#urban-planning

#urban-planning

The software tool developed by Cornell researchers models small city energy use quickly, allowing simulations for cost-effective decarbonization strategies. It can inform policy prioritization.

Each rainy season in Mexico City seems worse than the last, and year after year it is said to have broken its own record for the amount of water falling from the sky.

The Department of Transportation is committed to implementing traffic calming and protected bike lanes under the elevated tracks in Astoria, enhancing cyclist and pedestrian safety.

"Lack of affordable new housing, urban planning issues, touristification through platforms like Airbnb and digital nomads are key drivers," Arturo Aispuro, an urban planning expert, tells The Art Newspaper.

"Everything has to be assessed on its merits, and the merit that we are measuring these projects by is whether or not they deliver for working class New Yorkers who are currently taking the slowest buses in the country."

"Don't underestimate how sexy sidewalks are," says Locantore.

After decades of delays, the development is poised to produce more than 900 homes, along with shops, restaurants, offices, a grocery store and open spaces.

The new ordinance allows accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, to be up to 1,200 square feet and 25 feet tall, regardless of attachment type. Rooftop decks are permitted with additional height allowances for safety railings.

Wandsworth Council's growth plan aims to build over 14,000 new homes in the borough within the next decade, covering areas like Battersea, Nine Elms, Clapham Junction, and Wandsworth Town.

The City of New York's Law Department is arguing that it is impossible to enforce parking regulations in pedestrian areas, thereby questioning the value of a protected bike lane.

In Krakow, car drivers stop for pedestrians, not just in crosswalks, but even for those approaching or considering entering a crosswalk.

With its canopy of interlocking elms, this promenade kept New Yorkers cool in the summer, but let them bask in the winter sun during the colder months.

The City Council's decision in July 1925 to approve the mortuary rezone ended two years of zoning controversies led by Edward Niehaus in Berkeley, highlighting consistent opposition to such establishments.

On July 25, 1925, the Berkeley City Council overturned a decision by the Planning Commission to approve a mortuary, facing opposition from previous mortuary proposals.

The Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood Plan aims to improve local air quality by restricting traffic access in the Beech Street tunnel, prioritizing cyclists and local traffic.

The restructuring aims to create an integrated administrative framework for addressing California's housing and homelessness challenges, aligning programs with transportation, climate, and health policies.

The city began planning upgraded bike lanes for Polk in 2012, with initial proposals including protected bike lanes in both directions and various safety features.

Snhetta has been engaged in the transformation of an old quarry to an environmentally and socially sustainable neighborhood in Molnlycke, outside Gothenburg in Sweden.

"For my entire tenure here at Pittsburg, it has been a hot-button issue. Originally, when all the investment went in downtown, I think there was a hope that it would be able to thrive almost completely off restaurants and retail businesses."

The passage of Assembly Bill 130 and Senate Bill 131 has been hailed as industry-shaking reform for CEQA, offering infill housing projects under 85 feet high an exemption from review.