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Conway increases height limitations for some multi-family residential developments

My Horry News 22 Mar 2023
Some multi-family residences in Conway can now be built higher than before. City planners proposed the change in hopes of preventing urban sprawl around U.S. 501 between Lake Busbee and Carolina Forest Boulevard ... “Focusing density in the right places can help in preventing urban sprawl,” planning department documents state ... News ... ....
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Uruguay’s capital: A no-man’s land for cyclists

La Prensa Latina 22 Mar 2023
Urban planner Reena Mahajan, founder of the Studio Diversity project, told Efe that Montevideo has a reputation for being “laid-back,” but “it’s really very hostile and very dangerous” for pedestrians and cyclists alike ... Geronimo Olmando, an urban ...
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Star Wars: Earth will never be an ‘ecumenopolis’ like Coruscant, but our cities are devouring ...

The Conversation 22 Mar 2023
This term, coined by Greek architect and urban planner Constantinos Doxiadis in the early 1960s, means “planet-spanning city” ... If it has proven a less accurate predictor for urban expansion on Earth, the world-devouring nature of Coruscant’s urban sprawl presents, nonetheless, a cautionary tale ... How our world is more than urban.
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Straight Line Crazy | Athens | March 23

Ekathimerini 22 Mar 2023
Written by David Hare and directed by Nicholas Hytner, this political drama centers ...
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How an Artificial Island in Denmark Became One of Europe's Most Controversial Climate Projects

Time 22 Mar 2023
... for a new “urban transformation” unfolding on the world’s coasts ... Urban planners, meanwhile, say the planned highway, sold as a way to relieve congestion in the rest of the city, will induce more demand for cars, and therefore more traffic, in the long run.
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How an Artificial Island in Denmark Became One of Europe’s Most Controversial Climate Projects

Time Magazine 22 Mar 2023
... for a new “urban transformation” unfolding on the world’s coasts ... Urban planners, meanwhile, say the planned highway, sold as a way to relieve congestion in the rest of the city, will induce more demand for cars, and therefore more traffic, in the long run.
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How just walking around – even when accompanied by an adult – is empowering for children

The Conversation 21 Mar 2023
Quite what this longstanding urban planning idea actually results in, however, has been somewhat overlooked ... Urban planners and epidemiologists alike use the term “active travel” to refer to walking and cycling as means of transport.
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Ministry Of Municipality Organises Workshop On 'Humanisation Of Cities'

MENA FN 20 Mar 2023
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) QNA Doha. With the aim of exchanging experiences and building capacities of urban planners and designers, the Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Urban Planning ... .
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LA strongly approves of Mayor Bass but is skeptical about fixing homelessness, poll shows

Eagle-Tribune 19 Mar 2023
Half of Angelenos approve of the job Bass is doing so far, while just 14% say they disapprove, according to a Suffolk University/Los Angeles Times poll conducted March 9-12 ... And 100 days is really not very much time at all," said Councilmember Nithya Raman, a former urban planner and chair of the council's homelessness and housing committee ... ——— ... .
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Ministry Of Municipality Organises Workshop On Humanization Of Cities

MENA FN 19 Mar 2023
(MENAFN - Gulf Times) With the aim of exchanging experiences and building capacities of urban planners and designers, the Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Urban Planning Department, ... .
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Timid NSW transport policies show Labor and the Coalition have taken their feet off the accelerator

The Observer 19 Mar 2023
Sydney has been treated to a boom in public transport and road construction over the past decade, but the so far timid transport policies of the New South Wales election raise concerns the foot is coming off the accelerator ... One success it can point to is light rail ... Read more ... Read more ... Both parties’ sheepishness have urban planners worried ... .
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L.A. strongly approves of Mayor Bass but skeptical about fixing homelessness, poll shows

The Los Angeles Times 19 Mar 2023
Half of Angelenos approve of the job Bass is doing so far, while just 14% say they disapprove, according to a Suffolk University/Los Angeles Times poll conducted March 9-12 ... And 100 days is really not very much time at all,” said Councilmember Nithya Raman, a former urban planner and chair of the council’s homelessness and housing committee ... .
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Across China: Helping 700-year-old Beijing bridge shed weight

China.dot.org 18 Mar 2023
However, due to the urban development of Beijing, various items such as utility pipelines and fences were attached to the ancient bridge over time ... Finding a balance between the protection and utilization of Wanning, a significant landmark that bears witness to Beijing's urban history, has become a critical concern for the city's planners, Ye added.

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