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Reshaping Metropolitan America: Development Trends and Opportunities to 2030 (Metropolitan Planning + Design)
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In most urbanized areas, nonresidential space accounts for a third or more of the built environment (excluding rights-of-way and other public spaces)
Arthur C. Nelson • Reshaping Metropolitan America: Development Trends and Opportunities to 2030 (Metropolitan Planning + Design)
A focus on ‘missing middle’ housing: The plans feature housing that is fairly high density but not high rise — a combination of "row houses" between 2-4 stories high, and apartment buildings going up to 8 stories. This is the type of neighborhood that makes up the most beloved places in the world. Places like Amsterdam, Venice, Santa Monica, Lake... See more
Devon Zuegel • Part 3: The first walkable city in America in a century
Here, I review five themes that have emerged from the literature responding to these shifts: guiding principles to achieve sustainable communities; the need for healthier community design; how reshaping suburbs will meet new market challenges; the role of transit, especially TODs, in meeting the demands of the next generation and beyond; and
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Generally, the less square feet that are contained in a building the more energy for building materials and operations is consumed per person (by 2.5 times) and per square foot
Arthur C. Nelson • Reshaping Metropolitan America: Development Trends and Opportunities to 2030 (Metropolitan Planning + Design)
Zoning is losing its power. New ventures are able to reach a meaningful scale before regulators (and competitors) react. The boundaries between different uses are blurring, with people lodging in apartment buildings, living in hotels, working in restaurants and retail malls, and sleeping or socializing at the office.