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People Habitat: Public Space in Cities

November 15, 2011 by Kaid Benfield
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   Environmental advocates have long given priority to protecting natural ecosystems and wildlife habitat.  The organization I work for is called the Natural Resources Defense Council for a reason.  (Never mind the lamentable fact that many people think our first name is “National.”) But I believe that one of the best... [read more]

Communities Rally to Get into Planetizen’s List of the Top 100 Public Spaces

October 28, 2011 by The Dirt ASLA
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Planetizen and the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) started a crowdsourcing project earlier this year to get a sense for what communities, planners, and designers see as the top 100 public spaces in the U.S. and Canada. However, instead of presenting an “impartial list of the most revered, tested, and... [read more]

Guess the density – you might be surprised

February 5, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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We know from one piece of research after another that, generally speaking, increased residential density (homes per acre) is better for the environment.  It consumes less land per capita and makes transportation (assuming the density is in a good location) much more efficient, reducing carbon dioxide and other emissions per capita... [read more]

Best Planning, Architecture Books of the Year

December 7, 2009 by The Dirt ASLA
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Planetizen announced its ninth annual list of the ten best books on urban planning, design and development. This year, Planetizen based its list on ” a number of criteria, including editorial reviews, popularity, Planetizen reader nominations, number of references, sales figures, recommendations from experts and the book’s potential... [read more]

The Story of Sprawl

April 17, 2009 by Project for Public Spaces
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An increasing number of signs have been pointing to a sea change in the patterns of sprawl that have shaped modern America: The burst of the housing bubble; a growing awareness of global warming; a relative shift in development away from the exurbs and towards center cities; and the new administration’s commitment to livability, smart... [read more]