Citizen Lab

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Have you ever wondered how to involve your community in budgeting, urban planning, or even regenerating former military bases? The examples from CitizenLab’s international community, handpicked by our team of engagement experts, illustrate the power of collaborative decision-making.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 15, 2024

.” With Holodeck’s ability to generate immersive and varied environments rapidly, Holodeck holds promise for applications in gaming, virtual reality, architecture, and urban planning. The post Holodeck: Changing robotics training with infinite virtual environments appeared first on Open Access Government.

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GovLoop

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Cities can use AI for more targeted and informed efforts in urban planning, traffic management, environmental initiatives, wildlife monitoring , crime and violence prevention , social services and in a variety of ways that improve the health of cities and the lives of residents.

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Citizen Lab

AUGUST 25, 2022

Placemaking is a people-centered approach to urban planning that focuses on transforming public spaces in a way that brings communities together and creates beautiful, accessible, and interactive cities.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It's a great "case study" list of examples to think about in terms of urban design and placemaking in your own community. Exhibits on local planning history. It's about the Regional Plan Association , a citizens stakeholder organization that has weighed in on regional planning issues since the 1920s.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 10, 2024

See the Boston Globe article, " 'Sticky' places are urban planning lifelines." From the Guardian article " The power of the picnic bench ": A picnic table, meanwhile, can be the place for a meeting, a spot to host a party, or even just somewhere to eat your lunch with relative ease and comfort.

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Princeton Public Library

JULY 18, 2019

In urban planning the various objects and equipment installed on streets and sidewalks are collectively called “street furniture.” ” These objects include things like mailboxes, benches, traffic lights, bus stops, and street signs. The humble book drop serves one […]

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The Market Urbanism Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

What's wrong with the urban planning profession? A lifelong planner explains.

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The Market Urbanism Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

What's wrong with the urban planning profession? A lifelong planner explains.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

And as of August, he is principal and vice president of urban planning for McAdams, where he is responsible for providing advisory services in urban planning, land-use, parks and public space planning with an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence can be a game-changer in the mission of modernizing urban development, especially when it comes to transportation infrastructure Planning and maintaining communities in the modern world is as simple as threading a needle with an elephant.

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Park Leaders

AUGUST 22, 2023

From Seattle to San Francisco, he continues his mission, revitalizing urban parks, and fostering a sense of community in the heart of the city. This is a valuable conversation for anyone interested in urban planning and community development.

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Policy Chats

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In this episode, the Host of the Urban Planning is Not Boring Podcast, Natalie Ikhrata talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about Urban Planning and its challenges. She is a transportation planner and co-host of her podcast, Urban Planning is Not Boring.

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Policy Chats

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In this episode, the Host of the Urban Planning is Not Boring Podcast, Natalie Ikhrata talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about Urban Planning and its challenges. She is a transportation planner and co-host of her podcast, Urban Planning is Not Boring. Music by: C Codaine.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 9, 2023

22 years ago, with the election of Anthony Williams as mayor of DC, there was a reinvigoration of the urban planning function in the city. The first big initiative was to do "neighborhood plans" for each neighborhood area. We invite them to use other means of transport, there are alternatives.”

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

. -- " Black History Month and the New Jim Crow ," 2020 -- " Two ideas about presentation of African American History in the context of Black History Month ," 2020 -- " African American History Month and Urban Planning ," 2019 National Archives photo of a pretty much empty bus during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Filtration is an old concept in urban planning (also called "ecological succession," "invasion-succession theory," or "concentric zone theory"). I thought from the University of Chicago sociologists in the 1920s, but it actually was first posited in the UK. It presumes that people with more money move outward from the core.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 5, 2024

Interesting take on the Nashville effort, which has lots of diversity and equity elements (" In seeking the Oakland Athletics, Sacramento must be careful ," Sacramento Bee ) which likely mean zero to the other MLB owners Oklahoma City: a few months ago extended a sales tax to pay for renovations to the arena for the Thunders NBA team Philadelphia: (..)

