The City Fix

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy Public Health Transportation Community Engagement 130

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.

Urban Planning 52

Urban Planning Advocacy Education 52

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.

Stewardship 52

Stewardship Grassroots Urban Planning Leadership 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 29, 2024

I mention from time to time that I collect ephemera related to urban planning and what I am involved in. Earlier this year I acquired an amazing set of materials, developed in the 1950s, although this set was from 1960, promoting advocacy and conservation, produced by the US Forest Service.

Housing 52

Housing Urban Planning Advocacy Education 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Casey Anderson, chair of the Montgomery County Planning Board, in Forest Grove Park in Silver Spring in 2018. John Kelly/The Washington Post) I'm saddened by this.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Voting Coordinator Advocacy 52

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.

Parks And Recreation 52

Parks And Recreation Sustainability Housing Management 52

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A National Register historic district provides protections only against federal undertakings--urban renewal, a freeway, etc.--so Yalecrest is a neighborhood historic district in Salt Lake City. The State oegislature makes it exceedingly difficult to create locally designated historic districts with controls over development.

Accountability 52

Accountability Education Development Urban Planning 52