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WEBThe High Cost Of Minimum Parking Requirements. Donald Shoup has famously argued that minimum parking requirements cause congestion, air pollution, sprawl, poor urban design, and auto-dependence, among other consequences. Now Shoup teaches the central tenet of parking reform for Planetizen Courses. View Course.
Ranking the Top 15-Minute Cities of the United States
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Natalie Bicknell shares news of a new report by moveBuddha, an online company that shares information and resources for moving, that ranks U.S. cities by their achievement of the "15-minute city" ideal that has gained traction in urbanism circles in recent years. "[Mi]d-size American cities of 250,000 to 750,000 residents dominated the rankings of the top 25 future 15-minute cities in the ...
The Top Schools For Urban Planners | Planetizen Features
WEBJun 22, 2023 · Planetizen publishes the top 25 master’s programs in planning in the Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs (Guide), currently in its 7th Edition.. Topping the Top 25 for the first time is the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of California, Los Angeles, followed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; the ...
What Is Infill Development? | Planetizen Planopedia
WEBshipfactory / Shutterstock. Infill development refers to the construction of buildings or other facilities on previously unused or underutilized land located within an existing urban–or otherwise developed–area. This type of development is meant to encourage density and accommodate environmentally sustainable urban growth by making use of ...
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WEBNaples Motel Could Become 110 Housing Units. A proposal to convert a Super 8 motel to housing was unanimously supported by the city’s planning commission. Stay up to date with Planetizen's daily roundup of the latest urban planning news from around the world, including urban design and development.
What Is Density? | Planetizen Planopedia
WEBTo many, density now has a positive connotation. Density is the number of developed units in a specific area of land. Residential density, for example, is usually measured by dwelling units per acre (du/ac). The density of developments is determined by zoning codes, and can be an extremely contentious issue in planning and development debates ...
How We Talk About Homelessness: Why Language Matters
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Changing the language can help shed longstanding stigmas and encourage people to view marginalized groups with more empathy. As Bonikowski puts it, there are three people in every conversation: the speaker, the person being spoken about, and the person being spoken to. Too often in conversations about homelessness, the person being spoken about ...
What Is Urban Planning? | Planetizen Planopedia
WEBThe term urban planning is frequently used as a shorthand to describe the broader professional field of planning, which includes many non-urban disciplines. While planning is a specific professional practice and academic study—you can get a graduate degree in planning, get hired to a job as a planner, and get professionally certified as a planner—there is no authoritative definition of ...
Urban Villages: The Key to Sustainable Community Economic …
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Urban villages with diverse housing types allow this to occur. This suggests that a successful urban village requires 5,000 to 10,000 residents, or 2,000 to 4,000 homes, within a 250- to 350-acre walkshed. This typically requires an average of 15 to 40 residents, or 6 to 15 housing units per acre, a density level that does not require high-rise ...
What Is New Urbanism? | Planetizen Planopedia
WEBDefinition. New Urbanism is arguably the most recognizable planning reform movement of the last few decades of the 20th century and into the present day, rivaling the most influential planning movements of modern history. The primary motivation of New Urbanism is to offer an antidote to the proliferation of sprawling, suburban environments ...