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A Model For Public Works, But A Bad One
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The Highway Act of 1956 that resulted in the construction of America’s Interstate Highway system has gathered a lot of praise recently as a model economy-boosting public works project. But based on the problems it’s caused, that praise should stop.
Solar-Powered Parking Meter Considered
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Austin joins cities across the U.S. and elsewhere in shifting away from individually-metered spaces and towards pay stations in an effort to increase revenue and efficiencies.
Crunch Leaves Thousands of Homes Half-Built or Abandoned
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Thousands of homes in development are being halted and thousands more vacant new homes are being foreclosed across California, leading to crime, looting and squatting.
How States are Divvying Up the Transportation Money
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
This article provides a general breakdown of how state governments plan to use the first installment of transportation spending money from the stimulus. The leeway states have in how to spend has sparked debates among legislators.
The Green City in the Desert
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
This piece from Construction Week looks at the environmentally-conscious Xeritown proposed in Dubai and the methods it will take to conserve and create energy.
From Concrete Box to LEED-Certified
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Prisons around the country are looking less and less like the typical concrete box; Washington state has 34 LEED-certified prisons, some of which offer “green work” programs.
‘No Small Plans’? Burnham Never Said It
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
That’s just one of the interesting tidbits in this celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Plan of Chicago and Daniel Burnham in The New Yorker.
Builders Split Over Ban
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Homebuilders may oppose a building moratorium at a time like this, but Pennsylvania Rep. Robert Freeman (D-Northampton) has not let up on his efforts to enact one to give communities a break from development and to discourage sprawl.
Mortgage Rescue Plan Rolls Out
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
Americans caught up in the foreclosure crisis can now apply for relief from the Obama Administration’s new “loan modification plan.”
Congestion Control Demanded for New 12-Lane Bridge
Planetizen - Urban Planning, Design and Development Network
The mayors of Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington have come to an agreement about the size of a new bridge that will connect the two cities — but on the condition that a bistate commission be set up to control congestion through tolling.
