August 2011
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Happy planning news from my city! (Columbus)
Townships will look more like the cities that surround them under stricter development rules that will govern commercial property in unincorporated areas of Franklin County.
The new rules, to take effect in September, will govern how close buildings must be to the roads they face, how many parking spaces are required and where they must be located, and what types of signs can be placed out...
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sagediviner-deactivated20121121 asked: You have an awesome blog, how did you first get involved with urban planning? What would be the best way to get involved?
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WatchThis is awesome, I want to do it for Columbus! Full article here.
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Alex Steffen: The shareable future of cities
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The Earthscraper
The Earthscraper, designed by BNKR Arquitectura, is the Skyscraper’s antagonist in the historic urban landscape of Mexico City where the latter is condemned and the preservation of the built environment is the paramount ambition. It preserves the iconic presence of the city square and the existing hierarchy of the buildings that surround it.
The design is an inverted pyramid with a central void...
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Israelis develop "solar power window" →
jessebudlong:
forzionssake: A new solar window from Israel can generate power, reduce energy consumption and let in daylight, promising a green revolution to the construction industry.
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The Nation: Stop The Subsidy-Sucking Sports... →
progressivehumanity:
Owners of teams in the “big four” sports leagues — the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL — have reaped nearly $20 billion in taxpayer subsidies for new homes since 1990. And for just as long, fans, urban planners and economists have argued that building facilities for private sports teams is a massive waste of public money. As University of Chicago economist Allen Sanderson...
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