Alesia Hsiao
Alesia Hsiao is an editorial intern at Planetizen.
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Alesia Hsiao is currently a graduate student in the Urban and Regional Planning program at California Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is an active member of the California chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).
It Pays to be Iconic in Manhattan
Eliot Brown explains the starchitectural math driving a Manhattan developer to demolish their existing Park Avenue office tower in order to make room for the city's next architectural gem.
Miami Looks To "Red Fields" To Solve Its Park Space Deficit
Andres Viglucci explores how a strategy being considered in Miami-Dade County seeks to transform distressed commercial properties into green spaces, sparking economic redevelopment throughout the county.
The Paradox of the Motor City
Spencer Fleury looks into the contradictory nature of his hometown Detroit; as the city commonly praised for its car culture is now being crushed by it.
Surprising Support for More Mass Transit in Houston
A survey tracking Houstonian opinions for three decades has found that the most striking change in the car-centric city is an embrace of an urban lifestyle led by support for more mass transit options and less reliance on cars, reports Jeannie Kever.
Southern Cities that Built Around Cars are Now Building Towards Sustainability
Cities like Atlanta, that have grown up in the age of the automobile and air conditioning, are making efforts to green their environmentally unfriendly buildings and spaces, explains Emily Badger.