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URBAN PLANNING
The new wave of urban planning -- urbanism -- is decidedly anti-Suburbia. It’s also anything but new. But its urban planning principles are gaining new life as Americans grapple with higher energy, food, and other household costs. Architects, urban planners, and academics are redefining what’s now needed to create vibrant mixed-use towns and cities out of a discipline that started 25 years ago.
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I have lived in Berkeley, California for four-and-a-half years now. Of the many unique characteristics in this region,...
The Twin Cities prides itself on its diversity. Unbeknownst to many, it is home to the largest Somali population in the...
It’s been over 12 years since Athens International Airport moved from the Elliniko area, a significant coastal area of...
In the last decade, many architectural projects have come to fruition in Thessaloniki, Greece. One that particularly...
What if visual media could change the urban design industry? What if the main player wasn’t a person or a group, but...
Diversity is a key ingredient for a successful development, or at least that’s what George Merrick, Founding Father of...
Vancouver, British Columbia can only be described as picturesque; mountain framed and seaside, the city begs to be...
The Universal Expo is coming to Milan in 2015, and construction is already underway for the major six-month event.
Everyday, urban residents around the world use energy without giving much thought as to where it comes from, how it is...
New Orleans is called the Crescent City for the shape the city takes around the bend of the Lower Mississippi River.
If you have ever been to Lake Tahoe, California, I’m sure you can agree with me that it is one of the most breathtaking...
It has been said many a time that Buenos Aires, Argentina is a port city that forgot it had a coastline.
As discussed in a previous post, Revamping the Riverfront, residents of Colorado like to stay active. Whether it is...
It’s Friday afternoon in Chicago. Michigan Avenue is buzzing with the excited throngs of shoppers, loving couples glide...
Mayor Don Rigney of Sturgeon County is worried that planning by the provincial government is hindering economic...
Unlike most major cities, Seattle is truly a city comprised of distinct neighborhoods, and their commonality is an...
On the surface, the iconic 200-year-old urban grid of New York City’s Manhattan Island towers over the surrounding...
The League of American Bicyclists has been working over the past ten years to “identify the DNA” of bicycle-friendly...
As the prices of gas skyrocket and a sustainable lifestyle is ever so important to adopt, alternative forms of...
Phoenix, Arizona is extremely auto-dependent, in part because of its low-density urban design and its vast road...
After forty-eight hours in a city, you usually have an idea about whether you enjoy it, or if you just want to leave.
With increasing urban density, cities are being forced to find sustainable alternative solutions to problems of...
My commute to the university is not very long: I take a train, another train, and I’m as good as there.
In 2006, city officials announced plans for a “triple crown” for downtown Orlando. The idea called for the largest...
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