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Downtown Anchors?

Russell Manning wrote 1 hour ago: Everyone knows that nearly every shopping center in the United States relies on “anchor stores … more →

Tags: development, Norfolk Development, Smart Development, Urban Development, Best Buy, Chesapeake Square Mall, dillards, downtown norfolk, Greenbrier Mall

Lyon Confluence

futuredreamer wrote 5 days ago: This is THE BIG project in Lyon, a huge redevelopment of brownfield land right in the city centre, o … more →

Tags: Brownfield Redevelopment, Compact city as a sustainable urban form?, precedent

Mixed Use Scoreboard Update

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 1 week ago: Soon we will settle into the holiday season, and politics will take a back seat to more joyous thing … more →

Tags: Billerica, Politics, Smart Growth, Town Center, Town Meeting

City Centre Regeneration: Homes, People, Shops and Malls. 1 comment

4cities wrote 1 week ago: The Hayes, just opened, late autumn afternoon   As an adopted Swansea native, I hate to say it … more →

Tags: Cities, People & Places, Vitality, Regeneration, Diversity, Pedestrians, City centre, The Hayes, St David's 2

A Primer on Elevated Slabs for Mixed-Use Projects

stewartperry1 wrote 1 week ago: Over the last few years, our team has been involved with several mixed-use projects using composite … more →

Tags: Tips from the Field, composite slab, control joints, elevated decks, Heath Cather, shrinkage cracks

A new take on "mixed use"

JeesHelsinki wrote 1 week ago: Here’s a photo I took of Johanneksen aukio (aukio=square, place, clearing) a week ago yesterda … more →

Tags: Helsinki, Parks

[Nordhavnen] Sustainability as environmental and social engine in urban design

zingenberg wrote 2 weeks ago: One important step on the way to achieve sustainability is to identify environmental problems that n … more →

Tags: urbanism, Research, Design, concept, No Mad Space, sustainability, Nordhavnen, Copenhagen, Urban Design

BILLERICA'S VERSION OF "MARLEY AND ME"4 comments

--Rick wrote 2 weeks ago: A while back, I put up a story about how Newport, R.I. went from a downtown of sailors, bars and hoo … more →

Tags: Billerica, Accountability, mixed use overlay

Still Another Mixed Use Success Story1 comment

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 2 weeks ago: While we wait for Billerica’s big leap forward, I’ll bring you another story of a place … more →

Tags: Billerica, Smart Growth

Mixed-Use Neighborhoods5 comments

Barrak Al-Babtain wrote 3 weeks ago: A decision was made a long time ago to divide Kuwait into distinct zones; residential, offices, indu … more →

Tags: Neighborhood, Social, Urban, Barrak Al-Babtain, density, Urban renewal

Growth in Carmel Shows "Smart" Approach

indianalaw wrote 3 weeks ago: By Andrew J Thompson The Carmel Smart Code was designed around a set of development principles that … more →

Tags: indianapolis business, Real Estate, Real Estate Development, bicycle friendly, carmel indiana, carmel smart code, Community Investment, community organizers, Community Planning

Residents, owners, Commission debate Arsenal plan

Dan Smith wrote 3 weeks ago: Arsenal development plans divide Benicia Author: Tony Burchyns October 26, 2009 BENICIA — Whet … more →

Tags: city planning, Development projects, Historic Benicia, Arsenal district, "historic assets"

One Step Closer to a New Town Manager

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 1 month ago: The Town Manager Screening Committee, chaired by Planning Board member Bob Casey, has completed its … more →

Tags: Billerica, Politics, Maynard, Smart Growth, town manager, woburn

TM Mixed Use Vote -- Running Diary2 comments

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 1 month ago: If you read sportswriting and you are from around here, you probably have read Bill Simmons.  He sta … more →

Tags: Billerica, Politics, Smart Growth, Town Center, Town Meeting

uMkumbane Mixed Use1 comment

James Page wrote 1 month ago: Final presentation for my current design was yesterday, which means a little more sleep and a whole … more →

Tags: Architecture, Varsity Work, Design, Artlantis Renders, durban, archicad, uMkumbane, Cato Manor, Building Renders

MIXED USE FAILS TO GET PAST TOWN MEETING.

--Rick wrote 1 month ago: Article 23 went down to defeat by a very slim margin. The quorum count was 150 Town Meeting members … more →

Tags: Billerica, Accountability, Town Meeting

Town Meeting Kills Mixed Use5 comments

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 1 month ago: The good news is I got home in time to watch “30 Rock,” one of three programs worth watc … more →

Tags: Billerica, Politics, Smart Growth, Town Meeting

Mixed Use Vote Tonight (Really)1 comment

Jeffrey R. Parenti, P.E. wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I made an error.  Tuesday night Town Meeting voted on school items.  Tonight it will be time fo … more →

Tags: Billerica, Politics, small businesses, Smart Growth, Town Meeting

Looking Toward Atlanta

ccronan wrote 1 month ago: You can’t blame commercial real estate developers in Florida for becoming Atlanta Falcons fans this … more →

Tags: Developers, Orlando, Sports, St. Petersburg


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