May 2
Stadiums: Making the Most of Space : Roaring crowds, bright lights, and elaborate shows are all part of the visceral human feeling we have at stadiums....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 2
Successful Storefronts in South Florida : Window shopping is a popular pastime – but have you ever noticed that some storefronts are simply better for on-foot shopping than others? While conventional retail has given higher p...
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 2
Milestone Nears on Curve Charting the Human Imprint on the Atmosphere : A famous curve of carbon dioxide levels is close to passing a milestone....
Dot Earth
May 2
Thursday briefing : TVA criticized for cap on solar energy purchases. KNS Unnamed firm eyeing Heritage Center site....
Property Scope
May 2
The Acela Does Not Make Money : Trains magazine columnist Don Phillips is an unabashed enthusiast for passenger trains....
The Antiplanner
May 1
MDX directors to reconsider new 70c tolls on 836 Dolphin - drop to 60c would cost about $10m/yr : 2013-05-01: Miami Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) directors voted 9-3 this week (Apr 30) to reconsider a toll increase they'd approved March 19....
Toll Roads News
May 1
Fossil fuels bike tour : Late last fall, builders wrapped the construction of the new Veterans' Memorial Bridge, which spans the Fore River in the western reaches of Portland harbor....
The Vigorous North
May 1
A Google Duo and a Media Maven Explore a Hyper-Connected Planet : A brisk chat between Googlers and a media maven about the emerging Knowosphere....
Dot Earth
May 1
National Moving Month a good time to protect your memories and your money by protecting your move : May is National Moving Month, kicking off the busiest season for relocation. It's the time of the year when a lot of American families begin thinking about who they will hire to help them move....
Welcome to the Fast Lane
May 1
NYC: Bergen Street Cyclists Thank NYPD Precinct for Protected Bike Lane : Dave "Paco" Abraham, a volunteer with Transportation Alternatives' Brooklyn committee, hands the signed photograph to 78th Precinct commanding officer Michael Ameri....
Streetsblog
May 1
FasTracks – What’s Next? : Now that the West Rail Line is open and FasTracks has moved back into the limelight, a lot of you may be asking “what’s next?” Billions of dollars of public transit investment buys a lot – it’s time t...
DenverUrbanism
May 1
Typecast : Typecast is a long-term investigation by the Architectural League into architectural typologies that seeks to move beyond stereotypes of architectural form by illuminating the social...
Urban Omnibus
May 1
Portfolio: Co-op City : Co-op City, The Bronx | Photo by Amani Willett Our ongoing Portfolio series showcases bodies of work by artists inspired by or working in the city, often accompanied by a statement from the artist exp...
Urban Omnibus
May 1
Portfolio: Sea Rise and Sea Park East : Sea Rise, Coney Island, Brooklyn | Photo by David Lang Our ongoing Portfolio series showcases bodies of work by artists inspired by or working in the city, often accompanied by a statement from the ar...
Urban Omnibus
May 1
Portfolio: Todt Hill Houses : Todt Hill Houses, Emerson Hill, Staten Island | Photo by Ben Stechschulte Our ongoing Portfolio series showcases bodies of work by artists inspired by or working in the city, often accompanied by a st...
Urban Omnibus
May 1
Portfolio: Electchester : Electchester, Pomonok, Queens | Photo by Cameron Blaylock Our ongoing Portfolio series showcases bodies of work by artists inspired by or working in the city, often accompanied by a statement from the...
Urban Omnibus
May 1
Portfolio: Alfred E. Smith and Vladeck Houses : Alfred E....
Urban Omnibus
May 1
NYC: Car-Free Parks? Not During This Hudson River Greenway Drive-In Picnic : Driving over a mile on a car-free greenway for that perfect picnic spot? No problem. Photo: Katty Van Itallie New York City’s parks are supposed to be a respite from the noise and stress of the city....
Streetsblog
May 1
Observed Earth: A New View of the Sky : A new view of the sky above, created by an artist for whom photographs are just the starting point....
Dot Earth
May 1
NYC: Motorist Kills Senior in District of Speed Cam Foe Marty Golden [Updated] : Update: The Home Reporter reports that the elderly victim of this crash has died. Residents of Bay Ridge are again calling for measures to rein in reckless motorists after a Tuesday c...
Streetsblog
May 1
Supreme Court tour draws a crowd : The former state Supreme Court site on Henley Avenue is being made available to developers, and a group of interested parties got a tour on Wednesday. Attendees included developer Buzz Goss, who is p...
Property Scope
May 1
Global Site Plans Launches Advertising Opportunities : Global Site Plans (GSP) and The Grid would like to extend an opportunity to your business or organization to advertise on our website. As GSP and The Grid have grown immensely since t...
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
Extreme Weather in a Warming World, and the American Mind : A new survey shows how extreme weather influences public attitudes on global warming....
Dot Earth
May 1
NYC: Bike-Share Has a Great Safety Record in Cities More Dangerous Than NYC : With bike-share stations hitting the streets but the launch still a few weeks away, there’s a lot of misinformed speculation floating around about Citi Bike....
Streetsblog
May 1
Interview with Kevin Shanley on Protecting Our Coasts : Kevin Shanley, FASLA, is CEO of SWA Group and a long-time resident of Houston. You were recently in Washington, D.C....
