Do you have a unique specialty in the field of environmental design? Do you currently live in a town or city that has not/or is currently not being covered by another blogger? Have you successfully managed social media platforms? Do you have a passion for writing and want to learn how to successfully blog? If [...]
In 2009, Abengoa Solar Inc. filed an Application for Certification (AFC) for its Abengoa Mojave Solar Project, a proposed project for electrical power production, located near Harper Dry Lake in San Bernardino, California. Now, in the Mojave Desert, lies a construction of solar panels that will be generated by parabolic trough technology and solar heat [...]
How can a world-renowned ski resort town attract world-class athletes in the summer time? The answer is a top-notch sports field facility. For Mammoth Lakes, California this project is called The Whitmore Park Track and Sports Field Project, a joint effort by the High Sierra Striders and the Town of Mammoth Lakes to be completed by [...]
Nottingham is stagnating. Retail growth has stalled, along with Westfield’s promise of a shiny new Broadmarsh shopping centre. The city has proved its potential as a linear city time and again, with the many shops along Clumber Street and Bridelsmith Gate benefiting from one of the highest footfall figures in Europe, but the Broadmarsh is [...]
Earlier this summer, New York City saw the opening of the second part of the High Line, an elevated park on Manhattan’s West Side that, since 2009, has been dazzling New Yorkers and visitors alike. With the new section now open, the park now stretches over 1-mile from the Meatpacking District and winds its way [...]
“Smart” is a Cyber Buzz Word Hawking & Einstein would have trouble keeping up with this term’s branding umbrella. “Smart” is a swirling universe of interlocking cyberstrings: system, network, knowledge, power, self-regulation, transparency, efficiency, sustainability, individuality, comprehensiveness, inclusivity. Smart cities draw on all of these. “Smart” is Open The cat is out of the bag [...]
As I mentioned in my previous post, the heart of modern urban planning is economic development. That includes not only helping the middle-class expand, but also creating conditions where people have a fighting chance of lifting themselves out of poverty. In the past, most of planning’s focus was on the revitalization and renewal of business [...]
In a conversation I recently had with a professional planner, we were discussing the role of non-profits in helping individuals and businesses build wealth. He expressed his deep appreciation for organizations, such as Community Action agencies, in helping planners do their job more effectively. “After all,” he said, “what is the purpose of urban planning [...]
Food is always on the minds of Americans – and urban planners. Here is how urban planning plays a key role in helping create local community-based food systems through urban design: They use traditional tools such as community plan updates and zoning; They assist with economic development incentives to attract food growers by providing financial [...]
A warm Global Site Plans welcome to Ryan Champlin, the newest blogger to The Grid. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, starting in March, you can find Ryan Champlin blogging about his passions for civic and public space design, place-making, design impacts, and economic development. Ryan Champlin, in addition to blogging for The Grid, is [...]
