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Solar Doesn’t Have To Be Ugly
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Architect Stephen A. Mouzon illustrates one way to create solar power without making your home ugly, which he says is imperative to the future of green energy.
Backyard Transformed Into Pocket Park
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Downtown Nantucket has acquired a Main St. residents backyard in a prime spot for a pocket park. Landscape architect David W. Bartsch dug in to create an historically correct park style.
Big City Mayors Seek Bailout
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Facing budget and pension fund shortfalls of hundreds of millions of dollars, three big city mayors have requested in a letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson that some of the federal bailout money be directed to cities.
Water Quality Pact to Cross State Borders
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The state governments of Missouri and Arkansas are expected to sign an agreement this year to create a watershed and aquifer protection pact geared at controlling water quality from sources that cross state boundaries.
Deal Brokered for Biggest Dam Removal Project in U.S.
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Officials have brokered a deal to remove dams from the Klamath River in the Pacific Northwest — a plan intended to counteract sharp declines in salmon counts and appease environmentalists. But the plan is also meeting criticism.
The Obama Administration: An Opportunity to Rebuild and Renew America
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon thinks that an Obama administration, working with Congress, could effect change and create a new vision to Rebuild and Renew America.
President of Opportunity: Just Add Funding
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
President-Elect Barack Obama is seen by many urbanists as a great opportunity for improving the built environment of the U.S. Anthony Flint sees big plans brewing but wonders how they’ll be funded and if Obama will be able to handle them all.
Building High Rises Without Hurting Cities
High-rise buildings are coming back into vogue in South Africa, and planners are trying to balance iconography with urbanism.
Texas Canyon Preserved to Avoid Sprawl
Development has been creeping closer and closer to Palo Duro Canyon in Texas, the country’s second biggest canyon. But despite a recent sale of nearby land to developers, preservationists have secured the deed to prevent sprawl from moving in.
