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The High Cost Of Minimum Parking Requirements. Donald Shoup has famously argued that minimum parking requirements cause congestion, air pollution, sprawl, poor urban design, and …
Using Waste, Swedish City Cuts Fossil Fuel Use - Planetizen
Dec 10, 2010 · One Swedish city is saying bye to fossil fuels and using its position as an epicenter of farming and food processing to generate energy from some unlikely sources...
The Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. and Canada - Planetizen
Oct 27, 2011 · The results of our crowdsourcing project, in collaboration with the Project for Public Spaces, reveal not an objective Top 100 but instead a handful of communities passionate …
Red Cities, Blue Cities, and Crime | Planetizen Blogs
Mar 12, 2023 · Editor’s note: This blog was updated on September 19, 2024 to reflect 2023 U.S. crime rate data and trends. In 2020, the national homicide rate rose 30 percent.Homicides …
Urban Planning Events Board - Planetizen
6 days ago · Urban Planning Events. The Planetizen Events Board is a listing of urban planning events around the world, both on- and offline. Use the Board to find urban planning …
Map-Correcting App Shows 'The True Size Of' Places
Jun 2, 2016 · The True Size Of is an interactive app that seeks to improve our skewed sense of global geography by correcting the world map.. The web app allows users to drag a country to …
What Is Inclusionary Zoning? | Planetizen Planopedia
Inclusionary zoning (IZ) is a planning tool intended to ensure economic diversity and inclusivity in the housing market. Inclusionary zoning policies can include both mandatory requirements or …
AICP Exam Preparation Class - Planetizen
Jeff Levine, AICP, is an urban planner with over 25 years’ of professional experience. Currently, Levine is the owner and principal of Levine Planning Strategies, a consulting firm that …
What Is Infill Development? | Planetizen Planopedia
Infill development refers to the construction of buildings or other facilities on previously unused or underutilized land located within an existing urban–or otherwise developed–area. This type of …
How Urban Sprawl Came To Dominate U.S. Cities—And How To
May 4, 2022 · The sprawl that characterizes many modern cities doesn’t have to continue to define them, argues Jocelyn Timperley.. “As the world struggles to undo unsustainable …