“In the U.S., most cities finance themselves based on property taxes. They need that value. And rezoning to allow for more density, to allow for different kinds of mixed-use development that uses infrastructure more efficiently is really important,” says Martin. Higher density development...
The prospect of this paper is similar, but instead of watching from the central cities it starts looking at cities that disappeared or may disappear, and not only those that, being more central, allow parts of their urban fabric to decay or degrade. The main argument of the paper is that...
8 and the previous section, her support for regulations is mainly confined to addressing economic externalities, safety issues, and limited urban revitalization based on performance and form-based zoning, which eschew dictating how individuals should use their property à la functional zoning. We have ...
eliminatingparking requirements(which add to the cost of new construction), encouragingtransit-oriented developments, and changing zoning laws to allow for more high-density projects.Inclusionary zoningpolicies, which require developers to include
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This has spilled over into how parents treat their children. NO parent today would allow their kids to get on a bike and roam miles from home. Everything is monitored. If you ask why, the near-universal response is: “It just isn’t safe out there. Not like it used to be.” ...
socioeconomic mixing by attracting diverse individuals and constraining space in ways that oblige them to encounter one other1,2,3,4,5,6. Our results support the opposite hypothesis: big cities allow their inhabitants to seek out people who are more like themselves. The key advance that enables...
20th century, until earlyzoning advocates forced them out. In that sense, my grandfather bringing his multigenerational family (and renters) to the area wasn’t anything new, even in a rich suburb like Brookline. Also,every neighborhood has always been changing forever and always will, the end...
This true power of design is ever more asserted when the processes of design are collaborative in all aspects, not simply to express good intentions, but to go beyond and explore the potential that is unlocked through the vast knowledge that locals have of their place and its resources. I ...
Jane Jacobs (1961) was highly critical of post-war urban planning and particularly the separation and zoning of urban land uses in America. Instead, she promoted more diverse and mixed land uses. Following her observations in Boston and New York, she recommended clear delineation between public ...