Can Atlanta end single-family zoning?
That's just one of the proposals put forth by a new initiative that outlines policy-based solutions for affordable and equitable growth in one of the US's fastest-growing metropolises.
Government / Planning and zoning
Planning and zoning
Creating post-pandemic cities with speculative futures
To create more resilient, equitable urban spaces, all voices have to be at the table. An urban designer argues that planning for a future we can't yet see can help us get there.
French cities aim to make housing more secure in the midst of the pandemic
France is experimenting with rent controls to better protect inhabitants and make its housing markets more sustainable.
What can the Biden administration do to reform zoning?
Much depends on control of the Senate, but the administration may have a few tools of its own to encourage cities to change their land-use rules.
Berliners want to expropriate 250,000 homes. Here’s what stands in their way
A group of housing advocates are hoping a new referendum will transfer ownership of a quarter of a million apartments to the people.
How Paris plans to protect its residents from rising heat
Both the city and the greater metro region are taking a comprehensive approach, combining new parks and urban greenery initiatives with big investments in alternative transportation.
Biodiversity activists in the UK are calling for a new urban-planning designation
"Rewilding" places nature at the centre of urban development.
What the pandemic means for NYC’s controversial waterfront rezonings
Developers of projects throughout the city have clashed with neighbourhood activists who fear that rezoning will exacerbate gentrification trends already under way.
What power do US mayors really have?
Author and legal scholar Richard Schragger says the US's big-city mayors focus on policies far outside their control and lose sight of the ways they can actually effect change.
It’s time for transportation planners to move beyond ‘level of service’
This car-centric assessment of roads and mass transit fails to consider the wide range of needs that people and cities have regarding transportation networks.
With green space equity, it’s all about proximity and quality
Bigger parks are not necessarily better for public health, according to recent findings from Peak Urban. There's a strong case for focusing on smaller parks and gardens, especially those encouraging physical activity.
A Dublin student aims to make Temple Bar more accessible for wheelchair users
This young activist believes that historic preservation shouldn't get in the way of making cities safer.
A Singaporean firm has become the go-to master planner for African cities
Surbana Jurong has signed contracts to do city master plans in ten African countries. Why is the continent relying on outside firms to map its future?
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