Leon Waddy grew up in the District’s Shaw neighborhood in the ’80s and ’90s, but he doesn’t recognize much of it these days. African American residents used to make up 90 percent of the neighborhood. Today, they’re less than 50 percent.
Two winning proposals, recently selected by the Design Trust for Public Space, will advance community ownership of public land and provide welcoming public spaces across New York City.
A group of mayors discuss the ways cities are working with the private sector to promote sustainability, accommodate population growth, and fortify aging infrastructure.
The Trustees of Reservations are embarking on a quest to build a new park along Boston’s waterfront. Although the ambitious park is in its nascent phase—a site hasn’t yet been selected—the Trustees are likening the project to New York City’s High Line.
Residents and visitors could enjoy it for walking, jogging, and biking to encourage healthy lifestyles.
The BeltLine is one of the most popular infrastructure projects to come along in Atlanta in decades. But some say project leaders have fallen short in keeping the poor- and working-class communities adjacent to the trail informed on what to expect next in the sea change taking place.
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is turning its attention to the nearby West Riverfront Park, and has announced a design competition to transform the 22-acre site which was closed to the public until 2014.
A bipartisan bill introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives would create a permanent funding stream for urban parks. The goal of this grant program is to create parks in areas lacking in green space and recreation activities across the country, not just America’s biggest cities.
The former streetcar tunnels under Dupont Circle are the busiest they have been in decades.
On a Sunday morning about a year ago, Robert Lansburgh rode his bike across the MacArthur Causeway. The longtime cyclist was stunned by the view along the way — but also a bit shaken by the cars rushing past him.
