Zoning laws, building codes and other regulations can seem like bureaucratic obscurities. But, says this author, they have a powerful—and often negative—impact on urban areas.
As the Regional Plan Association convenes its annual assembly, one participant notes that along with efficiency and the environment, equity must be a goal of urban planners.
A federal planning grant to be shared among several governments on either side of the New York-Connecticut border aims for transit-oriented development.
The 2007 closure of a Pfizer factory in Brooklyn was a milestone in manufacturing’s retreat from the borough. Chapter three of “Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand” looks at what…
Over the past century, no one has thought more about New York’s physical and economic growth than the Regional Plan Association. Read a sampling of their past plans for the…