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March 15, 2016 | 12:51 pm

The Next Frontier for Compact Walkability? It’s gotta be the burbs

This weekend in Miami, the Congress for the New Urbanism is staging one of the periodic Councils it uses to focus perspectives and best practices on topics of growing concern to CNU members and fellow travelers. This one is all about building “a Better Burb.”

The idea, says CNU CEO Lynn Richards, is “to leverage the momentum from the revival of the city.”

Local and regional governments in outlying areas, says Richards, are beginning to recognize the advantages of reversing sprawl — and the risks of not acting. “And they’re asking for tools and strategies to start or accelerate their suburban transformation. That’s what we’ll be focusing on this weekend.”

Category Demographics, Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Policy, Theory and PracticeLeave a CommentTags Ben Brown, Home Builders, Sprawl Repair, suburban retrofit, Urban Land Institute

March 19, 2012 | 12:01 am

Cutting Edge, All-Purpose Comp Plan: For you? Free (conditions apply).

Pssst! You say you need a comprehensive plan? On the quick and on the cheap?

If you pay retail, it can cost you tens of thousands, maybe millions, depending upon how many layers of wonk and weasel language you layer in. And it can take years. But I can offer you the best one you’ll ever get for free and for less time than it takes to get to the bottom of this blog post.

And that’s not all. Add to the cost and time-saving advantages these value-added extras: You can put the whole thing on a single page. And it applies at the scale of the smallest community to the mega-region.

Category Planning and Design, Public Engagement, Public Policy2 CommentsTags Ben Brown, comp plan, comprehensive plan, NAHB, National Association of Realtors, Smart Growth America, Sustainable Partners Program, Urban Land Institute

February 13, 2012 | 12:01 am

Money, It’s a Gas: New Economy development financing

In startling alignment with James Howard Kunstler’s stark predictions, ULI’s 2012 Report, “What’s Next: Real Estate in the New Economy,” bubbly concludes: “The real estate world is hurtling into a different place and time. Change is coming at a faster pace with more uncertain consequences. Success will take on different forms and risks will increase. Standing pat or ignoring new realities is not possible. Notably, investment will gravitate to places that welcome business and view public investments — in education, infrastructure, and innovation — as prerequisites for progress and economic sustainability.”