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Bloomingdale Trail Gets New Name and Final Plan

Final plans for what will become the longest elevated park in the world where unveiled this week in Chicago. The 2.7-mile rail-to-trail conversion has been branded as The 606, a nod to the zip code digits shared by the neighborhoods along its route."The ... [Published Planetizen - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Final Plan, Chicago, Milwaukee

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Land in Conflict: How Planners Can Better Manage an Increasingly Contentious Public Process

Education & Careers, Land Use, North AmericaLand use disputes are increasingly taking up our time and producing unsatisfying results. A new approach to resolving conflict based on mutual gains may provide a better way to manage the most challenging s ... [Published Planetizen - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Land Use, Conflict, American Planning Association, Urban Land Institute

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

With Improvements, Baltimore Seeks to Steal D.C.'s Thunder...and Residents

Community / Economic Development, Infrastructure, District of Columbia, MarylandThe last decade has brought tremendous growth and prosperity to Washington D.C., but it's neighbor to the north hasn't been so blessed. Planned infrastructure improvements ... [Published Planetizen - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Market, Infrastructure, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States), Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

New Downtown L.A. Park Latest Victory in Mayor's Open Space Initiative

"Before a throng of office workers and scruffy-faced hipsters, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday opened Spring Street Park in the heart of the city’s rapidly evolving downtown, telling the crowd that there were more parks to come, including ... [Published Planetizen - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Initiative, Antonio Villaraigosa, Workers

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Should Cities Eliminate Free Parking for the Disabled?

"There is no good way to ask this without sounding like a jerk, but here it is: Do disabled people really need free parking?" asks Emily Badger. "Yes, they need convenient parking spaces .Publication Date: Tue, 06/18/2 ... [Published Planetizen - 10 hours ago]

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Architect Ego Trip or Necessity for a Modern Metropolis? Paris Debates Skyscrapers

40 years after the controversial Tour Montparnasse put an end to skyscraper construction throughout most of Paris, John Laurenson examines the debate over plans to build tall once again, with new buildings by notable architects such as Renzo Piano and ... [Published Planetizen - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Architect, Paris, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

University of Missouri

University Housing: Bastion of Communal Learning or Luxury Resort?

Architecture, Education & Careers, Housing, MissouriJohn Eligon examines the private student housing building boom, and asks whether we are spoiling college students with luxurious off-campus amenities to the detriment of academic and social environm ... [Published Planetizen - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Dannel Malloy, Luxury, University of Missouri, Architecture, courts

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

How Parking Minimums Beget Ugly Urban Environments

Architecture, Land Use, North AmericaIn the Pacific Northwest, and elsewhere, excessive parking requirements dictate the form and footprint of buildings, mostly to the detriment of urban environments. In a lavish photo essay, Alyse Nelson explores the ... [Published Planetizen - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Architecture, Land Use, Hugo Swire

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Fees are Here to Stay, and Spreading

Government / Politics, Infrastructure, Transportation, United States, Arizona, North Carolina, VirginiaIt may seem counter-intuitive to charge extra fees for the cleanest, most fuel-efficient vehicles on the road today - including those that qualify for ... [Published Planetizen - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Electric Vehicle, Taxes, Electric Car, Incentives

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

U.S. Military's Next Mission: A Livability Offensive

Government / Politics, Land Use, WorldIn the first entry in a series exploring the U.S. military's embrace of smart growth planning for its bases, Tanya Snyder looks at the United Facilities Criteria (UFC) for Installation Master Planning - the military's ... [Published Planetizen - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Smart Growth, United States, Ultimate Fighting Championship

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

A New Federalism Needed to Support America's Modern Metropolitan-Oriented Economy

Community / Economic Development, Government / Politics, United StatesIn an essay adapted from their new book, Jennifer Bradley and Bruce Katz examine America's traditional 'dual sovereignty' federalism. They argue that metropolitan areas should play ... [Published Planetizen - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Bruce Katz, Interference, United States

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 1 reports

German Development Debacles Give Architecture a Bad Name

Architects Christoph Ingenhoven, Meinhard von Gerkan and Pierre de Meuron, designers of three of Germany's most disastrous developments speak about their troubled projects and the damage inflicted on the status of architecture in the country."Stuttgart's ... [Published Planetizen - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Architecture, Pierre de Meuron, Architect

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"Lots of people thought it was in Bloomingdale, Ill., or many times people would call it the Bloomington Trail" said Beth White, director of the Trust for Public Land's Chicago office

Bloomingdale Trail Gets New Name and Final Plan [Published Planetizen - 6 hours ago]

...as the Lexington Market project — Rawlings-Blake said Baltimore could be poised to attract new residents from places like D C ," notes Lambert. "Baltimore, she said, will compare favorably to the nation’s capital in the future as it improves its infrastructure."

With Improvements, Baltimore Seeks to Steal D.C.'s Thunder...and Residents [Published Planetizen - 7 hours ago]

New Downtown L.A. Park Latest Victory in Mayor's Open Space Initiative [Published Planetizen - 10 hours ago]

"There is no good way to ask this without sounding like a jerk, but here it is: Do disabled people really need free parking?" asks Emily Badger. "Yes, they need convenient parking spaces ."

Should Cities Eliminate Free Parking for the Disabled? [Published Planetizen - 10 hours ago]

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