Tagged ‘Zoning’
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Parking Requirement Threatens to Shut Down Austin’s Casa de Luz
A beloved Austin restaurant is on the verge of closing because of the city’s minimum parking laws.
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This City’s Cashed: Calif. Supreme Court Allows Zoning Against Medical Marijuana
The California Supreme Court has allowed cities and counties to zone against medical marijuana dispensaries.
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INTERVIEW: Urban Ag and Feeding the Cities of the World
The RUAF Foundation director talks about integrating agriculture into slum improvement programs, initiatives that help make local food inexpensive, and why we should view urban farms as resources similar to parks.
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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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SimCity for the Second City
Friends from Open City explain their new tool for making sense of Chicago’s zoning.
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City Pats Itself On Back for Zoning Code Award
In an event held last night at the Center for Architecture in Philadelphia, city leaders and professional planners gathered to mark the progress since the the Zoning Reform Commission introduced a new zoning code last August, while looking ahead to the city’s long-term development strategy.
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A New Zoning Code, and a New Era for Urban Agriculture in Philly
A new zoning code seemed like a win for urban agriculture in Philadelphia. But, similar to all zoning issues, the answer is never so simple.
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Auto-centric Philly Zoning Changes Trimmed By City Council
Responding to criticism, the Philadelphia City Council this week shrank the scope of a bill proposing zoning changes that would have lowered density and increased parking requirements across the city.
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“All-About-the-Car” City Council Fights Philly Zoning Code Reform
Last week, a City Council committee quietly passed a bill that, if made into law, would undermine recently implemented zoning changes intended to encourage denser and less car-centric development in Philadelphia.
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Sharing Ideas on Roosevelt Island - Everybody Wins
Colin Koop, associate director at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, explains how a master plan for the 12.5-acre Roosevelt Island in New York creates an open, progressive tech campus.
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