Piers

Huntington Beach, CA pier at sunset.

Storms and Sea Levels: The Growing Threat to California’s Piers

California’s aging piers face growing threats from climate change, with intensifying storms, rising repair costs, and structural vulnerabilities forcing tough decisions about their future preservation.

December 30, 2024 - Los Angeles Times

New Round of Design Proposals for St. Petersburg's Off-Shore Park

After an initial failure of public approval, St. Petersburg went back to the drawing board to design new plans for an off-shore park on the historic St. Petersburg Pier.

December 30, 2014 - CityLab

Along New York's Waterfront, An Opportunity Without Peer

New York's lengthy waterfront was once dotted with an extensive array of piers, reaching like tentacles from the city's shores into the surrounding harbor and rivers. As the city again embraces its waterfront, those that remain are getting new life.

September 24, 2013 - Urban Omnibus

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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