Tag: transit oriented design

Next Urbanism Lab 03: Redevelopment as a tool for urban (re)investment

Howard Blackson
Howard Blackson Twitter Instagram December 12, 2012
Yesterday, I had the great fortune of sitting on a panel to discuss the possibilities of Redevelopment 2.0 in California. The other panelists included CNU Board member Scott Polikov, APA President-elect Bill Anderson, affordable housing advocates, planning professionals and professors, as well as my lovely wife (discussing... Continue Reading
Category Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Policy, Resilience
Tags affordable housing, form-based code, Howard Blackson, Leon Krier, neighborhood, Next Urbanism Lab, redevelopment, TOD, transit oriented design
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Retail Redemption: Skivvies Uncovered, then Promptly Covered

Howard Blackson
Howard Blackson Twitter Instagram October 10, 2010
A couple months ago I rambled on here about my inability to purchase a particularly critical item of men’s apparel during an extended tour of new urban projects throughout the southeast. Modesty was not my problem. Rather, despite healthy commercial activity most everywhere I went, I could find no walkable stores catering... Continue Reading
Category Development, Planning and Design
Tags cnu, healthy communities, Hercules, Howard Blackson, livable communities, new urbanism, retail, retrofitting suburbia, smart growth, TOD, transit oriented design
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