What Is Redevelopment? | Planetizen Planopedia
The term redevelopment is used to describe any project that constructs new buildings, structures, and land uses on a site with previous or existing uses. Redevelopment projects can vary in significance from demolishing old buildings to replace them with new buildings, constructing new buildings or structures on abandoned or previously demolished sites, or significantly …
What Is Mixed-Use Development? | Planetizen Planopedia
Mixed-use development incorporates two or more uses into the same building, or in the same general area. The term often refers to development that combines residential functions with commercial or even industrial ones, but can also encompass cultural and institutional uses as well as public amenities.
The Top Schools For Urban Planners | Planetizen Features
Jun 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 …
What Are Comprehensive Plans? | Planetizen Planopedia
A comprehensive plan is an essential feature of long-term planning for cities and counties all over the United States, as both the process and the documentation for creating a broad, long-term vision for future land uses and the built environment of communities.. A comprehensive plan contains a map of future land uses for an entire planning jurisdiction (like a city or a county), …
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What Is Walkability? | Planetizen Planopedia
Grounded in the belief that reducing the need for private vehicle use improves quality of life for urban dwellers, walkability is a planning concept that encourages mixed-use, high-density neighborhoods where people can access essential services and amenities by foot. The concept is based on the idea that streets should be more than just transportation corridors designed for …
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Commentary: How Can We Solve America’s Affordable Housing …
Oct 31, 2024 · The U.S. affordable housing crisis has reached critical levels, with a record half of all renters—some 45 million households per U.S. Census Bureau data—struggling to find places they can afford, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies 2024 rental housing report.Addressing the crisis requires both public and private investment. ...
Las Vegas Golf Course to Become Over 1,000 Units of Affordable …
Nov 20, 2024 · A former golf club in Las Vegas will be redeveloped into the largest affordable housing project in Nevada history, reports Christian Hudspeth for KTNV.. The project is being kickstarted by a $25 million loan from the State Infrastructure Bank.
High-Profile Infrastructure Megaprojects for 2024 - Planetizen
Jan 17, 2024 · An article in Construction Dive highlights nine major infrastructure projects to keep an eye on this year. Among them is a $30 billion nuclear plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, which will be the largest generator of clean energy in the United States—once it opens after delay and more than double the original projected cost.. Other important projects are an expansion of New …