Columbus Underground takes a look back at the year that was in the real of real estate development.
"Columbus saw an average of 1.25 significant new development proposals per week throughout 2016, bringing a flood of new concepts in front of neighborhood commissions and review boards," reports Brent Warren.
The article offers a thorough survey of the many development projects proposed in Columbus during 2016. The survey is organized by geographic area, with links and descriptions of development proposals in Downtown, the University District, Weinland Park, Franklinton, and more.
Columbus Underground coverage of the changes occurring in Columbus includes similar surveys of projects under construction and projects completed in 2016. The progress on so many development projects echoes the sentiments about growth shared by Planning Administrator Kevin Wheeler in an interview with Planetizen in March 2016.
Read the full story: 65 Urban Development Projects Announced in 2016
Data center developer offers over $4M per acre to buy out homeowners
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Zillow Deleted Climate Risk From California Listings. This Climate Expert Wants to Bring it Back.
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Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
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NYC DOT wants faster, more permanent street upgrades
The city is examining ways to build more concrete infrastructure without getting entangled in 'decades-long' projects.
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Trump to overrule local leaders, lease millions of acres of America’s Pacific Island territories’ seafloors to mining companies
International law says that the Indigenous people of America’s territories have a right to prior and informed consent regarding projects that impact their countries.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
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Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
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Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello