In the battle to mitigate “city heat” and conserve the energy it takes to keep folks comfortable inside, recent research has shown the importance of urban planning. Tree cover, paved surfaces, the ...

Waikiki Special District rules were adopted in 1976 to set height, density and setback requirements in an effort to keep the area from becoming an urban jungle. But those rules have hampered some ...

Building tall is hot in Europe. Just glance at the headlines of any European news outlet, and you’ll see. Europe is ready to grow…and it’s looking up. After successful developments in the ‘80s (La ...

When it comes to placemaking, communities are only as strong as the environments they create. High-density, mixed-use developments are on the rise and continue to grow in popularity. But these ...

The Pensacola Grand Hotel is the tallest building in the city at 15 stories, but a proposed ordinance may soon allow buildings to be the same height anywhere in the city. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves ...

An analysis of property data shows that Woonsocket has torn down at least 30 buildings, most of them multifamily homes, since 2015. The city's goal is to crack down on both blight and density — ...

In 2019, the New York City Council passed Local Law 97 to regulate the amount of carbon that buildings can emit, and they emit a lot. It is estimated that buildings are responsible for nearly 70% of ...

A bill introduced in June by City Councilman Mark Squilla caused some head-scratching among attendees at the City Planning Commission’s monthly meeting on Tuesday. The bill as originally proposed ...

Roughly a dozen residents didn't agree with Geoffrey Michel when he said, “We’re not asking for 10 stories. We're asking for 10 feet,” at a city meeting yesterday devoted to a proposed Comprehensive ...

For some city officials, Long Island City is where dreams go to die. The neighborhood was last rezoned in 2001, and attempts by the de Blasio administration to add density and affordable housing ...

Tree cover, paved surfaces, the spacing of buildings and green spaces all affect how much energy it takes to offset the 'urban heat island effect.' But the relative contribution of these urban form ...