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As a companion to the two Urban Design Compendium publications this site provides guidance on good urban design – summarising the principles of urban design, how they can be applied and the processes which lead to successful places.
Urban Design Compendium
Smart City Radio :: Home
Smart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities.In the first half of the 20th century, in Detroit, the architect Albert Kahn, artist Diego Rivera, and industrialists Henry and Edsel Ford all contributed to shaping the image — and the mythology — of the city as industrial powerhouse. Jerry Herron argues that their collective vision foreshadowed the dramatic decline of Detroit in the second half of the century. Here Herron traces the intersecting lives and careers of Kahn, Rivera and the Fords. The planned community of Lafayette Park, in Detroit, has weathered the decades — and the decline of the city — remarkably well.
Places: Design Observer
kitikiti'sh writes : I live in a great small town. It's a thriving little community, has a wonderful downtown, and a strong economy.
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New Urban Network
The story of a man who is “subverting conventional building practice with an act of permanence, constructing an energy-efficient, multi-century legacy home for the price of a vinyl-clad, production-built box.”
March 28, 2012 - The final version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27 March and will take effect from that date, Chancellor George Osborne announced in his Budget Statement on 21 March.
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Inhabitat
One World Trade Center, whose completion has been consistently delayed, has finally reached 100 stories high. The green skyscraper rises on the 16 acre site that once held the Twin Towers. When completed,
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The 2012 award winners are selected! Join us in West Palm Beach on May 11, for a 3-hour awards session featuring the jury and the code writers uncovering the elements of these codes and explaining what makes them good.
Form-Based Codes Institute
Three years after the recession officially ended, Census county population estimates show Americans are staying put or moving to cities. "This is a century of urbanization," says ULI Senior Fellow for Housing John McIlwain . Aging baby boomers, who have begun to retire, and Gen Yers, who are mostly in their teens and 20s, are more inclined to live in urban areas, McIlwain says.
the Urban Land Institute
PIBC
The Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) is the professional association of planners in British Columbia and the Yukon. PIBC is the westernmost affiliate of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) – the national association.This report, presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting , evaluates the traffic safety impacts of transport pricing reforms (increased fuel taxes, efficient road and parking pricing, distance-based insurance and registration fees, and public transit fare reductions). This analysis indicates that such reforms can significantly reduce traffic risks, but these benefits are often overlooked in policy analysis and safety planning. Comprehensive Evaluation of Transport Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Policies This report identifies specific factors to consider for comprehensive evaluation of transportation energy conservation and emission reduction options. It applies this framework to evaluating various strategies, including cleaner vehicle strategies that reduce emission rates per vehicle-kilometer, and mobility management strategies that reduce total vehicle travel.
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