Posts Tagged ‘sprawl’
Legal Foundations of Boulder’s Open Space Program
Note: At the Open Space 50th Anniversary event last October, former Boulder City Attorney Joe de Raismes (1979-2003) gave a brief presentation regarding the Open Space Department and the City Charter. Due to time constraints, he was unable to [...]
ProPublica | Boomtown, Flood Town
“…Scientists say the Harris County Flood Control District, which manages thousands of miles of floodwater-evacuating bayous and helps enforce development rules, should focus more on preserving green space and managing growth. The City of [...]
Switchboard | Federal court says highway sponsors must first study transit, impacts on suburban sprawl
"he court was emphatic that the agencies must look at the effects of the highway-first transportation practices on the metropolitan region, and specifically at the possibility that highway expansion enables suburban sprawl." Read the entire [...]
The Atlantic Cities | The Most and Least Affordable Housing in America
"The authors specifically call out new construction that is significantly controlled by comprehensive plans or through more restrictive land use regulations “referred to as ‘compact development,’ ‘urban consolidation,’ ‘growth [...]
NYT | City of Golden Holds Firm Against Denver Beltway
"Breathes there a soul who really, truly, loves a beltway? Maybe, but you are not likely to find one here in this little city in the Rocky Mountain foothills west of Denver. For decades, this has been the community that said no, arguing through [...]
Jefferson Parkway Inches Closer to Reality
It's been quite a week on the Jefferson Parkway front. Consider: Fish & Wildlife clears the way for the Jefferson Parkway Deciding against an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Parkway/land-transfer matter, FWS (Fish and Wildlife) [...]
Hogan-Pancost Development Heads to Planning Board
If you’re like us, you know Dr. Seuss – you’ve either had his stories read to you, or read them to your own children. Woven into the whimsical illustrations and sublime rhymes are some pretty serious lessons. One seems very timely, with [...]
Rust Wire | Soul-Crushing Sprawl Killing Business
The fundamental problem it seems to me is that our region has gone berserk on suburbia to the expense of having any type of nearby open space or viable urban communities, which are the two primary spatial assets that attract and retain the best [...]
