Mobility is a key aspect of urban development. It is generally assumed that the demand for mobility will continue to grow in the future, propelled by increasing activity and wealth, and supported by ever expanding infrastructure networks. Recently, researchers Adam Millard-Ball and Lee Schipper of Stanford University raised another possibility: the demand for mobility may [...]
Transformation projects, of inner city train viaducts to elevated public parks, are mushrooming around the globe. This week, for example, the design for the third and last section of the New York High Line was presented. At the same time, Rotterdam gained a first and temporary part of its own high line: the so-called Luchtsingel. [...]
The Atlanta Beltline combines the development of a new light rail connection on an abandoned cargo track with adjacent developments of housing, parks and public facilities. The project is marked by the strikingly effective cooperation between volunteering community members, real estate developers and the government. Intrigued by the project, the Deltametropolis Association invited Ryan Gravel [...]
The traditional land use plan in the Netherlands does not fit the needs of current times anymore That was the statement behind a debate, organized by Stroom, Deltametropolis Association and the Netherlands Architecture Fund, on the 1st of March 2012. Just before the debate, an exhibition was inaugurated in Stroom, about the same theme, titled [...]
“The dramatic shift of the world’s population into urban areas is encouraging citizens, city planners, businesses and governments to start looking at visions of ‘smart’ cities.” Since the rise of the smart phone and the idea that we’ll be living mainly in an urban world from now on, urban network applications have mushroomed increasingly. Not [...]
