Tagged ‘Mixed-use Development’
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Chicago TIF Strategy Brings First Mixed-Use Development to Bronzeville in 50 Years
Chicago has broken ground on what’s slated to become the Bronzeville neighborhood’s first mixed-use project in more than 50 years. Tax-increment financing will partially fund the project, reflecting the city’s increasing tendency of combining private and public investment to encourage development.
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Researchers Challenge Jane Jacobsian Notion that “Eyes On the Street” Reduce Crime
A report finds that some Los Angeles areas zoned for residential only have lower instances of crime than mixed-use areas — though both have lower crime levels than single-use commercial areas. Yet it doesn’t completely fly in the face of Jane Jacobsian principles.
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Find Your Micro-Apartments in the Mall
Providence Arcade is America’s oldest indoor shopping mall — and soon-to-be newest micro-apartment complex.
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Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out
Ignoring traditional methods of urban growth, Toronto planners are hoping to revitalize the outlying suburbs by building mini-downtowns in the midst of the sprawl. Should U.S. suburbs follow suit?
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Designing a More Inclusive Cape Town
The South African apartheid regime was enforced not only through structuralized social hierarchies, but also through the segregation of the built environment. Now planners, politicians and placemakers in Cape Town have undertaken a progressive design agenda to subvert this legacy and build a more inclusive and equitable city.
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INTERVIEW: Emily Talen and the Rules That Shape Cities
The author of City Rules talks about strategies for facilitating diversity and how bad design discourages mixed-use development. Also, she touches upon the American fixation on controlling use over form, and why this has been unhealthy for many cities in the U.S.
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Development Moratoriums Make Traffic Worse
In many suburbs around the country, local laws prevent new development in congested areas without first building new roads. A related debate now ongoing in a Maryland county reveals how, when it comes to improving mobility, many planners are asking the completely wrong questions.
