Ugly contruction sites are blocking off sidewalks; this is "irritating, costly, dangerous, stupid and contrary to...common-sense."
"I must say that I am impressed with all the building activity downtown. Not the architecture, necessarily, but the activity.Walking downtown, however, is not an impressive experience.A simple message, 'Sidewalk Closed, Use Other Walk,' has become required reading for all citizens and visitors in the commercial core of the nation's capital."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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Phase 1 Revealed for $20 Billion Chicago Megaproject
Plans for One Central, a proposed megadevelopment that would add 22.3 million square feet of buildings to the city of Chicago, are taking shape.
Boston Introduces 'Maximum Parking Ratios' for Large Buildings
Large buildings with uses of all kinds will be subject to Boston's new "Maximum Parking Ratios."
Survey: What Mobile Apps Are Most Useful for Planning in 2021?
Planetizen is requesting your input in creating the definitive list of mobile apps for professional, student, academic, or citizen planners—updated for a planning profession forever altered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Getty Conservation Institute
University of Calgary
MetroBike LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Symbium
Rowan University's Department of Geography, Planning, & Sustainability
City Of Oakland
Hillsborough County Public Schools
City of Raleigh
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