Green Urban Planning

Beat the Barclays Center Traffic Blues: Use Mass Transit

Ellen Freudenheim | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Traffic, Green Urban Planning, Barclays Center, Brookyn Nets, Forest City Ratner, Brooklyn New York, New York City, Barclays Center Traffic, Barclays Center Parking, Brooklyn Traffice, New York News

I have a case of anticipatory road rage from being stuck in stadium traffic. To solve the anticipated parking crunch, the Barclays Center should make it harder to park, to scare drivers away from the arena. Here are 7 ideas:

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The Recovery Runs Through the City

Aaron Bartley | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Sustainability, Sustainable Housing, Urban Planning, Green News

With the folly of relying on growth in the finance sector to compensate for losses in manufacturing now brought into focus by the financial crisis, the building blocks for economic recovery and job growth are more elusive than ever.

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From Green Building to Green Cities

Rob Bennett | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Green Neighborhoods, Green Building, Green Urban Planning, Green Development, Green Cities, Green Neighborhood Development, Urban Planning, Green Building China, Green News

The world's greatest greening opportunity many not be saving trees, but rather making our cities self-reliant so they are less dependent on the natural order for resources.

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A Skeptic Queries "The Artist as Urbanist"

Eric J. Henderson | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: ArtMrkt Hamptons, Baudelaire, Ai Weiwei, Alexis Laurent, Barbara Pollack, Green Urban Planning, Urbanist Art, Artmrkt, Urban Planning, Urban Art, Art Urban Planning, Green Urban Design, Arts News

Alexis Laurent is a contemporary sculptor. His work invites (and counts on) viewers to be part of it to make it whole.

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A Call for Urban Doctors

Gordon Gill | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Design, Industrial Policy, Green Urban Design, City Design, Industrialization, Urban Planning, Third Industrial Revolution, Green News

By looking at our assets holistically, we can create a fully integrated, intelligent approach to the greening of cities, one that combines carbon savings with an increased quality of life.

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Experiencing the Sonata of Urban Density (VIDEO)

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Urban Design, Green Living, Livable Cities, Pedestrian Cities, Pedestrians, Urbanism, Urban Density, Video, Green News

Take a creative break from today's active discussions about the benefits of urban density with a sonata that examines compact development examples from across the world.

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Confronting The Urban Mirror

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Sustainability, Urban Design, Green Living, Livable Cities, Pedestrians, Pedestrian Cities, Cities, Urbanism, Green News

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Discerning Successful Elements of People, Place and Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Architecture, Urban Design, Green Living, Urbanism, Sustainability, Pedestrians, Cities, Livable Cities, Pedestrian Cities, Liveable Cities, Culture News

Nothing is better for advocates of urbanism than simple immersion in the look and feel of a successful, authentic place. After a week of observation ...

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Rediscovering the Road to the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Photography, Green Urban Planning, Walking, Living News, Puglia, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Green, Sustainability, Urban Design, Real Estate, Green Living, Pedestrians, Urbanism, Cities, Culture, Architecture, Green News

Those of us who write about cities should be students of history and experience, and with some humility listen to scholars and the legacy of urban development from from around the world.

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Retaining Sustainable Storefronts in the Urban Realm

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Small Business, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Cities, Urbanism, Culture, Photography, Business, Neighborhoods, Storefronts, Small Towns, Culture News

Vital storefronts are an indicator of urban success, while empty businesses are akin to the ruins of Pompeii.

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Uncovering Embedded Patterns of Place in the City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Urbanism, Cities, Culture, Photography, Living News, Green Living, Parks, Green, Pedestrians, Bicycling, Walking, Seattle, Green News

Amid the roads, sidewalks and places that you have visited before, there are often embedded patterns to uncover, read and reinterpret.

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Assuring Sustainable Third Places in the City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Small Business, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Sustainability, Real Estate, Business, Cities, Urbanism, Culture, Green News

Will the prime square footage occupied by Borders have similar 'third place' potential once reclaimed? Will replacement uses provide the equivalent fusion business purposes of books, coffee, lecture and song?

