District transformation starts with streets, blocks La Plaza District looks like many suburban commercial areas, but a new street plan would enable incremental change into a mixed-use, walkable downtown gateway.

Transformation begins with incremental change. 🦋

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#urbandesign #placemaking #mixedusedevelopment

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The protest last night had a great turnout and got amazing press. Quite illustrative that someone was hit by a car at the protest, fortunately that person was physically fine […]

Parus Center St.Petersburg By Architect Svetozar Andreev

PARUS CENTRE: An Architectural Manifesto on the Banks of the Neva

Architect Svetozar Andreev presents a new maritime landmark for Saint Petersburg

Arcticle:
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#Architecture #SvetozarAndreev #UrbanDesign #MaritimeArchitecture #SaintPetersburg #Futurism #ParusCentre

NCPC signs off on concept comments for new Pennsylvania Avenue public‑space plan NCPC approved staff comments on design concepts for a new Pennsylvania Avenue public‑space plan, endorsing corridor reallocation options, and asked the team to carry forward alternatives for trees, flagpoles, and western plaza configurations for preliminary review.

Exciting changes are on the horizon for Pennsylvania Avenue, with new designs aiming to enhance this iconic corridor between the White House and the U.S. Capitol!

Learn more here

#US #WashingtonDCPublicSpace #CitizenPortal #UrbanDesign #PublicOutreach #CommunityPlanning

Zen Garden Residences: An evergreen oasis in the heart of St Petersburg. Architect Svetozar Andreev redefines urban living by blending architecture with a vertical forest and rooftop villas.

Discover:
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#Architecture #SvetozarAndreev #UrbanDesign #Futurism #ZenGarden

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Bicycle bell designed to defeat noise-cancelling headphones - Boing Boing
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#Cycling #UrbanDesign #Tech

Friday Trivia:
Which city has more protected views?
(# of view cones impacting building heights)
Vancouver or Montreal?

Drop your answer in the comments

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #housing #missingmiddle #urbandesign

Best Garage Suite Builders Calgary | Alliance General Contracting | Alliance Renovations & Concrete Build a stronger garage with expert foundation pouring tips from Calgary professionals. Ensure durability, stability, and long-term performance with proven methods.

Urban living is evolving fast 🚀
Garage suites create space for home offices, rentals, or family living—perfect for modern lifestyles.
Explore insights:
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#FutureLiving #WorkFromHome #UrbanDesign

Through My Lens: Right at the edge. Close enough to feel the water, far enough to decide whether today is the day to step in. Where have you seen people quietly claim space like this? #urbandesign #Hemisfair #placemaking #publicspace #citylife

The missing middle is moving. Are the tools keeping up? Cities are reforming zoning. Provinces are pushing density.

A small developer is exploring a multiplex.

Same question comes up every time:
what can actually be built here?
We wrote about it. Plus upcoming events for planners.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/missin...

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #urbandesign #housing #densification #missingmiddle

There is also a Preview Lunch & Presentation on Sat Apr 11th from Noon-230pm w/presention by Embankment Board and Volunteer Designers. Limited Seating - Reserve Now $101.
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#PublicArt #UrbanDesign #CommunityDesign #GreenSpaces #VisionToReality #OriginalArt #JerseyCity

We recently co-hosted a session where young people worked through a real-world #UrbanDesign process to reimagine green spaces, in partnership with CyanLines and PLACED.

See what can happen when #YouthVoice is meaningfully involved in shaping #Community places: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0-p...

Interested in a career in #urbanplanning #urbandesign #cityplanning? Join our final spring 2026 virtual info session on Tues. April 28 @ 6PM to learn more about our Urban Planning graduate program. Bring your application and admissions questions! 🚩 More info or register at go.rutgers.edu/gradinfo

Create detailed master site plans and landscape designs with high-quality renders that visualize your project beautifully.

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#SitePlanDesign #LandscapeArchitecture #3DRender #UrbanDesign #ArchitectureInspiration #DesignProjects #Planning

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#urbantart #creativedesign
#denofthecity #urbanscene
#urbanpanorama #contemporaryart
#urbandesign #buildingfaçde
#publicart #Amelotstreet
#parisianstreet #Paris #France

Staff proposes new downtown density bonus districts, shifting review from design commission to staff Austin Planning presented Phase 1 of a downtown density bonus update proposing two combining districts (DDB 400 and DDB 850) that would add 400 and 850 feet of height to base zoning, require 100% of community-benefits be affordable housing (with small reductions for on‑site preservation), and replace design commission review with staff-administered urban design standards.

Austin's downtown could soon see towering developments with new zoning rules that prioritize affordable housing and streamline design reviews—are we ready for the change?

Click to read more!

#AustinTravisCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #AffordableHousing #UrbanDesign #HistoricPreservation

Urban privacy meets green living in Kigali! 🌿 Our aluminum privacy screens with vertical gardens create peaceful retreats + noise reduction. Perfect for dense neighborhoods. WhatsApp or call 📞 +250 780 505 294 #KigaliHomes #UrbanDesign

Planning commission reviews concept designs for Mermaid Parking Lot beautification City staff and SWA Group presented concept plans to refresh the Mermaid Parking Lot entrance at Glen Eyrie and Mermaid streets; commissioners praised seating walls, the 'crazy quilt' brickwork and public-art opportunities and urged coordination with the nearby promenade and careful selection of artisans and plant palette.

