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Catching Growth: The Issues Facing Melbourne’s Public Transport System and Its Outer Suburbs : As our cities grow, their transport needs become more complex....
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06:48 AM
One City, Nine Towns: Shanghai’s Western Suburbs : Over a decade ago, as the population of Shanghai soared, density was at an all time high and Chinese urban planners, realizing the city’s growth was unsustainable, they proposed a new solution to the...
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06:11 AM
When Student Renters Crowd Out Homeowners : Home to the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, the Carnegie Museums and Library, Phipps Conservatory, and the expansive Schenley Park, Oakland, a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Penn...
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May 21
We Want your Opinion: Weigh-in Regarding the Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey : The Çamlica Mosque, or Çamlica Camii in Turkish, is located at Istanbul, Turkey’s Çamlıca Hill....
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May 21
(The GRID Blogger) Sophie Plottel: Shanghai, China : A big Global Site Plans welcome to our newest blogger, Sophie Plottel in Shanghai, China....
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May 21
Oakland, California’s New Transit-Oriented Development Redefines Space : Oakland continues to bring new development and innovation to its neighborhoods....
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May 21
3 Ways to Create Opportunities for Rural Floridians : Tourists and residents flock to Florida’s metropolitan areas to enjoy bustling theme parks, cities that spill into the ocean, and shiny downtown high-rises....
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May 20
Edible Landscapes of Attica, Greece : In Greece, during the last few years, a demand for transparency around food and a need to eliminate the intermediaries, mainly due to poor quality of products in combination to high prices, ha...
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May 20
Successful Public Space: The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minnesota Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary : “Great public spaces are where celebrations are held, social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix....
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May 17
How Skate Parks Can Transform Urban Areas : Nowadays, skateparks seem to be the new form of the traditional town squares we all remember visiting during our childhood and adolescence years....
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May 17
A Tough Decision Indeed: To Modernise, or Not to Modernise : We all have to make tough decisions. When it comes to city planning, there’s no tougher decision to make than the modernization or preservation of historic culture....
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May 16
Shopping, Shopping, Shopping: Urban Planning for a Better Mall Experience : Milan is rich in industrial history. A nearby site includes the former Innocenti factory, most notable for producing Lambretta Scooters in the 1950’s and 1960’s....
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May 16
The Magic City’s Three-Year Transformation : Miami has found its magic again. With the approval of Miami 21 in 2009, it accomplished an unprecedented feat and became the first major city to adopt a form-...
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May 15
San Francisco Establishes Affordable Housing Fund : In November 2012, San Francisco voters passed Proposition C, establishing a city-wide affordable housing fund on the enormous margin of 31%....
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May 15
Engaging Citizens to Improve Neighborhoods with Neighborland : Neighborland was born out of a street art project by Candy Chang, where nametag-like stickers reading “I wish this were a __________” invited the passerby to imagine possibilities for empty storefront...
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May 15
Achieving Equity in a World of Social Disparity: #thegrid Discusses Urban Planning Challenges and Solutions to Achieving Social Equity and Inclusiveness : How do you achieve social equity and inclusiveness through urban planning? In order to answer this question, we must first define these terms....
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May 15
European Influences on Early American Planning: A Review and Summary of “Town Planning in Frontier America” by John Reps : This is the third post in a three-part series reviewing and summarizing the CNU21 suggested reading list....
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May 15
Thinking Globally, Building Locally: CNU21 Preview Podcast Summary : This post summarizes the CNU21 Preview Podcast, “Thinking Globally, Building Locally.” CNU21 is this year’s annual Congress for the New Urbanism conference and will be held at the...
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May 15
Communities Working Together: The Lake Tahoe Sustainability Collaborative : “There is growing concern for the issue of sustainability — whether the Earth’s resources will be able to meet the demands of a growing human population that has rising aspirations for consumption and...
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May 14
Cultura Ambiental: A Paradigm Shift for the People of Buenos Aires : In 2010, Siemens and The Economist published the first reliable index ranking for green cities worldwide....
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May 14
Tidal Wave Energy: Is it Ecologically Sustainable? : Global energy demand continues to grow and tidal wave energy generation devices can provide a significant source of renewable energy....
