Saudi Arabia has embarked on its ambitious project to build a city in the shape of a line. While the concept of linear urban design has existed since the 19th century, few have attempted it. Business Insider asked architects, urban planners, and academics whether a line is a good shape for a city. Saudi Arabia […]
The so-called silver tsunami of retirees is beginning to crest this year, as a record-high 4.1 million Americans turn 65 in 2024. While many are part of an exodus from the workforce, not all of them will retire: Some cannot afford to stop working, and there is also a growing cohort of college-educated baby boomers […]
The latest proposal for the Village of Estero’s planned entertainment and recreation hub bombed with planning board members. They called the design boring. Michael Comparato, consultant with Bonita Springs-based Vieste LLC, presented the latest design at a Planning Zoning and Design Board meeting in April. After members’ comments, Comparato said he would take them back […]
When Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan mentioned a reconfiguration as a possibility for the Detroit People Mover during the Detroit Policy Conference in January, the suggestion might have caught more than a few people off guard. The People Mover, after all, hasn’t always been seen for its potential or its flexibility.Critics often offered it as a […]
RICHMOND – As the House of Delegates prepares to debate legislation for the state to intervene in the financial affairs of “fiscally distressed” localities in the Crater Planning District of Virginia, opposition to the measure continues to mount. On Thursday, the Crater Planning District Commission and the Hopewell Democratic Committee sent letters to lawmakers echoing […]
The Mingo, a planned 240-unit, mixed-income apartment complex in Evanston on the site of the old Hoffman School building, cleared a major hurdle Friday during a Cincinnati City Planning Commission meeting. The commission voted unanimously to approve a proposed zoning change from residential mixed to planned development to allow multi-family development on the approximately 5-acre […]