ASLA.org - The Dirt
May 1
Nippon Sharyo Manufacturing Shop 3 shows that investing in American rail is investing in American jobs : In Rochelle, Illinois, Nippon Sharyo already has 250 men and women working at its railcar assembly plant....
Welcome to the Fast Lane
May 1
Police Agent City Ball – Unity/NavMesh and CityEngine : The natural conclusion of our recent posts on Unity and CityEngine is of course a physics/navmesh police chase with the agent target being a drag and drop ball. Police Car Agents in the City We will r...
Digital Urban
May 1
(The GRID Blogger) Robert Poole: San Francisco Bay Area, California : A big Global Site Plans welcome to our newest blogger, Robert Poole from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Robert Poole recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree...
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
Tracking Blighted Properties in New Orleans with BlightStatus : With an estimated 35,000 abandoned properties, blight is a prevalent problem in New Orleans, exacerbated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
BART’s Oakland Airport Connector Finally Nears Completion : After nearly 40 years of discussion and planning, the connection between BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and the Oakland Airport is finally nearing completion....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
(The GRID Program Support Intern) Bryan Schmid: Rock Island, Illinois : A big Global Site Plans welcome to our newest Program Support Intern, Bryan Schmid, from Rock Island, Illinois....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
The Life and Death of Early Western Cities: A Book Review of “Cities of the American West: A History of Frontier Urban Planning” : This is the first post in a three-part series reviewing and summarizing the CNU21 suggested reading list....
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
NYC: Today’s Headlines : NY Mag: “Andrew Cuomo Very Excited About His New MTA Chief, Whatshisface” DOT Touts Projected $36 Million Economic Boost, 170 New Jobs From Citi Bike (Crain’s) West Village Bike-Share Rack Trimmed by...
Streetsblog
May 1
Wednesday briefing : Historic Civil War-era preserve taking shape -- High Ground Park, in South Knoxville, to open in November. KNS Branscom to replace Mannis as Rogero deputy....
Property Scope
May 1
Rickshaw-Taxi Online Discussion Group – A Summary of Discussions : Intermediate public transport services such as auto-rickshaws are an important part of sustainable urban transport in India....
The City Fix
May 1
Writing on Buildings and Cities: A Review of Michael Sorkin’s “All Over the Map” :   Michael Sorkin is opinionated to the point, and passionate about protecting architecture from the politics that too often smother innovation. A well-known architectural critic, auth...
Global Site Plans: The Grid
May 1
Transportation Profession as Visionary? : A Collaborative Call to Action for a New Paradigm by Christie Marcella and Bryan Jones Albert Einstein, known for his intellect, also possessed immense vision....
Strong Towns
May 1
Cry Me a Tide : Norfolk opened its “Tide” low-capacity rail (formerly light rail) in September, 2011, a mere 16 months behind schedule and 60 percent over the original projected cost....
The Antiplanner
Apr 30
NY Governor Cuomo's people go for CEO Ron Rienas at Peace Bridge Authority - talk of disbandment, US takeover : 2013-04-30: NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's office has put out a letter to the Canadian minister for transport saying the Americans have "lost confidence" in the Peace Bridge Authority chief executive Ron...
Toll Roads News
Apr 30
Engaged but not detached. : David Brooks writes about fellow pundits in today's NY Times ("Engaged or Detached?"). It's a great question....
Peter Gordon's Blog
Apr 30
Denver’s West Line Grand Opening: Celebrating Regionalism : For my last contribution to our DenverUrbanism series celebrating the grand opening of Denver’s new West Line transit corridor, I’m going to stick close to home and feature some of the activity surrou...
DenverUrbanism
Apr 30
Local perspectives on immigration : In the question-and-answer portion of his State of the City address, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson responded to a query about immigration by saying, "I believe in taking care of your own." He attracte...
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
Apr 30
US transport not about mobility, it's bipartsian - Foxx, Shuster agree OPINION : 2013-04-30: Our new US secretary of transportation Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx has shown great passion for a streetcar line....
Toll Roads News
Apr 30
Complete streets challenges : GreenCityBlueLake's Marc Lefkowitz examined the hurdles that the City of Cleveland is facing when implementing its complete streets ordinance, many from the Ohio Department of Transportation....
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog
Apr 30
You Can Make Us This Happy : Augustus Gloop, happy.Who doesn’t want to make us look as dumbstruck-happy as Augustus Gloop with a new bar of Wonka chocolate? Or Veruca Salt eying a golden egg?...
Sightline - The Daily Score blog
Apr 30
NYC: Why Motorists Should Pay for Crash Investigations : As any good policy wonk knows, certain activities effectively force people who only bear the costs of that activity to subsidize the beneficiaries....
Streetsblog
Apr 30
Road safety funds another example of our commitment to tribal communities : In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on us to 'Fix it First' by targeting the most urgent upgrades for roads and bridges....
Welcome to the Fast Lane
Apr 30
NYC: Give to Streetsblog – You Could Win a Dahon Folding Bike : Here we are with a few weeks to go before bike-share launches in NYC, and the volume of nonsense floating around is staggering....
Streetsblog
Apr 30
NYC: Reality Check: Bike-Share Station Takes Up Less Space Than Parked Cars : Curb space in front of 99 Bank Street then ... You have to hand it to residents of 99 Bank Street....
Streetsblog
Apr 30
It's Not About The Climate: How the Left Lost Sight of Social Justice : Over the last few decades, humans achieved one of the most remarkable victories for social justice in the history of the species....
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