Infill development
NBC Universal's Growth Plans: A Monologue
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 9 November 2009 - 3:43pmNBC Universal has unveiled a master plan for buildout of its 391-acre property in the hills between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. Morris Newman offers his analysis by way of a dramatic monologue.
Quarry Village: Suburban Life Without Cars
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 9 September 2009 - 11:06amSomething seems to be missing from the site plan for Quarry Village, a 42-acre proposed housing development in Hayward. Here are orderly rows of streets, a scattering of small parks and a “village center” for neighborhood-scale retail. The 950 housing units are made up entirely of three-story townhouses, arranged in rows of four and six units. What's missing? Garages.
Glendale Establishes Urban Design As Top Priority
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 26 November 2008 - 10:15amWhen Pasadena first began to transform its moribund downtown into Southern California’s premier urban destination, neighboring Glendale took a more cautious approach to urban renewal, which is to say that it did very little.
But that's changing. Earlier this year, the city's Planning Department established it own Urban Design Studio with the intent of enhance existing urban character.
In Shadows Of Downtown, SD's Little Italy Thrives Again
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 29 October 2008 - 1:06pmLittle Italy is one of San Diego’s most popular neighborhoods today. In some ways a high-priced residential district with an Italian theme, Little Italy also provides an example of what a city can do to restore a down-on-its heels area. Twelve years ago, few had heard of this area north of downtown San Diego. But since the late 1990s, the area has grown and prospered.
Large Southern California Infill Projects Advance
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 28 October 2008 - 9:45amA quarry in San Diego and a closed garbage dump in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson provide the locations of huge urban infill projects. The San Diego project recently won City Council approval, while work has begun on the Carson development.
Oakland, Sacramento Dominate 1st Round Of TOD, Infill Grant Awards
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 29 July 2008 - 10:09amThe state has gone into the infill and transit-oriented development business for the first time. But it is hard to say whether the state government’s newfound interest will reshape California.
Using money from Proposition 1C, adopted by the voters in 2006, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) recently awarded almost $500 million in infill infrastructure grants and transit-oriented development (TOD) grants. No, it’s probably not enough to alter the state’s growth patterns. But it is enough to get some projects off the ground that otherwise might have languished in the real estate downturn.
Transit-Oriented High-Rise Project Advances In Union City
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 1 June 2007 - 10:57amOne of the most ambitious transit-oriented redevelopment projects in the state is taking shape in an unlikely location. Union City, a mostly working-class suburb just north of Fremont in Alameda County, is converting about 175 acres into a dense urban environment surrounding what city planners hope will become a regional transit hub.
Parking Flexibility, Density Improve Infill Feasibility
Submitted by Paul Shigley on 1 June 2007 - 10:49amThe right combination of zoning changes and decreased parking requirements can make infill projects feasible in some of the state’s most urban settings. That is the conclusion of Solimar Research Group, which continues to investigate land use options for crowded urban areas.
Housing Market Switcheroo: The Affluent Go Downtown, The Poor To Suburbia
Submitted by Bill Fulton on 29 May 2007 - 11:15amA few weeks ago, I attended an Urban Land Institute event dedicated to hyping Los Angeles’s newfound urbanity. It was a panel discussion on the windy roof of an old office building at 3801 Wilshire Boulevard, just across Western Avenue from the historic Wiltern Theater and catty-corner to the Red Line stop at Wilshire and Western.
Density And Parking Flexibility Improve Infill Feasibility
Submitted by admin on 1 March 2007 - 1:00amThe right combination of zoning changes and decreased parking requirements can make infill projects feasible in some of the state’s most urban settings. That is the conclusion of Solimar Research Group, which continues to investigate land use options for crowded urban areas.