Baseball Stadiums
Richmond's new 'stadium district' will include hundreds of homes, offices, jobs
The city is planning for a neighborhood revival in the area around a new baseball stadium.
Nationals Park Survives Permitting Scare, Remains Open for Final Games of the Baseball Season
The Washington Nationals, winners of the 2019 World Series, almost needed to find a new home for the final games of the 2022 baseball season after Events D.C. failed to meet the terms of the certificate of occupancy for Nationals Park.
Opinion: No to the Oakland A's Stadium Project
The A’s want to build a new stadium, housing, and office space on waterfront property in Oakland. However, the project would involve massive corporate handouts and threaten the jobs and housing of African-American residents.
Take Me Out to the City
Architecture critic Paul Goldberger analyzes the evolution of baseball stadiums and celebrates their essential connection to cities in "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City."
The Story of Ballparks Is the Story of American Cities
A new book looks at the evolution of American ballparks and the changes that have mirrored urbanism.
No Breakthroughs in the Search for a New Place to House the Tampa Bay Rays
Finding a new home for a major league baseball team isn't as easy as it used to be in Florida.
Oakland A's Propose 6,000 New Homes
On top of plans to build a new ballpark, the Oakland Athletics have proposed developing 6,000 units of housing. Half would be located at the new site near Jack London Square, and the other half at the current Oakland Coliseum site.
If You Build (a Gondola), They Will Come
The Oakland A's want to build a gondola from one of the city's premier destinations to the proposed location of a new ballpark.
Lots of Ballpark Planning in Play as St. Petersburg Plots to Keep the Tampa Bay Rays
With no shot at a new ballpark in Tampa, and pressure mounting to relocate the team to Portland, Oregon, among other possibilities, the Tampa Bay Rays could still end up at a new location in St. Petersburg.
Waterfront Ballpark Plans in the Work in Portland
The Portland Diamond Project is trying to bring Major League Baseball to Portland.
St. Petersburg Planning for a Post-Baseball Future
The Tampa Bay Rays still play at Tropicana Field, but they won't forever. The redevelopment opportunity for the site will be a game changer for the city.
Friday Fun: Ranking the Ballpark Neighborhoods of Major League Baseball
The Midsummer Classic is over, and the dog days of summer are looming. Not every team has a chance at October baseball, but some still offer a lot to love in the neighborhood outside the ballpark.
A Baseball Ticket Counts as a Train Ticket in Seattle
It's Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and fans of the Seattle Mariners have an extra reason to celebrate this year.
New Bus Circulator Approved to Deliver Fans to New Atlanta Braves Ballpark
The Atlanta Braves are decamping for the suburbs this spring.
So Long, Atlanta Braves (Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out)
A columnist absolutely eviscerates the Atlanta Braves organization as it plays its final game in Turner Field in Atlanta. The team is departing the city for a new suburban stadium in Cobb County.
Criticism Over Special Parking Arrangements for New Atlanta Braves Stadium
Cobb County, Georgia recently approved the "Accessory Special Event Parking" ordinance to limit parking operations around the Atlanta Braves' new stadium.
Report: Arlington Baseball Stadium Likely to Cost Taxpayers More Than Promised
An investigation by WFAA-TV finds that the 50-50 deal promised by city officials to build a new baseball stadium in Arlington is more likely going to end up being an 80-20 deal.
Arlington Reveals $1 Billion Baseball Stadium Proposal
For a little while there, it looked like the Texas Ranger were going urban.
Revitalization and Baseball in Downtown Houston
The recent on-field success of the Houston Astros is matched by a wave of building in the neighborhood around their home ballpark. All of that means baseball fans might have a harder time finding a place to park this season.
Three City Builders Name Los Angeles' Key Assets and Flaws
Capturing the complexities and competing forces at play in major metro areas stumps many writers who face the challenge.
Pagination
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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