Research: Sustainability in Property Marketing
May 10, 2011|Urban Studies
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This article investigates the evolution of sustainability positioning in residential property marketing to shed light on the specific role and responsibility of housebuilders and housing investors in urban development. To this end, an analysis is made of housing advertisements published in Basel, Switzerland, over a period of more than 100 years.... Read On
Blogosphere: Exploring USDA's Food Desert Calculator
May 10, 2011|Serious Eats
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Last week, the USDA released the Food Desert Locator, an interactive map which allows users to see where there is poor food access across the country. This map was inspired and influenced by Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign, and is meant to further educate Americans on food distribution in the country. ... Read On
Quote of the Day
May 10, 2011|SF Streetsblog
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"Start with the location, either for a plaza or a parklet, that you know will be successful" Read On
Blogosphere: Urban Economist Reading List
May 9, 2011|Austin Contrarian
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I got a few requests in response to this post for an introductory reading list in urban economics. Here you go. Bear in mind that I'm not an economist, just a lawyer; give this list whatever weight you think it deserves with that caveat. But the subject has a fairly well-defined core. I think this is a good introduction to that core. ... Read On
Blogosphere: Will This Historic Downtown Recover?
May 9, 2011|NRDC Switchboard
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As I often write, cities and regions need strong cores in order to be sustainable. If all the action is on the fringe, you can find your community in danger of becoming the next Detroit, shrinking in the middle but relatively stable on the outskirts... Read On
Blogosphere: Cottage Experiment a Success
May 9, 2011|Seattle Land Use Code
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Our own Mike Podowski is featured in an article in Governing Magazine about Seattle's modest experiment with cottage housing, also known as the Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit or DADU. I wrote earlier about DADUs and posted a picture that created quite an uproar on my Facebook page... Read On
Blogosphere: Complexity and the City
May 9, 2011|City Tank
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In efficient built environments, we need to ensure roofs have a clear path to the sun, in order to collect sunlight to generate power and heat water. Solar access and good insulation mutually coexist and make for a better, more efficient building ... Read On
Johannesburg: Plans for a Walkable City
May 9, 2011|City of Johannesburg
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WO areas in Joburg's inner city will be turned into walkable pedestrian routes as part of the Inner City Commuter Links Upgrade Project. The two were identified by the Johannesburg Development Agency, the JDA, which is driving the project. They are the Braamfontein and Johannesburg Art Gallery Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system precincts ... Read On
Blogosphere: Businesses Eager for Parklets
May 6, 2011|Streetsblog SF
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On Haight Street, where merchants were portrayed as proponents in a campaign that criminalized sitting on public sidewalks last year, Dave Mclean sees a public realm in need of more places for neighbors and visitors to gather... Read On
National: Complete Streets Bill Introduced
May 6, 2011|Streetsblog DC
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A bill to provide Americans with more transportation choices than just driving is one step closer to becoming law. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) just introduced the Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 [PDF]. The bill doesn't have a number yet... Read On
