The term redevelopment is used to describe any project that constructs new buildings, structures, and land uses on a site with previous or existing uses. Redevelopment projects can vary in significance from demolishing old buildings to replace them with new buildings, constructing new buildings or structures on abandoned or previously demolished sites, …

Mixed-use development incorporates two or more uses into the same building, or in the same general area. The term often refers to development that combines residential functions with commercial or even industrial ones, but can also encompass cultural and institutional uses as well as public amenities.

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Grounded in the belief that reducing the need for private vehicle use improves quality of life for urban dwellers, walkability is a planning concept that encourages mixed-use, high-density neighborhoods where people can access essential services and amenities by foot. The concept is based on the idea that streets should be more than just transportation corridors designed for maximum vehicle ...

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2024年11月4日 · For New York City locals, jaywalking has long-standing — but illegal — practice. But, according to a CNN article by Julianna Bragg, pedestrians in the Big Apple can now, for the first time since 1958, legally cross the street at any time without adhering to traffic signals.

2024年10月31日 · The U.S. affordable housing crisis has reached critical levels, with a record half of all renters—some 45 million households per U.S. Census Bureau data—struggling to find places they can afford, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies 2024 rental housing report.Addressing the crisis requires both public and private investment. ...

2024年1月17日 · An article in Construction Dive highlights nine major infrastructure projects to keep an eye on this year. Among them is a $30 billion nuclear plant in Waynesboro, Georgia, which will be the largest generator of clean energy in the United States—once it opens after delay and more than double the original projected cost.. Other important projects are an expansion of New York’s John F ...

2023年3月12日 · Editor’s note: This blog was updated on September 19, 2024 to reflect 2023 U.S. crime rate data and trends. In 2020, the national homicide rate rose 30 percent.Homicides continued to increase in most cities in 2021, but the tide of violence began to ebb over the last two years.. Naturally, this tragedy has become a political football, and at least two contending narratives have arisen to ...