Good codes are basic guidelines through which great communities are created. Unlike conventional zoning which emphasizes more on types of land uses and segregating different land uses to different zoning districts, form based zoning, insists basically on the form of built environment. Form based codes as defined by a group of practitioners who are advancing …
The United States (U.S.) has more than 300 commercial marine ports, 12,000 miles of inland and intracoastal waterways and more than 566 million tons move through the inland transportation system annually. A recent report released by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) indicated that, to accommodate the anticipated growth in trade and domestic waterborne …
New York’s Catskill Region with its thick forest and heroic mountains, including 600,000 acres Catskill Park, lies west of the Hudson River. Legendary mountains, winding valleys and streams are always a heaven for nature lovers, adventurers and tourists. Belleayre Mountain, renowned for its skiing activities lies in the heart of Catskills Forest Preserve. Ulster, Sullivan, Delaware …
It is always captivating to walk around the city on ‘Parking Day’, an annual international event, which was recently celebrated on September 21st 2012. The project was started in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco design studio. It is a universal movement, which converts a single metered parking space in to a temporary outdoor public …
Monroe County is situated in eastern Pennsylvania, with Philadelphia at a distance of 90 miles to its south; New York City within 75 miles to its East and Harrisburg, 116 miles apart to its west. The County’s convenient location and association with New York- New Jersey Metropolitan Region is a vital component in the economic …
Is the clichéd saying, ‘Aruba is a perfect getaway’ lacking a vital spark? Aruba is a beautiful Caribbean island about 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela. It is just 20 miles long and six miles wide. The population is around 100,000, with 33,000 residing in the capital city, Oranjestad. The Arawak tribes first inhabited …
It is a prevailing opinion that the ancient rule of cookie-cutter mall development is dying and developers are starting to think of new design concepts. While redeveloping the extinct malls is a whole different chapter and daunting challenge, what do we do with the existing widespread surface parking lots of the perishing malls? For years …
Redevelopment efforts are bustling in Stratford district, London, preparing the city to host its Olympic Games in July 2012. The $15 billion effort targets the development of Olympic Park and long term change of East London. The city after winning the bid to host the games, passed the compulsory purchase orders (CPO) to nearly 300 …
Urban street fairs and festivals are public indication of the character and uniqueness of the community. They are important commercial activity and most ardent way of enticing people to use the public space. Street fairs, which once created lively gathering spaces, now offer less heterogeneous collections and are not favorable for local vendors to participate. In …
Why do people set apart some places as “Great place to live in”? What are the distinctive features of a good neighborhood? There are innumerable factors to be considered for a place to acquire the title “A Good Neighborhood”. Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), New Urbanism and Smart Growth design theories are recurrently heard terms and is …
