Homeland Security prefers having its new and future-permanent office space in a suburban office park with a "securable perimeter."
"The Bush administration has set requirements for the headquarters of the Department of Homeland Security that appear to favor a suburban office park rather than a site in the District, according to a government document and sources familiar with the search...The search has set off a vigorous competition among the governors of Maryland and Virginia and the mayor of the District. Each jurisdiction hopes to reap the potential bonanza of security-related jobs. D.C. officials are pushing to keep federal government offices in the city, even as some experts recommend dispersing the jobs in scattered office parks and campuses in the outer suburbs."
Thanks to Benjamin Smith
FULL STORY: GSA Notice Favors Suburbs For Security Agency's Base
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
San Francisco's School District Spent $105M To Build Affordable Housing for Teachers — And That's Just the Beginning
SFUSD joins a growing list of school districts using their land holdings to address housing affordability challenges faced by their own employees.
Can We Please Give Communities the Design They Deserve?
Often an afterthought, graphic design impacts everything from how we navigate a city to how we feel about it. One designer argues: the people deserve better.
Engineers Gave America's Roads an Almost Failing Grade — Why Aren't We Fixing Them?
With over a trillion dollars spent on roads that are still falling apart, advocates propose a new “fix it first” framework.
The European Cities That Love E-Scooters — And Those That Don’t
Where they're working, where they're banned, and where they're just as annoying the tourists that use them.
Map: Where Senate Republicans Want to Sell Your Public Lands
For public land advocates, the Senate Republicans’ proposal to sell millions of acres of public land in the West is “the biggest fight of their careers.”
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Borough of Carlisle
Smith Gee Studio
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)