Urbanism & Design: Micro Apartments, Denver Infill Project, Fighting Domestic Violence, Urbanizing Beltway Sprawl, Atlanta TOD Solutions
URBANISM & DESIGN |
Micro Apartments In Housing Starved Cities Boston Globe
The new apartment on Harriet Street is no wider than most hallways: a thin rectangle of space where clutter can quickly cause chaos. Read On |
A New Denver Infill Project Called Midtown Denver Infill
Today we are going to be focusing on a new neighborhood development just northeast of Downtown Denver called Midtown. Read On |
Obit: Hough Brought Ecology to the Cityscape The Globe and Mail
The people of Cornish Road weren't impressed by the apple tree. It was the 1980s in Toronto's leafy Moore Park neighbourhood, and the Houghs, the landscape architect Michael Hough and his wife, Bridget, had planted one in their front yard. Read On |
Fighting Domestic Violence with Architecture & Design The Atlantic Cities, Sarah Goodyear
What should a domestic violence shelter look like? It's not something most people think about, or even want to think about. Read On |
The Trouble Urbanizing Beltway Sprawl The New Republic, via: Washington City Paper
It's been a rough week for the much touted urbanization of the Washington DC suburbs. As much as any place in the country, they have emerged as a major test of whether municipalities can redeem the planning and development sins of the second half of the 20th century. Read On |
TOD Solutions Underway in Atlanta Atlanta Journal Constitution, MARTA CEO Keith Parker
In case you haven't heard yet, MARTA is now open for business. Of course, MARTA remains dedicated to its core mission of providing quality bus, rail and paratransit service to the metro Atlanta region as we've done for the past 34 years. Read On |
Will Twin Cities Developers Go with Bus Rapid Transit Twin Cities Finance and Commerce
When Denver, Colo. based Titan Development acquired property in Apple Valley four years ago, developers had little idea a Bus Rapid Transit line would eventually connect the Dakota County community with its urban neighbors to the north. Read On |
Seville's Wild Pre Easter Procession The Atlantic Cities
Seville's Holy Week is one of the most famous events in Spain. For the seven days preceding Easter, pilgrims come from all over the country (really, all over the world) to take part is giant processions through the town square. Read On |
Don't Break The Bank for Housing, Toss the Parking Better Institutions
The National Low Income Housing Coalition released their "Out of Reach 2013" report a few weeks ago, and it's a fascinating look at how unaffordable housing really is for low income workers in this country. Read On |