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Fusion Businesses and the Cities of Tomorrow

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.16.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Urbanism, Culture, Sustainability, Cities, Small Business, Green News

When a small branch of a local ice cream business opened within the laundromat up the street, it was evidence that today's land use regulations are becoming more in sync with changing urban reality.

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Pondering Artifacts of Displacement in the Sustainable City

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: U.S. Cities, Photography, Green Urban Planning, Living News, World, Urban Policy, Neighborhoods, Urban Planning, Rome, Architecture, Green, Travel, Urban Design, Real Estate, Sidewalks, Green Urban Design, Urbanism, World News, Transportation, Culture, Streets, Density, Travel News, Green News, Sustainability, Living, Pedestrians, Cities, Green News

If our cities must be dense to be competitive and sustainable, we must also look with care to the potential displacement of uses, institutions or traditions -- not to mention the artifacts we will leave behind.

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Exploring the Immediacy of the In-Between Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.27.2011

The archaeology of today's urban regions need not be excavation-based. One trick allows the illusion of memory through photographic tools.

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Corners as the Baseline for Urbanism

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.12.2011

More so than public squares -- which require a conscious set-aside of assembled space -- corners naturally result from crossroads, the elemental feature of travel between places.

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Creating the Urban Diary

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.07.2011

Cities are hubs of human interaction, and the urban experience can be enhanced by authentic participation in the dynamics of a place and transitions to nearby venues.

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Exploring Simple Urban Amenities at the Public Edge

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 08.02.2011

What if American cities legislated brighter color amid windows, balconies planted green and encouraged flags and hanging laundry? What if homeowner associations and rental contracts required vegetation and decoration?

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Making Big Urban Ideas Happen Through Idea Management

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Green, Green News, Green Living, Green Cities, Architecture, Green Urban Planning, Green Urban Design, Urban Planning Green, Urban Design Green, Sustainability, Urbanism, Cities, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Transportation, Seattle, World, World News, Green News

Once a big idea is vetted -- whether in an authoritarian or democratic way -- what assures its success? Most particularly, what if, from Day One, the vision pushes comfort zones of the achievable; politically, legally or monetarily?

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Walking In LA. Nobody Walks In LA.

Lila Nordstrom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Driving, Green Living, Walking, New York City, Los Angles, Personal Space, Green News

We all know the rules of the road, but as gas becomes more expensive and we learn more about the environmental hazards driving imposes, it might be a good time to focus on learning a new skill: walking.

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10 Sustainable Cities

Eva Maddox | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abu Dhabi, Sustainable Cities, Bogotá, Seoul-South Korea, Kalundborg Denmark, Slidepollajax, Cisco, Lilypad-Cities, Masdar City, Green Urban Planning, Green News

Sustainable cities -- or eco-cities -- cropping up across the globe may hold the answers to the challenges presented by swelling urban populations.

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Scarred Site to Cultural Center

J. Michael Welton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Green Architecture, Thomas Phifer, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Edward Durell Stone, Raleigh, North Carolina, Arts News

The state of North Carolina has transformed its own scarred site -- 164 suburban acres located two miles from Raleigh's Capitol Square -- into an ecologically sound, culturally diverse asset.

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PHOTOS: Take A Toxic Tour Of Los Angeles

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Urban Planning, Slidepollajax, Huntington Park, Los Angeles Pollution, Los Angeles News

People who have grown up near the industrial city of Vernon, California are used to the smells the city factories emit: the sweet scent of freshly bak...

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WATCH: Brazilian Architect's Incredible Initiatives To Build A Smart City

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sustainable Urban Planning, Green Urban Planning, Video, Green Architecture, Curitiba Green, Green City Development, Green Curitiba, Green Living, Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable City Development, Jaime Lerner, Green News

This video from CNN takes a look into the work of Jaime Lerner, a renowned Brazilian architect who has used his political positions to implement inspi...

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4 Hottest Green Jobs

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Skylight, Green Urban Planning, Green-Jobs, Best Green Jobs, Green Jobs, Roofing Installer, Urban Planning, Going Green, Green Business, Green Living, Insulation Installer, Best-Green-Jobs, Green Techology, Green News, Sustainability, Urban-Planning, Green News

One of the quickest ways into a green collar job is through the burgeoning field of green building. ...

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