…rezoned about 40 percent of New York
It is the latest effort by Ms. Burden to transform the face of New York. Since 2002, when she was appointed to head City Planning, she has overseen the wholesale rezoning of the city, with 115 rezoning plans covering more than 10,300 blocks; by the end of her administration, the department is expected to have rezoned about 40 percent of New York, an unprecedented number.
Read the entire New York Times article here.
Source: The New York Times
The 10 Largest Airports in the World As Seen From Above
O’Hare International Airport
Source: humanscalecities
Demolition vs. New construction permits in Detroit (2006-2009)
Source: humanscalecities
LEED for the Outdoors? Landscapes Get Their Own Green Certification Standards
The Sustainable Sites Initiative, which just certified its first three projects, hopes to do for outdoor spaces what LEED did for buildings.
Source: GOOD
Most Americans Want a Walkable Neighborhood, Not a Big House
It turns out most of us value nearby stores and parks rather than McMansions. Luckily, that’s probably where we’re headed.
Source: GOOD
What America Does for Work: A Breakdown of All U.S. Jobs in 2012 and 1972
Source: NPR
NASA vid shows incredible sprawl in Las Vegas. A must watch…
Via NASA Explorer
(via humanscalecities)
Source: climateadaptation
This Big City + 城事: What are the best urbanism tumblogs?
We love lists at This Big City, and we’re about to start work on our newest one featuring our ten favourite urbanism blogs on Tumblr.
Should your blog should be on our list? Reblog this post and we’ll check out your Tumblog and potentially share it with our 30,000 Tumblr followers and…
Source: thisbigcity
How to make people use stairs instead of the escalator.
Source: Slate
