Urban Development

Review: The Hudson Yards Mega-Development, Open to the Public Today
Curbed Architecture Critic Alexandra Lange provides everything you need to know about the $25 billion, "city within the city" that opened to the public in Manhattan today. Also, the review isn't exactly positive.

Mapping the Microcosms of Segregation
A new analysis of inequality looks at where people go and how they spend their time.

A New Zoning Code for a More Effective Comprehensive Plan
Amarillo, a city of nearly 200,000 residents located in the Texas Panhandle, will rewrite its zoning ordinance for the first time in over 50 years.

3D Printing Affordable Housing at Scale
A new 3D printer, coming soon to the market, promises serious construction cost savings in an era of seriously expensive construction costs.

Report: No City or State in the U.S. Has Enough Housing for Low-Income Residents
"The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes" illustrates the depth of the nation's rental housing affordability crisis.

Housing Threats Dialed Down in California
California's new governor is giving local governments more time to comply with state-mandated housing targets.

'Councilmanic Prerogative' Hindering Development in Philadelphia
The legislative quid pro quo is being used by members of the city council for the wrong reasons, leaving neighborhoods throughout the city in limbo.

Study Examines the Benefits of Online Reviews to Planning Research
Online reviews aren't representative of overall neighborhood populations, but they can reveal data that otherwise might go unnoticed during research phases of planning processes.

Editorial: Raise Height Limits to San Jose's Proper Stature
The city of San Jose has the "least distinctive" downtown skyline of the nation's major cities, according to editorial board of The Mercury News. The City Council has a chance to change that.

Upgraded Zoning and Land Use Webtool Released for New York City
The New York Department of City Planning is keeping itself on the cutting edge of internet technology.

Legislation Introduced to Enable the Bay Area to Tackle Housing Crisis as a Region
A new bill would grant the Housing Alliance for the Bay Area taxing authority to raise revenue in the nine-county region to find solutions to the housing crisis. Another bill would reduce the voter threshold below two-thirds for eligible taxes.

Concern Grows Over lack of Progress With L.A.'s $1.2 Billion Homeless Housing Bond
Measure HHH promised to build 10,000 new units of homeless housing units in the city of Los Angeles. Two years later, not a single unit has been added.

Union Deal Paves Way for Hudson Yards Phase 2
The developers of the Hudson Yards development in New York want to change its deal with union employees as it moves into the second phase of construction.

How, and Where, a Big Transit Oriented Density Bill Would Allow Change in Oregon
Analyzing the potential outcomes of Senate Bill 10, one of two statewide upzoning bills under consideration in the state of Oregon this year.

Neighborhoods 2020: Details on Minneapolis' Next Big Planning Effort
Minneapolis wants to diversify its neighborhood organizations, racially and economically. The Neighborhoods 2020 plan would require those organizations to meet diversity standards.

Scrutiny for Charlotte Silver Line Light Rail Plan
Cost and economic development considerations supersede mobility considerations in the planning for Charlotte's planned light rail line.
Mall Makeovers Have a Mixed-Use Flavor
Malls in metropolitan Atlanta are thinking outside the (big) box to reposition in the age of the retail apocalypse.

Planning a More Sensible Future for Parking
The urban landscape could change significantly as cities and transportation systems evolve. Planners are envisioning what that would mean for parking and what decisions need to be made now.

Spatial Mismatch's Far-Reaching Effects
When workers can't afford to live near jobs, the results are more than just housing cost burdens.

S.F. Bay Area’s MacArthur Maze Headed for Major Upgrade
An upcoming project will raise the clearance height of connectors, but construction is expected to bring even more delays to the heavily used network.
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