Exciting plans are underway to transform the Mermaid Parking Lot in Laguna Beach, featuring a vibrant "crazy quilt" brick design and lush, drought-tolerant plants—all without losing a single parking space!

Learn more here

#LagunaBeachOrangeCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #UrbanDesign

Through My Lens: Some kids love a stage, and Soho, NY provides a great audience. However the adults are typically blasé, just like New Yorkers are. Does this feel familiar from streets or spaces you know? #urbandesign #urbanplanning #placemaking #publicspace #citylife

Design panel advances parklet standards as downtown business owners warn of lost parking, safety risks San Clemente’s Design Review Subcommittee reviewed proposed standardized parklet designs for Avenida Del Mar and Avenida Victoria and heard sustained public comment from business owners who said existing parklets block storefronts, create safety and ADA hazards, and have uneven enforcement. Staff will revise standards and return to the subcommittee for a special meeting before council consideration.

San Clemente's Design Review Subcommittee is facing intense pressure from business owners as proposed parklet designs spark heated debate over safety, visibility, and enforcement issues.

Learn more here

#SanClementeCityOrangeCounty #CA #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #UrbanDesign

Who Gets to Build the Missing Middle? | Ratio.City — Ratio.City Gentle density is reshaping city growth, but building the missing middle is still complex. Erin Morrow explores the challenges, opportunities, and tools needed to support small-scale housing developme...

Erin, co-founder at Ratio.City, makes the case that policy was never the hard part:
www.ratio.city/blog/who-get...

#urbanplanning #cityplanning #housing #missingmiddle #urbandesign

Through My Lens: Life Happens at the edges - Phil Myrick LLC Social life concentrates at thresholds. Between inside and outside.Between movement and rest.Between private and public. Steps, ledges, storefronts, and curbs often outperform formal plazas because they allow people to occupy space without committing fully. They offer support without prescription. E...

Edges outperform centers.
They allow leaning, waiting, watching.
Life gathers where commitment is optional.
Where is your city’s most active threshold?

🔗 Full reflection in Field Notes: www.philmyrick.com/field-notes/through-my-l...

#placemaking #UrbanDesign

#publichealth #ecology #health #biomarkers #gerontology #gastroenterology #oncology #SDGs #urbandesign #NCDs

3rd quartile OR = 2.79
4th quartile OR = 7.13

Significant association between
urinary 6PPDQ (released from tyres)
and colon cancer
.
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Bellevue Planning Commission reviews Eastgate and Factoria neighborhood-plan updates, presses staff on walkability and I‑90 barrier Staff summarized outreach outcomes for the Great Neighborhoods Program updates to Eastgate and Factoria, described draft‑policy timing (open house in May, initial planning commission review in June) and said no property‑initiated land‑use map changes were included; commissioners focused questions on pedestrian connectivity across I‑90, sidewalks implementation, light‑rail coordination and small‑business displacement risks.

The Bellevue Planning Commission is tackling community concerns about walkability and transit access, with exciting updates on neighborhood planning set to unfold this May!

Get the details!

#WA #CommunityEngagement #BellevueNeighborhoods #CitizenPortal #PublicSafety #UrbanDesign

The Art Deco doors and entrance to a residential building in London shows cream coloured marble, two stone columns bracketing a wooden door, and then glass surrounding both the columns and the brown wood-and-glass door. The glass is patterned with curving, vertical white lines in concentric and parallel geometric shapes.

Striking #ArtDeco entrance to 15 Portman Square, Marylebone, London.

#Architecture #Photography #UrbanGaze #UrbanDesign #ECK #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLForLayers #1930s #London #GeometricDesign #Vintage

Figure from the paper: Urban design and planning interventions to mitigate the risk of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in an urban nature area.

New paper lead by Katherine Robertson @icon-science.bsky.social with @jacintahumphrey.bsky.social @sbekessy.bsky.social explores ways we can use urban design to reduce zoonotic disease risk

academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
🧪🌏
#urbanNature #urbanism #urbanDesign

Through My Lens: Same wall, same posture—three different worlds. Public space doesn’t demand interaction; it just makes proximity possible. What does this kind of moment look like in your everyday places? #urbandesign #urbanplanning #placemaking #publicspace #citylife

Winners revealed: Australian Urban Design Awards 2026 In 2026, twelve winners have been named, including nine projects selected from 27 shortlisted entries, and three individuals.

Congratulations to the 2026 winners of the #Australian Urban Design Awards, and thank you to all the people that make them possible, including former Prime Minister Paul Keating for establishing them in 1996.

#urbandesign #towns #cities #communities.

architectureau.com/articles/win...

Design commissioners press staff on converting downtown guidelines into prescriptive standards Commissioners raised legal and procedural concerns over a fast‑moving plan to turn discretionary urban‑design guidelines into prescriptive standards for the downtown density‑bonus program, warning the change could shrink the commission’s review role and be difficult to revise once implemented.

Commissioners in Austin are raising alarms over a proposed shift from flexible urban-design guidelines to strict standards, fearing a loss of influence on downtown development.

Get the details!

#AustinTravisCounty #TX #CommissionEffectiveness #LegalRisks #CitizenPortal #UrbanDesign #AustinDesign

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Build modern city & architecture sites with Urban Design WordPress Themes. 🏙️
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