Reception: Waterfront in Transition: Developing Brooklyn’s Green Crescent

By Aaron Donovan
Dec 26, 2006

How can the distinctive urban identities of the Greenpoint and Williamsburg waterfronts be preserved as the implemention of the 2005 rezoning transforms the area forever? Illustrating the character of these vibrant communities with snapshots of daily life, this exhibit of photographs and maps urges city officials and the public to insist that these features are incorporated into plans for the future. Maps and text prepared by the Municipal Art Society complement images by urban photographer Giles Ashford urging city officials and developers to incorporate these features into plans for the future.

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When “Trends Suck,” Don’t Make Transportation Plans That Follow the Trend

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 3, 2016

Sometimes the worst transportation plan is having no plan at all, and northeast Ohio could be the poster child for what goes wrong when regions aren’t intentional about investments in transportation infrastructure. While the regional planning organization, NOACA, always had a long-term plan, it was little more than a list of projects without any overarching vision. The agency may never have explicitly intended […]

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Explore National Transportation Change Trends by Age Group

By Daniel Hertz | Mar 4, 2016

Cross-posted from City Observatory In some ways, the urban renaissance of the last decade or two has been quite dramatic. Downtown or downtown-adjacent neighborhoods in cities around the country have seen rapid investments, demographic change, and growth in amenities and jobs. Even mayors in places with a reputation for car dependence, like Nashville and Indianapolis, are […]

New York State DOT: Thanks, But We’ll Pass on 21st Century Street Designs

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2014

It looks like we have our answer as to whether New York State DOT will follow six other states in adopting NACTO standards for safer, multi-modal streets. In March, NYS DOT Deputy Chief Engineer Richard W. Lee wrote NACTO to say that, while it would keep the Urban Street Design Guide on hand, the agency won’t […]

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Your City Has a Complete Streets Policy. But Does It Have Complete Streets?

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2015

Indianapolis passed a Complete Streets ordinance in 2012 to much fanfare. Three years later, how well is the city designing streets for walking and biking? Mayor Greg Ballard shepherded the fantastic Indianapolis Cultural Trail through to completion in 2013, but Emily Neitzel at Urban Indy says recent street revamps outside the downtown area are hit and […]

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Milwaukee Could Pay Big Bucks for Downtown NBA Arena, and Its Parking

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2015

Publicly-financed arenas for privately-owned sports franchises are usually a bad deal for taxpayers. And the proposal for a new Milwaukee Bucks facility looks like a humdinger. Patrick Small at Urban Milwaukee reports that city officials, including Mayor Tom Barrett, haven’t told residents exactly how much they could be on the hook for — though so far the Bucks have […]

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Making Urban Cemeteries More Urban

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2015

Should urban cemeteries be more accessible to the public? Alex Cecchini at Streets.mn thinks so. Cecchini points out that many city cemeteries are fenced off save for a single entrance point, effectively disrupting the street grid more than any superblock. A graveyard in his Minneapolis neighborhood, for instance, allows motorists to drive through but requires cyclists to […]