Plan to let Oregon City's urban renewal board discuss business online gets sh bi13752085 The recommendation from Commissioner Phil Yates was intended to allow the renewal board to share opinions during the lull between twice-a-month meetings. City Recorder Nancy Ide, who handles the city public records, warned that Yates' plan perilous and could run afoul of Oregon's open meetings law

Urban design guru reviews new city centre plan bi13752085 World-renowned architect and designer Jan Gehl's philosophy of designing cities to meet the needs of people has been successfully applied to Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney, Amman and New York

Urban poor occupy NHA to put a stop to demolitions bi13752085 By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA ? The struggle against the government poor housing program continues. With homes demolished, poor dwellers and supporters went to ?occupy? the National Housing Authorities?s office Quezon City. ?You demolished our homes. We occupy your office,? one of the placards front of []..

Ronald M. Trachtenberg: City can?t afford to be conservative on urban change bi13752085 Dear Editor: City of Madison planning staff, review of the proposed redevelopment of the 100 block of State Street, stated: ?Our staff feels that the site plan and the massing, scale, rhythm and proportions of the proposed development disrupts the existing fabric.? Assuming for argument that statement accurate (I disagree totally), that statement summarizes the basic ..

The Case for Tearing Down Urban Freeways bi13752085 Philadelphia a small world, my friend Andrew Nusca reporting on a talk by my friend Diana Lind about the future of transportation. One of her recommendations to get rid of freeways: After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the city of San Francisco faced the tremendous task of rebuilding the structurally-damaged ..

Urban transit village ordinance moving toward Bellaire City Council early bi13752085 Nearly a year the drafting, a sweeping change to Bellaire's zoning laws creating an " transit village" where there now a collection of nondescript warehouses soon be before City Counci..

Slow Food NYC?s (S)low Down Fundraiser Raises Thousands For Urban Harvest Pro bi13752085 Money raised went to Slow Food NYC's Harvest program, teaches city children about healthy, locally-grown food and how affects health

Urban market gets state grants bi13752085 The city of Grand Rapids a step closer to having a new outdoor market downtown

Rehabilitating vacant lots improves urban health and safety, study finds bi13752085 Greening of vacant land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online the American Journal of Epidemiology week. The team, led by senior author Charles C. Branas, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, found a decade-long comparison of vacant lots and improved vacant ..

Laguna Niguel?s urban village concept a go bi13752085 LAGUNA NIGUEL ? City officials laid the framework Tuesday night for a future transformation of the Gateway area an village. The City Council unanimously approved an update to the Gateway Specific Plan, the zoning document that outlines..

Plan to let Oregon City's urban renewal board discuss business online gets sh bi13752085 The recommendation from Commissioner Phil Yates was intended to allow the renewal board to share opinions during the lull between twice-a-month meetings. City Recorder Nancy Ide, who handles the city public records, warned that Yates' plan perilous and could run afoul of Oregon's open meetings law

Urban design guru reviews new city centre plan bi13752085 World-renowned architect and designer Jan Gehl's philosophy of designing cities to meet the needs of people has been successfully applied to Copenhagen, Melbourne, Sydney, Amman and New York

Urban poor occupy NHA to put a stop to demolitions bi13752085 By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA ? The struggle against the government poor housing program continues. With homes demolished, poor dwellers and supporters went to ?occupy? the National Housing Authorities?s office Quezon City. ?You demolished our homes. We occupy your office,? one of the placards front of []..

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