Mixed-Use

Carl F. Meyer of Perkins+Will presents three things he strives for to make vibrant public spaces, and all three involve mixing it up.

A new land use study based on the 2008 "comp plans" data reveals a significant shift toward mixed-use and transit-oriented developments (TODs) in the Twin Cities seven-county metro area.

Dense downtowns provide more tax revenues for cities than strip mall and big box development on a per acre basis, according to a new study.

As mobile technology is fast becoming more mainstream, Urban Land Institute's CEO Patrick Phillips envisages more mixed-use developments in the next decade.

A developer is turning the former site of the Hughes Aircraft Company--adjacent to the huge new Playa Vista mixed-use development--into an office complex catering to the technology and creative industries.

Designers and "movement specialists" in Great Britain are pioneering various street designs that aim to bring traffic speeds down to teens, which they claim is the speed range that allows vehicles to safely share a space with pedestrians.

Walmart, famous for not budging on their store designs, may be ready to build an urban alternative with a handful of stores proposed for the D.C. area. Greater Greater Washington gets the scoop on the plans.

Overall, this $220 million project will be "one of the most ambitious public/private initiatives" in Connecticut.

A local Austin developer talks about the challenges of getting the right mix of services that residents can support.

City Creek Center is a $1 billion mixed-use development project that some say is a godsend for downtown Salt Lake City, creating jobs during a tough economy. Others wonder how the church's influence will play out in the culture of the project.

Portland, Oregon sees the revival of building styles not seen since the last time streetcars rolled through the city.

While the goal of these walkable communities is to attract young urban professionals, the benefits, of course, extend beyond that.

One city in Virginia has gone from suburban to (quasi-)urban in just a few years.

In Fullerton, CA, a dense new mixed-use building is facing criticism from neighbors and residents. 'All of a sudden we get one of these mixed-use buildings, [and] it's like a fort got dropped out of the sky,' says one neighbor.

This piece from WorldChanging looks at the trend of dying indoor malls, and some creative ideas for reviving or reusing them.