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May 14
An Update on the Reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange in Montréal, Canada : In December 2011, a former Grid blogger, Yosef Robinson, wrote a piece about the reconstruction of the Turcot Interchange, a major highway junction in Montreal, Canada....
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May 13
A Language Designed for Urban Planners, By Urban Planners: A Review of “A Pattern Language” : A tremendously ambitious book, A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein attempts to create a language that developers and urban planners can u...
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May 13
Combining Public Art and Infrastructure: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho’s Bike Racks : Combining infrastructure and public art is something I’m passionate about....
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May 10
A Walk in the Park: The Legacy of the 1903 Olmsted Plan : In 1903, landscape architect John Charles Olmsted wrote that “Seattle possesses extraordinary landscape advantages in having a great abundance and variety of water views and views of wooded hi...
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May 10
Biking in the Motor City: How Detroit, Michigan is Returning to Its Roots : Maybe one of the biggest surprises you’ll find in Detroit is the presence of a great bike culture. This is surprising for two main reasons: Detroit is the Motor City: a major part o...
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May 10
Digging Deeper: The Ultimate Queen City Underground Tour : American Legacy Tours – located at 1218 Vine Street in Cincinnati’s historic Over the Rhine (OTR) – has continued to gain popularity, media attention and distinction since their opening in 200...
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May 9
The Cleaner, Greener Lincoln, Nebraska Initiative : The city of Lincoln, Nebraska has strived to become a top green community within the Midwest region....
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May 9
Chief Keef and Chicago, Illinois’ Murder Rate: The Glorification of Youth Violence : The summer of 2012 saw a drastic uptick in the number of shootings and murders across the city of Chicago, Illinois....
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May 9
Historic Preservation Groups in Phoenix Save Buildings, Liven Up Community : Phoenix, Arizona has earned a reputation as a city of endless stucco boxes, but what many don’t know is that it is actually a city filled with diverse and vibrant neighborhoods....
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May 8
Washington, DC: Who are the Developers Competing to Repurpose Walter Reed? : Located in northern Washington, DC, to the east of Rock Creek Park and south of Silver Spring, Maryland, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), once redeveloped, will fuse new commercial e...
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May 8
Shanghai’s Jiashan Market: A Model for Community Based Development? : In a city of over 20 million people, with about 3500 people living in each square kilometre, finding a space that provides an intimate sense of community may seem next to impossible....
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May 8
Back to Reality: The Deflation of Melbourne, Australia’s Housing Bubble : An Australian’s house provides major evidence to his claim of living a lifestyle that resembles the majority of the country....
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May 8
How the Western Saints Lived: A Review and Summary of “Mormon Country” by Wallace Stegner : This is the second post in a three-part series reviewing and summarizing the CNU21 suggested reading list....
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May 7
Richmond, California’s Safe Return Project Inspires Change : How can we most effectively prevent crime? America has invested a lot of money in its prison system....
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May 7
The Importance of New Urbanism in Orlando, Florida : Florida is a state of dichotomies. Even after a decade of explosive population growth, much of the Sunshine State remains very rural....
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May 6
Happy Birthday Navarinou Park: Athens, Greece : A park that was supposed to be a parking area celebrated on Sunday, 14 of April its 4th year of existence....
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May 6
The History of Urban Demolition: A Book Review of Jeff Byles’ Rubble : With the recent news and onset of the Residential Demolition Program in Detroit, Michigan, or as termed by Jeff Byles, “demolition central,” the question and significance of historica...
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May 3
A Midland’s Summer Dream: 5 Visions For Nottingham’s Forest Recreation Ground : When you lead a nation in green space, what opportunities do you possess? How do those opprotunities impact small and emerging businesses, and the surrounding communities?...
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May 3
Green Schoolyards and Their Effect on Education: Thessaloniki, Greece : It is really disappointing that every time we think of schools, a rigid, concrete structure comes to mind....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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....
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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...
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Apr 30
Best in Heritage Conservation: Awards by the Argentinean Architects Association : Built Environment professionals, myself included, tend to focus on the latest trends concerning sustainability, smart growth, and recent technologies for construction....
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