In the process of placemaking, questions like who the community is and how to ensure that community voices not only get heard once, but continue to be felt in a public space as it evolves, are common. Read more about Project for Public Spaces recommendations on how to ensure inclusion in public space projects.
Dan Horrigan, current Mayor of Akron, explains how his city is investing in social infrastructure to improve quality of life.
The Englewood Line Trail is bringing new life to a two mile section of the railway line. The project seeks to revitalize this open space with a clear objective to keep community residents involved in planning and in the neighborhood.
Houston is now home to three brand-new, fantastic trails along Greens, Hunting, and Sims Bayous.
The Houston Parks Board says recently-installed mile markers as part of an initiative to increase safety for those using the trail.
A study by two researchers finds that the more attractive a city is, the more likely it is to draw college educated, high-income earning adults and increase cases of community displacement.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom and Atlanta BeltLine Inc. have negotiated nearly $12 million to be allocated for affordable housing in 2020. Most of the money is reserved for land acquisition to ameliorate costly market-rate prices.
Greens Bayou is the first of nine that will be getting a makeover as part of an initiative of the Houston Parks Board.
The United States displays deepening fissures across and within cities by income, education, and race. A new study published by the University of British Columbia analyzed 10 metro areas in the US—including Houston, Chicago, and New York—and found that access to green space is significantly linked to higher education and income levels.
Comptroller Scott Stringer has outlined his own proposal to save the crumbling Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Stringer proposes converting the BQE into a truck-only highway with a linear park on top that would stretch for almost two miles. The project’s scope is unprecedented in the US—nearly all capital projects seen in the country cover car-only freeways, unlike the BQE, which carries approximately 14,000 trucks per day.
