Switchboard, from NRDC :: Kaid Benfield's Blog :: The environmental paradox of smart growth
Posted in Development by PlanTech 139 days ago (http://switchboard.nrdc.org)
I believe the environmental paradox of smart growth (that compact development can increase as well as reduce impacts) requires that we be thoughtful about our approaches to increased urbanism and make sure that it brings genuine benefits to communities. The fears that surround new development, especially dense development, are understandable and, in some cases, well founded. Heaven knows we have given folks enough crappy projects over the last fifty years to stoke those fears for a long, long
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Posted in PNV by planner 140 days ago (http://www.careerstructure.com)
Salary: To £53,000 plus benefits
Affordable housing goes downtown - SignOnSanDiego.com
Posted in Development by uberplanner 143 days ago (http://www.signonsandiego.com)
“We’ve leased up a lot of units in our experience, and there’s more excitement for this building than we’ve seen in the past,” Solari said. “The applicants are eager to get in and start their lives there.”
Statistics On The Spread Of H5N1 Virus
Posted in all by badzob55 145 days ago (http://www.fluview.net)TECH 101 - Mashups For Planning
Posted in Technology by PlanTech 145 days ago (http://www.slideshare.net)
Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA): Webinar Series
Salient characteristics of a desirable city | Charlottesville Daily Progress
Posted in Development by twitterplanner 145 days ago (http://www2.dailyprogress.com)
What about the salient characteristics of a desirable city?
Federal Transit Administration: Matching Your Public Participation Need with the Right Technology
Posted in Transportation by irishd3482 147 days ago (http://www.choosingviz.org)
Choosing Visualization for Transportation (CVT) is a website designed to communicate credible information about how visualization methods and techniques can be used to facilitate and support public participation in transportation planning activities. Hunter College and Parsons Brinckerhoff developed this site collaboratively with funding from the FTA's Public Transportation Participation Pilot Program (FY 2008/Round III).
D.C. streetcar project may get hung up on overhead wires
Posted in Transportation by catlee 151 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
But what if the next catalyst of Washington's rebirth leaves a blot on the cityscape? The streetcars envisioned by D.C. planners -- and the first three they've purchased -- are powered by overhead electrical wires.
Confusing nature of 'developing' our city | Bristol24-7
Posted in International by planner 152 days ago (http://www.bristol247.com)
It would be ironic if the south Bristol link road is used to support investment outside of there on the basis it has opened up access out of the area
FT.com / UK - New medicine for healthcare in cities
Posted in International by planner 152 days ago (http://www.ft.com)
The WHO’s Kumaresan believes urban planning should be a priority. “You need policies that are adapted to take account of every sector of the population,” he says. That includes zoning and other controls that could limit pollution and congestion, reduce car accidents and promote exercise and mobility.
New York has introduced measures to ban smoking in public places, and to require tougher food labelling showing fat content and other ingredients. The moves set an example on how to tackle obesi
New York has introduced measures to ban smoking in public places, and to require tougher food labelling showing fat content and other ingredients. The moves set an example on how to tackle obesi
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