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Taking Ownership In Unincorporated Communities: South Hill, Washington’s Community Plan
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 3:42amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts ... read more »
What I Am Thankful For
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 11:07amSince today is Thanksgiving, I thought I would post about what I am thankful for (instead of complaining as usual about what I am not thankful for):
I am thankful that in the year 2012, urbanism is, in some ways, winning over sprawl: (some) cities are being repopulated, transit ridership is rising, ... read more »
Capital MetroRail Prioritizes People to Create an Accessible, Connected, and Sustainable City
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 9:25amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts fro... read more »
Sprawl and Obesity, Part 2
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 10/29/2012 - 6:38pmAfter yesterday's post on obesity in New York, I thought I would do some more research comparing obesity in cities and suburbs, focusing on central cities that (a) were coterminous with their counties (so I could find obesity statistics for cities alone) and (b) were sufficiently transit-oriented an... read more »
Sprawl and Obesity: NYC as a case study
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 9:22pmThe City Data web page contains, among other things, county-by-county statistics on obesity. Because each New York borough is a county, I thought that looking at New York might be more informative than looking at other metro areas where a county can include a wide range of cities and suburbs.... read more »
Sprawl and Postwar Growth
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 10/24/2012 - 10:51pmI just read the "Curbside Chat" booklet on the Strong Towns blog and found one observation that surprised me. The booklet notes that after World War II, there was some public concern about the possibility of another Great Depression, "but another 'spatial fix' prevented that from happening... ... read more »
An excellent article in The Economist on the importance of cities
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 1:40pmI had a feeling Glaeser's book would be mentioned as I started reading and there it was, in the fifth paragraph. Interesting statistics and argument.
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Hunts Point Market
Submitted by Kate Witherspoon on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:16amTo remove, or not to remove, that is the question! Community activist groups and Bronx, NY residents have long awaited the decision of the Sheridan Expressway's fate. Mayor Bloomberg and the city answered their questions this past summer: the removal option was off the table. This decision was large... read more »
Designing for Play: Children in the Public Realm
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 8:39amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts from the Gr... read more »
Master Planning for a LEED Certified Neighbourhood in Kelowna, Canada
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 8:08amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts from th... read more »