Creating parks that benefit and reflect the needs of the communities that use them is the goal for both planners and landscape architects. Programming is a big part of this. So is design.
Opinion
Oct 18, 2013 By Mark Hough
The short-sightedness of overarching proclamations for the right city form obscures the very context in which cities are built and expanded. City planning must become reconnected to its environmental context. Opinion
Oct 16, 2013 By Steven Snell
Joseph Heathcott presents a historical narrative of the decline, revitalization, and gentrification of the Parisian neighborhood surrounding the Promenade Plantée and Viaduct des Arts, the pioneering repurposing of obsolete urban infrastructure. Opinion
Oct 9, 2013 By JPER
Despite media commentary about urban gentrification and the decline of suburbia, suburbs still have far less than a proportionate share of regional poverty. Opinion
Oct 1, 2013 By Michael Lewyn
New research by Ewing et al finds that vehicle miles traveled in LEED-ND projects may be as much as 60% lower than regional averages. However, objective models of transportation outcomes may prove more efficient than LEED’s points-based system. Opinion
Sep 30, 2013 By JPER
Abu Dhabi is updating its strategic development plan. Consultant Todd Litman reports on the city's recent urban planning charrette. Opinion
Sep 27, 2013 By Todd Litman
Urban forests may possess the power to battle climate change. We just have to figure out what is more important: quantity or quality? Opinion
Sep 19, 2013 By Mark Hough
Good planning requires clear problem and goal statements. Calling a problem an “issue” is ambiguous, which is a real problem. Opinion
Sep 15, 2013 By Todd Litman
If American politicans and bureaucrats had favored public transit or pedestrians as aggressively as they favored cars in the 20th century, public policy would be very different indeed. Opinion
Sep 8, 2013 By Michael Lewyn
For the first time since 1946, Los Angeles is completely revising its zoning code. Urban Insight, the team behind Planetizen, is pleased to be part of this project. One of our key goals is to create a modern web-based version of the zoning code. Opinion
Sep 3, 2013 By Chris Steins
