A new book of maps, photographs, and essays considers the rich historic legacy of land use and transportation on and around the Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes. Major architecture and landscape architecture ideas were tested here. The car gained prominence here. Ports gained prominence here. Edited by Charles Waldheim, Mason White, Clare Lyster, and Daniel Ibanez, the Third Coast Atlas is a cartographic and photographic essay of where the area around the Great Lakes has come from and where it stands today.
The Third Coast Atlas discusses many topics dealing with the Great Lakes through history, ranging from geology to early trade, and today's struggling rust belt cities. It also looks to the future with ideas like a "Free Water Zone," a mixed-use district where users can take free water from the Great Lakes for industrial uses as long as they return it in pristine condition.
FULL STORY: The Story of the Great Lakes in 8 Maps
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Lake Michigan has reached historic levels this summer. Properties on the Far North Side are most at risk. Swimmers have already been called back from the shore.
Gertrude Kerbis, Pioneering Female Architect
Architect Gertrude Kerbis worked for sixty years designing buildings in Chicago alongside more famous architects like Walter Gropius and Mies Van der Rohe. Preservation Magazine talks to her about her struggles as a woman in a male-dominated field.
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Trump deemed the landmark civil rights agreement “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
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How Atlanta Built 7,000 Housing Units in 3 Years
The city’s comprehensive, neighborhood-focused housing strategy focuses on identifying properties and land that can be repurposed for housing and encouraging development in underserved neighborhoods.
In Both Crashes and Crime, Public Transportation is Far Safer than Driving
Contrary to popular assumptions, public transportation has far lower crash and crime rates than automobile travel. For safer communities, improve and encourage transit travel.
Report: Zoning Reforms Should Complement Nashville’s Ambitious Transit Plan
Without reform, restrictive zoning codes will limit the impact of the city’s planned transit expansion and could exclude some of the residents who depend on transit the most.
Judge Orders Release of Frozen IRA, IIJA Funding
The decision is a victory for environmental groups who charged that freezing funds for critical infrastructure and disaster response programs caused “real and irreparable harm” to communities.
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