A weekly digest of current trends in housing and community development. The discussion examines topics from infrastructure to community fabric.
12 Policies to Boost Innovation, Resilience & Prosperity in Cities
(RECAP: When citizens and governments plan a city together, a more shareable city is possible. Increased innovation, resilience and prosperity can follow.)http://www.shareable.net/blog/12-policies-to-boost-innovation-resilience-prosperity-in-cities
Making Parking Earn its Keep
(RECAP: Valid concerns about congestion, overflow and the impact the increase in residential traffic brings have made downtown parking a hot topic--one that warrants a closer look into what’s happening in parking garages when no one’s around.)http://www.thinkmixeduse.com/posts/multipurpose-spaces-making-parking-earn-its-keep
Dialing-in your zoning to fit your community
(RECAP: Conventional zoning is very difficult to adjust to the realities of a community. In fact, it’s adjusted too often and in ways that don’t improve it. So why keep something that’s difficult to adjust when form-based codes (FBC) exist?)http://bettercities.net/article/dialing-your-zoning-fit-your-community-20349
Scrapped public transport bus converted into chic living space
(RECAP: With thousands of public transportation buses going out of circulation annually worldwide, this could be an efficient and stylish way to re-use them.)http://www.treehugger.com/interior-design/tali-shaul-and-hagit-morevski-convert-public-bus-into-house.html
Opinion: Why We Can’t Ignore College-Based Senior Cohousing
(RECAP: The connection between campus improvement and retirees may seem distant from one another, but in reality they have a lot in common.)http://seniorhousingnews.com/2013/09/30/opinion-why-we-cant-ignore-college-based-senior-cohousing/
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