…village centers; — the preservation of farmland and open spaces along the corridor are not always given much attention; and — valued vistas and natural landscapes are often lost to scattered development. There are alternatives…
…making locational decisions. Not surprisingly, this quest for distinctiveness and livability is often played out before planning and zoning commissions in the form of aesthetic-based regulations — historic preservation ordinances, design review standards, view protection…
…The same thing goes for preserving your community’s historic buildings. I’ve seen lots of comprehensive plans that have a token paragraph that says something like, “Historic preservation is a priority for the community, etc.”, but…
…with updated — and usually substantially larger — ones is alarming to many planners, neighborhood groups, and preservationists. This so-called “mansionization” trend is dramatically changing the scale of traditional neighborhoods, threatening affordable housing, and altering…
…PUDs (usually in undeveloped “greenfield” locations), cities began recognizing the potential usefulness of form-based codes for regulating infill and redevelopment for historic town centers and revitalization districts. In these locations — where the preservation and…
…development, and historic preservation at the federal, state, and local levels. Her recent projects have been completed in a variety of diverse locales, including: Peoria, Illinois; Memphis, Tennessee; Farmers Branch, Texas; Prince George’s County, Maryland;…
…unusual arrangement in a future post). We are deeply concerned with the preservation and revitalization of the historic areas of our town as well as the reclamation of an area known as “The Confluence” which,…
Came across this video via the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s web blog. As Leah Suhrstedt explains in the blog posting (Dec. 2, 2009): “The work being done by the World Theatre Foundation in Kearney,…
Read an excerpt from this article below. You can download the full article by using the link at the end of the excerpt. The Growing Demand for Land Preservation As strip malls and subdivisions eat…
…a video to explain the local historic preservation program. The video uses a mix of historic photos, video shots of current streetscapes and scrolling text. The 25 minute video progresses from basic concepts to specifics…
…result, tree preservation and planting have become hot issues in communities across the U.S. and Canada. Hundreds of places, both big and small, have established urban greening and street tree planting programs. For example, Lakeland,…
…setback requirements along such roadways helped maintain the spaciousness of this often-overlooked urban open space. At its broadest scale, open space planning includes the protection and preservation of farms, regional woodlands and wetlands, wildlife corridors,…
…a dramatic rise in historic preservation and downtown revitalization projects. In 1998, the first year of the new Subcode, historic rehabilitation projects totaled $510 million, a 40 percent increase over the previous year. In 1999,…
