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We're changing *everything* about the North American pattern of development.
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“Why don’t kids play outside anymore?” Look outside. We’ve turned our public spaces into car-only zones filled with parking lots and wide roads. We’ve turned biking or walking around town into a dangerous journey through speeding vehicles.
#strongtowns #urbanism #cityplanning #safestreets #walkablecity #walkability #pedestriansafety
#strongtowns #urbanism #cityplanning #safestreets #walkablecity #walkability #pedestriansafety
If the U.S. is advancing in its ability to build things, why does it seem like our places are falling apart? On the Upzoned episode "We’re Getting Worse at Construction Despite Technology Advances", join host Abby Kinney and co-host Chuck Marohn as they talk about this article and add on to the conversation with an explanation on the difference between “complicated” and “complex.” #upzonedpodcast #strongtowns
Portland’s Cully neighborhood is about to embark on a big urban renewal experiment with the intention of maintaining that area's current affordability. Yes, you heard that right.
In the past, the term “urban renewal” was mainly associated with mid-20th century schemes that displaced residents by seizing and demolishing large swaths of neighborhoods in order to modernize them with highways, roads, and other infrastructure elements.
Now, Cully hopes to use similar tools for the better. Under what the city has labeled an “urban renewal” plan, it would borrow against future tax revenues to invest in programs and purchases that are intended to stabilize residents and businesses (versus tearing them down for pavement projects).
In this Upzoned episode, host Abby Kinney and co-host Chuck Marohn talk about the reality of a top-down plan like this and how it can be dangerous for communities to think this way, even if they only intend to do good. #strongtowns
In the past, the term “urban renewal” was mainly associated with mid-20th century schemes that displaced residents by seizing and demolishing large swaths of neighborhoods in order to modernize them with highways, roads, and other infrastructure elements.
Now, Cully hopes to use similar tools for the better. Under what the city has labeled an “urban renewal” plan, it would borrow against future tax revenues to invest in programs and purchases that are intended to stabilize residents and businesses (versus tearing them down for pavement projects).
In this Upzoned episode, host Abby Kinney and co-host Chuck Marohn talk about the reality of a top-down plan like this and how it can be dangerous for communities to think this way, even if they only intend to do good. #strongtowns
In order to make intersections safer for driving at high speeds, engineers developed a plan: They would design the light poles so that they would break away and fall over in the case of collision, reducing the trauma of impact. But when you try to cross the street, where are you standing in this scene? #safestreetsforeveryone #strongtowns