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JULY 31, 2018

Kageyama is an author, whose book For the Love of Cities: The Love Affair Between People and Their Places was recognized in 2012 as a Top 10 Book in urban planning, design and development. On today’s episode, we’re talking with Peter Kageyama, one of the 2018 NRPA Annual Conference keynote speakers.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It holds the city's financial interest in facilities like Washington Nationals stadium, the Wizards practice facility, the RFK complex, the Convention Center, etc.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

JANUARY 17, 2023

When the Netherlands reset their land use and transportation planning policy away from automobile dependence, one of the things they did was add a "transportation demand" lens to their approval of new development applications (" Utrecht: ABC Planning as a planning instrument in urban planning policy ").

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 4, 2022

I have discussed undergrounding/decking for North Capitol Street, the Southeast-Southwest Freeway, and parts of Connecticut Avenue in the core. -- " DC and "city repair" of the urban grid ," 2020 Freeway undergrounding and removal is a trendy move in urban planning these days (" Can Removing Highways Fix America's Cities? ," New York Times ).

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Center for Community Progress

MAY 24, 2022

Their specialties include urban planning, public policy, landscape design, permaculture, and sustainable land stewardship advocacy. Grounded Strategies serves the underserved communities reclaiming vacant and underutilized land to improve socioeconomic and environmental health.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 5, 2022

From urban planning and public transportation development to local government projects, the public should always play a vital role in the decision-making process and have their voices heard. This new service was slated to launch in fall 2021 – just a few months later.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

It proved to be a crucible of experimentation in architectural, engineering and urban planning terms. The positive aspect of the reconstruction is that it did eventually happen, despite all the problems of economic marginalisation and low priority on the national agenda. Towns like Senerchia and Lioni were rebuilt in situ.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 2, 2022

More importantly, it will test whether the city really can provide the infrastructure, investment, and urban planning solutions necessary for Center City to realize its full potential. We like to think of ourselves as stylish, but the truth is Philadelphians are more likely to rally around James Harden than around haute couture.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s good business' " One of the many regrets I have is not getting a PhD in planning. My intended thesis was around urban planning and civic participation and engagement, because local land use issues are the issue most likely to get people involved in local civic affairs, other than having children and being involved in education issues.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 21, 2022

." -- " Newspapers as public media: WBEZ, radio, an NPR affiliate, to merge with the Chicago Sun-Times ," 2022 School closures (" National Community Planning Month: Schools as neighborhood anchors ," 2022).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 13, 2024

From " Designing urban parks that ameliorate the effects of climate change ," Landscape and Urban Planning : During heat waves now and in the future urban microclimates put human health at risk. Intercepting solar radiation is the most effective way to reduce the heat load on people.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

AUGUST 9, 2022

| Part 2: Implementation Approach and Levers " -- " Better leveraging higher education institutions in cities and counties: Greensboro; Spokane; Mesa; Phoenix; Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, DC ," 2016 -- " Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014 Design -- " City branding versus identity (..)

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The City Fix

AUGUST 28, 2023

As cities become more congested, traffic fatalities continue to rise and the impacts of climate change escalate, the need for sustainable and safe transportation solutions has reached a critical juncture. The World Health Organization reports an alarming statistic: 186,300 children.

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The City Fix

JULY 6, 2023

Currently, urban areas consume 78% of the world’s energy supply and produce over 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions. There is no question that for the world to successfully slow and mitigate the effects of climate change, cities will need to transform.

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The City Fix

JULY 12, 2023

Particularly in developing countries, urbanization is unfolding quickly and often haphazardly. One in three urban residents worldwide lack adequate access to at least. Today’s city leaders face a level of complexity and rapid pace of change that can be overwhelming.

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The City Fix

JUNE 15, 2022

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), composed of hundreds of the world’s leading scientists, puts considerable weight on urban climate action in developing pathways towards sustainable futures. The 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC recognizes that urban areas present. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

JULY 19, 2023

Rapid economic growth has created ample opportunity—as well as a housing shortage. How the city and the surrounding region respond could provide a blueprint for other US cities.

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The City Fix

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The past year registered record-shattering global temperatures. People around the world are already witnessing epic heat waves, wildfires and drought at 1.1 degrees C (2 degrees F) of global warming, compared to pre-industrial averages. With current policies putting the world on.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 26, 2023

Until just a few years ago, the right riverbank of the Seine in Paris was an urban highway used by over 40,000 vehicles every day. Despite being named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the road was either heavily gridlocked during rush.

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