#UrbanPlanning is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 147 people shared 857 posts with it — around 29 a day. Activity is down 5% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 24 with 57 posts.
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Downtown Interchanges Are Awful & These Are the Worst
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Urban highways are barriers to social ties | PNAS
Urban highways are common, especially in the United States, making cities more car-centric. They promise the annihilation of distance but obstruct ...
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Keep the benches in Downtown Saskatoon!!
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Jacques Nacouzi @jacouzi.bsky.social
Excellent dossier sur le REV St-Denis. "Il y avait beaucoup de grogne, mais maintenant, les propriétaires des autres commerces se plaignent qu’il n’y a pas assez de place pour attacher leur vélo." SDC Mtl Centre-ville, prennez note! #velomtl #polmtl www.lapresse.ca/actualites/g...
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Commission approves development agreement and rezoning that reserve right-of-way for Sand Ridge connector
A development agreement tied to a rezoning of 22.63 acres was approved to reserve potential right-of-way options for the RAV 4 Sand Ridge Road connector; the DA requires the developer to donate corridor land to the county at no cost and caps development size.
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Commission recommends map change to support hospital emergency expansion
The commission voted to recommend to council an amendment (Resolution 15‑95) changing a hospital-area parcel from medium-density residential to civic/institutional to align with existing medical uses and facilitate Athena Care's proposed emergency expansion and related helipad changes.
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Staff proposes smaller mixed‑use footprint on 4700 West; commissioners debate city‑center placement
Planning staff recommended shrinking the mixed‑use commercial footprint around 4700 West and 12th Street and shifting some areas to mixed residential. Commissioners debated pedestrian vs. vehicle‑oriented commercial, transit‑oriented development and timing for infrastructure.
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Applicant outlines 150-acre Wagstaff North plan; commissioners ask for more detail
Developers proposed rezoning roughly 150 acres to R‑1‑15 with a development agreement. Commissioners said they need more detail on lot standards, road connections and open-space placement before advancing to a public hearing.
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Development update: Marriott, 550 William and parking ramp moving toward opening
Staff reported that Marriott TownePlace, 550 William Street and a new parking ramp are nearing completion; Marriott targets occupancy tied to the NFL season and the parking ramp is at punch-list stage as staff coordinates final inspections.
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Plan Commission forwards draft shipping-container zoning rules to council, OKs considering murals as design exceptions
The commission directed staff to forward a draft ordinance allowing shipping-container accessory uses in MX and GX districts (conditional use) and signaled it would treat murals as a case-by-case design exception to meet façade-material requirements; the measure now moves to the Common Council for public hearing.
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Plan Commission recommends Northwestern Medicine St. George Cancer Institute for final review
The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of Northwestern Medicine’s St. George Cancer Institute site plan, special uses and several code modifications — including a smaller wetland buffer, a modest height exception and masonry modifications for a 490-space parking garage — subject to staff conditions and Board of Trustees approval.
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Council accepts parking and traffic study; staff to identify which signals remain
The council accepted a 40-page parking and traffic study as a planning reference. Staff emphasized acceptance does not require implementing all recommendations and highlighted that traffic-signal warrants may justify keeping about three signals.
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Order Without Design
Why Every Urban Planner Should Understand Economics
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The Social Impact of Banning Vertical Drinking in Pubs
Simon Jenkins argues that banning vertical drinking in pubs risks eroding vital social connections. The article criticises Westminster Council's proposal to restrict standing drinks, claiming it undermines the traditional role of pubs as community hubs. Jenkins highlights how these establishments foster spontaneous conversations, reduce loneliness, and serve as anchors for neighbourhoods. With over 39,000 pubs closing in the UK in recent years due to factors like housing conversions and rising business rates, he warns that such policies could accelerate their decline. The piece underscores the importance of casual interactions with strangers, contrasting them with the isolating effects of digital communication. Jenkins calls for greater recognition of pubs' social value, arguing they are crucial for urban sociability in an increasingly fragmented society. The article also touches on the broader cultural shift towards online interaction and its impact on human connection.
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Zoning subcommittee refers text changes to comply with Connecticut’s Public Act 25‑1
The New Britain Zoning Subcommittee voted to refer a zoning text amendment to the full council that reclassifies residential uses to implement Public Act 25‑1, requiring towns to allow "transit‑community middle housing" (2–9 units) and to permit mixed‑use development by summary review in commercial/mixed‑use districts.
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Commissioners debate trade-offs to produce roughly 1,000 new housing units
Commissioners discussed a county shortfall of about 1,000 housing units, questioned whether market-driven development will deliver units affordable to local workers, and examined AMI-based affordability thresholds and infrastructure constraints.
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