Growth
Much of what the Agenda 21ers say is laughable, but when it comes to land use and property rights, they are gaining traction
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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The Greenest Building In New York May Well Be A Public Toilet
A new comfort station in the Riverside Park will be the first building in New York certified by the Living Building Challenge.
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Professor Explains Why Planners Have to Take Agenda 21 More Seriously
Andrew Whittemore suggests some tactics in Atlantic Cities. Alas, I think they are not enough.
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Agenda 21 Plot Exposed in the New York Times and Grist
The newspaper of record picks up on the issue that we have been covering for some time. Grist finds it all very funny; It's not.
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The Week in Pictures: Newt Gingrich's Colony on the Moon, a Folding Microcar, and More
Newt Gingrich wants a colony on the moon -- here's what it could look like. A folding car is headed for production, Porto Alegre may have the world's most beautiful street and more.
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NASA Satellite Images of Istanbul Put Causes and Consequences of Urban Sprawl in Stark Relief
Building new roads has been a major contributor to the city's unsustainable growth, newly released Landsat photos show, but more of the same appears to be on the horizon.
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Futuristic 'Low Carbon' City is Rooted in Centuries-Old Sustainable Design
Masdar City has grabbed headlines for big cleantech plans, but its subtler design elements are worth noting too.
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Big Surprise: People Who Live Near Main Streets Three Times More Likely to Walk
Some things are just so self-evident and obvious that you wonder why they bother studying them, but study this one they did and found that when people can walk to the stores, they do.
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The Week in Pictures: Tree House Kindergarten, Transparent TVs, and More
An amazing circular kindergarten in Tokyo is built around a tree. We also have transparent TVs, the gnarliest waves ever surfed, a wild proposed pier for Florida, and more.
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Are Skyscrapers Torpedoing the World's Economies?
A new report by Barclays Capital suggests a dark side to the building boom in places like China, India, and Turkey.
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The Week in Pictures: The Best of the 2012 Detroit Motor Show, No Pants Subway Ride, and More
Lexus' hybrid and VW's electric concept were revealed at the Detroit Auto Show this week. We also have the no pants subway ride, a bike made for railroads, and more.
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Queens Fights for a High Line of Its Own
Queens residents are working to turn abadoned elevated railway into a park and recreational community space.
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Controversial Third Bosphorus Span in Istanbul Becomes the Bridge that No One Wanted to Build
An 'international funding crunch' does what protests haven't been able to do: deal a serious blow to plans to build a third bridge over Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait.
