The Urbane Urbanist

11/14/2022

Hello Phoenix:

The French Senate has approved a bill that should increase that markedly, requiring parking lots with a minimum of 80 spaces to be covered by solar panels.

11/14/2022

Indeed

08/28/2022

Horizontal mass transit:

The Elizabeth Line's incline elevators run horizontally alongside escalators making them more efficient to install. See what they look like.

08/17/2022

Everything old is new again:

MVRDV has revealed the Oasis Towers development in Nanjing, China, which is comprised of two L-shaped skyscrapers with angular cliff-like facades.

08/11/2022

Urban planning at its finest:

New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is one step closer to rolling out a congestion pricing plan that would charge some motorists as much as $23 to enter Manhattan’s central business district.

07/25/2022

06/10/2022

It can be done:

Until recently I thought governments would never make proactive, effective decisions to help nature and wildness flourish. It seemed like wishful thinking.Today, I’m excited, because our urban areas are changing. It’s estimated that cities will be home to more than two-thirds of the world’s po...

05/26/2022

Also one of few buildings with zero parking:

Eighteen Phoenix families are poised to move next week into IDA on McKinley, the tallest tower in North America made entirely out of shipping...

04/28/2022

Adaptation is key:

Phoenix is one of the country’s fastest-growing big cities, a sprawling metropolis in an increasingly arid region where federal water managers are currently proposing unprecedented cuts to water …

04/24/2022

Cities should be about people not cars:

New research provides a ranking of 12 practical ways to get cars out of cities.

04/08/2022

Lessons easily learned:

Pity the United States of America: despite its economic, cultural, and military dominance of so much of the world, it struggles to build cities that measure up with the capitals of Europe and Asia. …

04/02/2022

We all need a Central Park:

Whether you are in New York or Los Angeles, finding a green city park can improve your mood, according to a new study into urban nature.A team from the University of Vermont found that the bigger the …