Parks
Residents Fuming As Housing Threatens Park
21 August 2008 - 5:00am
The New York Times
A master-planned community in Baltimore is up in arms over plans to replace the community's iconic country club parkspace with a senior housing center.
New Anchor For New Orleans
16 July 2008 - 7:00am
New Orleans Times-Picayune
New Orleans officials say they have enough grants and private funds to move forward on a "Great Lawn" park for the city, functioning as a gathering place and a link to other attractions.
New San Francisco Parks Key to Neighborhood Vibrancy
25 June 2008 - 5:00am
San Francisco Chronicle
Two new parks in San Francisco show how great neighborhoods are defined by their public spaces, according to this article from the San Francisco Chronicle.
St. Louis Comes Back
24 June 2008 - 6:00am
The Washington Post Writers Group
Despite predictions that the city was dying, St. Louis has just won an "All-America City" award. Neal Peirce looks at how the city turned itself around.
Oklahoma City Highway to Be Replaced with Park
22 May 2008 - 10:00am
USA Today
At one time, Oklahoma City is doing two things many cities have only hoped to: the city's getting rid of one of its aging inner-city highways and replacing it with a park.
The Best Cities For Enjoying The Outdoors
13 May 2008 - 11:00am
Forbes
Plenty of quality parks -- along with good weather to enjoy them -- gives these cities the edge when it comes to outdoor enjoyment. San Francisco, which spends the most per capita on parks, ranks first.
Best Ideas of the Week
18 April 2008 - 5:08pm
From public transit to public parks to public space, this past week brought a lot of interesting and innovative ideas in the world of urban planning.
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Central Park on the Sea
17 April 2008 - 7:00am
Daily Mail
Cruise ship designers have announced plans for a new 1,180-foot long ship that will be equipped with a "central park" they are comparing to a traditional town square.
Market Woes Stifle 'Great Park' Progress
17 April 2008 - 5:00am
Los Angeles Times
Three years after Irvine, California's "Great Park" was approved, development of the planned public spaces, homes and businesses has struggled to move forward. The housing crisis is being blamed for the lack of action.
A New Era Of Urban Parks?
14 April 2008 - 12:00pm
USA Today
In response to the growing demand for urban greenspace, cities around the nation on working on plans for large new parks -- rivaling the urban park boom during the 19th or early 20th century.
Park And Play
5 April 2008 - 7:00am
Athletic Business
Parking structures topped off with synthetic fields offer a practical solution for areas where parking and recreation space is in short supply.
Funding Bureaucracy Highlights L.A.'s Parks Deficit
30 March 2008 - 5:00am
LA Weekly
The city of Los Angeles is currently sitting on more than $130 million dollars intended to build parks. But those funds are tied to council districts high in development, leaving districts with little development high and dry.
Public Art Succeeds in Inspiring Consideration of Public Spaces
25 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Baltimore Sun
A public art exhibit in a Baltimore park has elicited complaints and compliments from various voices in the city. But like it or not, the art is good for the city's consideration of and connection to its public spaces, according to this editorial.
Best Ideas of the Week
21 March 2008 - 5:08pm
We all know there's a lot of planning going on around the world. Much of it is poor, short-sighted and generally just no good. But there are also some really great ideas being developed and adopted, and they should be considered by cities and communities all over the world as instructive examples of good planning. Here are what I think are some of the best ideas in urban planning from the last week.
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Citizens Hope to Kick Off-Road Park Off Track
20 March 2008 - 9:00am
Juneau Empire
Controversy over noise and property values have pitted homeowners against city officials with plans to build an off-road vehicle park in Juneau, Alaska.
Miami Parks Plan Looks Beyond Parks
17 March 2008 - 1:00pm
Miami Herald
Officials in Miami-Dade County have just released their parks master plan, an ambitious proposal that looks to go beyond creating park space by redefining the region's public realm.
City's 'Lungs' Paved Over
11 March 2008 - 10:00am
The Age
Urban projects have resulted in the paving over of significant chunks of parkland in Melbourne, Australia -- land set aside more than 150 years ago to act as the city's lungs.
Public Spaces Key to Flint's Rebirth
7 March 2008 - 9:00am
Making Places
With a focus on public spaces, Flint, Michigan, is looking to revitalize itself.
5 Proven Ways to Preserve Open Space
5 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Daily Green
What is your county doing to preserve open spaces important to your community? And is it effective? If the answers to those questions are "not enough" and "no", read on and take these effective strategies to your lawmakers.
Art, Access, and History on Seattle's Waterfront
30 August 2007 - 7:39pm
Last month, the Mayors’ Institute on City Design hosted a regional session in partnership with the University of Washington, and we were fortunate that the session’s organizers were able to secure meeting space in the entry pavilion to the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park.
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