Diana Ionescu wrote:
As covered here last week, Norfolk has published a Missing Middle Pattern Book designed to make new housing development more streamlined and affordable. "People often visualize adding more units means that the building will get bigger and bigger, but some of the examples identified in the pattern book demonstrate that you ca...
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Katie McKellar wrote:
The grand vision for the 600-acre project, called The Point, came into sharper focus on Tuesday when the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority board voted unanimously to approve a new “framework,” which gives the most detail so far for the land’s future.
Its visionaries are calling it Utah’s first “15-minut...
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Kea Wilson wrote:
Cars are not only the leading source of climate pollution in the United States, they’re also the leading cause of premature death for young Americans and a disproportionate cause of negative health outcomes: air pollution and sedentary lifestyles are major contributors to American morbidity and mortality, not to mention the 2 million Americans who are permanently injured ever...
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Kea Wilson wrote:
“There’s an association between ‘recreational’ trails and [leisure or exercise] riding, but the Arlington off-roads multi-purpose trails are very much used by commuters, too,” Monford adds. “We didn’t interview every rider, obviously, but the folks at the DOT made it clear that a large number of workers use the off-road trails [to...
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Rachel Quednau wrote:
Bike infrastructure is one of the most high-return investments a city can make. It allows people to get around town at a very affordable price point while helping residents stay healthy at the same time. And the wear-and-tear bikes create on roads is a tiny fraction of the wear-and-tear caused by cars...
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Robert Bookman wrote:
The city’s Open Restaurants program has provided a lifeline to shut-in New Yorkers, returned 100,000 of our neighbors to the restaurants and bars that employed them, and opened the eyes of millions of New Yorkers to the concept that our streets can be lively, welcoming and used for more than parking cars....
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Daniel Herriges wrote:
A lot of cities in this position would have taken the feedback from businesses that their customers and employees were struggling to park nearby and concluded, "We have a parking shortage downtown." Hundreds of cities like Lockport operate municipal parking garages—almost always at a loss, if not in direct revenue then whe...
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Modern cities are designed for cars. But the city of Barcelona is testing out an urban design trick that can give cities back to pedestrians.
Diana Ionescu wrote:
While most electric vehicle owners rely on charging their cars at home, "many low-to-moderate-income people who live in apartments or affordable housing may find installing and accessing charging infrastructure is more complicated." Encouraging more widespread EV use in these communities means providing ready access to chargers for residents of multi-unit buildings. "The...
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Diana Ionescu wrote:
"What role should public spaces play as cities strive to recover more equitably? At a time when so many people and small businesses are suffering, what is the value of public space investments, and importantly, who stands to benefit from this value?" Hanna Love and Cailean Kok discuss the findings of research...
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