A recent development type, the town center, is transforming the former strips and shopping centers of suburban communities into urban villages and reconstructed Main Streets. These mixed-use developments which prioritize the creation of public spaces and social gathering areas are being promoted as new...
To address these challenges, initiatives like improved public transportation options, mixed-use developments that promote walkability, and effective land-use planning are crucial in mitigating the adverse effects of sprawl on traffic accidents and commuting difficulties in suburban areas. Planning and Devel...
Oregon became one of the first cities to apply smart growth strategies.The city concentrated on population growth in the urban center rather than expanding suburbs.Today,it reflects many smart growth principles;diverse housing options,plentiful greenspace,mixed-use developments,preservation...
There is mixed evidence as to the degree of preference for specific amenities that are usually €embedded in larger residential stereotypes,€ both in surveys and in the built environment (Myers and Gearin 2001, p. 639). It is unclear which aspects of these neighborhoods residents actually ...
What was once seen as a slower way of life is seeing new developments and mixed-use centers that rethink density, walkability, sustainable impact, and diversity- all critical factors that are considered when planning some of the largest and most dense urban cores in the world. In 30 years ...
She brings a passion for successful placemaking to her work in the residential and mixed-use sectors. She has experience working on a wide range of projects at all work stages, including large residential developments, masterplans, offices, and listed building restorations. Cat is also a Women...
Support mixed-use development. People like to live in close proximity to where they can shop, recreate, and send their kids to school. Building these types of neighborhoods around public transportation hubs can create very desirable communities. ...
Hirt, S. (2012): Mixed Use by Default: How the Europeans (Don’t) Zone. In: Journal of Planning Literature 27, 4, 375-393. doi: 10.1177/0885412212451029 Hochstenbach, C.; Musterd, S. (2017): Gentrification and the suburbanization of poverty: changing urban geographies through boom and ...
A variety of non-residential uses can be supported by both pedestrian and vehicular access. Looking at the challenge of making retail uses viable in mixed-use suburban developments in Canada, Grant and Perrott (2011) suggested that mixed use has a better chance of success in places with more ...
The article examines problems in setting up an office space in mixed-use development areas. The author pointed how mixed-used development can provide employees with an urban environment without the congestion and expense of locating downtown. Another problem is that employees are living in the ...