Des' City Links of the Week 2021-06-24
This week's planning, transport, and urban development links of interest
Hi everyone,
Here are a few interesting reads on cities, development, and transport that I’ve come across recently. Please share! Bonne Saint-Jean today…
Planning/Development
Does your city’s zoning contribute to exclusion and reduced economic opportunity? White House Council of Economic Advisers statement on exclusionary zoning:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/blog/2021/06/17/exclusionary-zoning-its-effect-on-racial-discrimination-in-the-housing-market/
Two interesting reports from BC on housing supply, affordability, and development approvals (or lack thereof):
The City of Edmonton’s equity review of planning and zoning is a worthwhile read:
https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/ZoningBylaw_ThroughLensofEquity_Report.pdf
Soaring housing costs have Spokane rethinking state-enforced mandatory single-detached zones:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/may/20/housing-costs-are-soaring-would-rethinking-single-/
Why flexible pricing for urban services can be a good thing for fairness:
https://reasonstobecheerful.world/can-flexible-pricing-be-fair/
Here are a few infill townhouse proposals in the Lower Mainland:
https://vancouvermarket.ca/2021/06/18/15-townhouse-units-pitched-for-moodyville-site/
https://vancouvermarket.ca/2021/06/22/20-unit-townhouse-project-slated-for-west-32nd/
https://vancouvermarket.ca/2021/06/23/cambie-townhouse-block-sells-in-19-million-deal/
Let’s visit a new school in a greenfield suburb in Almere NL!
https://architectenweb.nl/projecten/project.aspx?ID=41682
Mobility/Transport
Should left turns be a widespread feature in urban settings, given their dangerous track record? The ban on right turn on red on Montreal island is well known, but there’s less talk about that city’s long-standing restrictions on left turns on most arterials:
https://theconversation.com/sick-of-dangerous-city-traffic-remove-left-turns-161397
Interesting engineering take on liability for safer street design and the distinction between liability for bad outcomes versus divergence from standards:
https://www.ibigroup.com/ibi-insights/the-liability-of-complete-streets/
What happens when provinces take over transit planning, Montreal ligne bleue edition:
https://cultmtl.com/2021/06/the-blue-line-to-nowhere-montreal-metro-extension-and-magical-thinking-stm-public-transit-quebec/
No more painted bike lanes on arterial roads in Boise ID:
https://boisedev.com/news/2021/06/03/achd-bike-lanes/
Flashy sales brochure for urban gondolas:
https://www.doppelmayr.com/applications/urban/urban-brochure/
Can downtown Dallas’ highway moat be salvaged for a better city?
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2021/06/07/these-two-highways-tore-dallas-neighborhoods-apart-can-the-damage-be-fixed/
[NL] or [FR]? Usually the link will be image-heavy. In Chrome, right click and select ‘Translate to English’ for the text.