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http://www.tenfoldharvest.com/commercial-gardens | 2019-10-18T12:15:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986682037.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20191018104351-20191018131851-00548.warc.gz | 0.974258 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__79197015 | en | Newport Meat Company envisioned a garden space for their employees to enjoy on their breaks and to bring their community together.
The president of Newport Meat was drawn to Tenfold Harvest's mission of 'Gardening with a Purpose'. They decided to partner with Tenfold to transform the 5,500 sq. ft. of lawn directly in front of the corporate office into an urban edible garden. The company's desire was to create a corporate garden to act as a place of relaxation and repose for employees, as well as a place where everyone could come together and have a hand in the planting, growing, and harvesting process. They were excited by the idea of giving their employees the opportunity to engage in the sharing of the garden's harvest with others within the community.
Here's What We Did:
1. Within 45 days we transformed 5,500 sq. ft. of relatively unused lawn area to a multi-purposed garden space to be enjoyed by all Newport Meat employees. The garden encompassed raised garden beds with over 1,400 sq. ft. of planting space, deciduous fruit trees, citrus espalier wall, avocado trees, and purposeful pollinator attracting flowering shrubs and herbs. With water conservation as a priority, drip irrigation and low-flow emitters were installed, reducing water use by approximately 65%.
2. As employees began to take ownership of the garden, it became a unifying project within the corporation. It evoked interest, intrigue and participation as the project unfolded and culminated on the inaugural company planting day. Team building games and garden lessons were incorporated as employees participated in the planting of their garden for the very first time.
3. The ongoing success of the garden can be measured by the continual participation of the employees, which is made evident each day. Breaks are being taken in the newly created garden areas, strolls through the garden take place on a continual basis and there is a palpable excitement felt as employees look forward to the first harvest. It is evident that this corporate garden will be a source of retreat and unity for years to come. | urban_planning |
https://smbtech.au/news/luyten-3d-to-3d-print-affordable-housing-across-outback-australia/ | 2024-04-18T13:30:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817206.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418124808-20240418154808-00089.warc.gz | 0.911802 | 835 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__23102748 | en | Australian 3D printing company, Luyten 3D, has secured an almost $3 million federal grant to develop and deliver state-of-the-art, affordable housing across outback Australia.
The Cooperative Research Centres Projects Grants program, administered by the federal government, awarded Luyten 3D the significant grant to support a housing initiative that will benefit remote Australian communities. In partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Hanson Construction Materials, Luyten 3D aims to revolutionise the face of rural Australian housing.
The multi-year project carries a price tag nearing $6.5 million, with the government contributing $2,993,626 via the CRC-P grant.
Luyten 3D’s global CEO and cofounder, Ahmed Mahil, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be awarded the CRC-P grant for our project. If we as a nation want to address affordability, quality of stock, and adequate conditions of housing in Australia’s remote areas, we need to develop different manufacturing technologies. We aim to remove logistics as a bottleneck, bringing manufacturing on-site, and building with locally sourced zero-carbon/kilometre materials.”
Mahil further outlined the scope and benefits, stating, “Our project is a response to the needs of the mining sector and communities across outback and remote parts of the country. It addresses a critical aspect of the government’s commitment to deliver more homes for Australians utilising technology already of interest to construction companies.”
The tripartite collaboration among Luyten 3D, UNSW, and Hanson will see the development of a robust 3D printing system, complete with hardware and software, capable of constructing houses, faster and more cost-effectively, while using local materials.
Luyten 3D’s 3D printing technology has already gained global recognition. Major construction companies in the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East currently use it.
Commenting on Luyten 3D’s current global footprint and future expansion plans, Mahil said, “Luyten 3D is already helping to build affordable housing in the US and now we will be expanding our operations locally to help print affordable housing in outback Australia.”
Expounding on the advantages of their proprietary technology, Mahil explained, “We can transport our 3D printers to remote locations and print using local materials. We create a mix of terracrete, which requires less water than concrete and utilises local ingredients, making it both cost-effective and sustainable.”
Luyten 3D’s flagship printer, the Platypus X12, can be transported compactly and expanded on-site, reaching a height of six metres and a width of 12 metres – enough to print virtually any house in one go.
With the backing of the CRC-P grant, Luyten 3D is prepared to provide innovative housing solutions for remote communities that are affordable, durable, and aesthetically suitable for their environments.
Associate Professor Haeusler from UNSW, a partner in the project, emphasised the project’s alignment with the goals of the ARC Industry Transformation Training Centre for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing. “Through the CRC-P project, we can extend our efforts to remote and very remote communities, addressing Australia’s housing crisis with sustainable and digital approaches,” said Haeusler.
Luyten 3D’s technological breakthrough in 3D concrete printing has significant implications for the construction industry. It drastically reduces construction waste, production time, and labour costs, while increasing site efficiency and cost savings.
In addition to these impressive operational benefits, Luyten 3D is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of the construction industry. “Our technology employs up to 40 per cent less carbon dioxide emissions through proprietary mixes that reduce use of cement, and the robotic systems reduce construction site and logistics carbon dioxide footprints by 50 to 70 per cent,” stated Mahil. | urban_planning |
https://fundacionalbertocontador.org/en/the-municipality-of-tres-cantos-donates-40-bikes-to-the-alberto-contador-foundation/ | 2022-10-05T12:21:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337625.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20221005105356-20221005135356-00376.warc.gz | 0.960465 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__256796601 | en | The City Council of Tres Cantos (Madrid) has just donated to the Alberto Contador Foundation, for the Bikes for Life program, forty bicycles coming from its municipal rental bicycle service.
The Alberto Contador Foundation has already collected in the municipal stores the bikes removed from the service and that need a new set-up before being used again. Although the bikes are in good general condition, they need to be recycled to adapt them to normal use from a rental service, in which it is necessary to have an anchoring system to prevent theft and special closures on the wheels, things that will no longer be necessary in its new life.
In the workshop of Bikes for Life will be made now all the necessary changes as well as the replacement of damaged parts, especially saddles, which is what most suffer in this type of bicycles.
Once the bicycles are ready to roll again, their destination will be to travel in the coming months to several villages in the most disadvantaged areas of Morocco, where most will be given to children who will use them to go to school, usually far from their houses.
The Alberto Contador Foundation deeply appreciates the gesture of the people in charge of the municipality of Tres Cantos, who with this donation have collaborated effectively to continue spreading the use of the bicycle as a sustainable means of transport and, in addition, solidary. | urban_planning |
https://www.eoc.ch/fr/comunicazione/Eventi/Choosing-Wisely/cw/eventi/Choosing-Wisely0/Parking.html | 2023-09-22T22:24:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506423.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20230922202444-20230922232444-00290.warc.gz | 0.871385 | 254 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__279851658 | en | As the symposium main theme and title "Choosing Wisely" we encourage you to keep it in mind also in organizing your trip to Lugano.
We strongly promote the use of public transportation and the car sharing to reach Lugano.
A limited parking area is offered for the participants, in via la Santa just across the bridge and next to Università della Svizzera Italiana.
Some signs will be allocated in several strategic spots of Lugano to drive you to this area.
In case you do not find any available parking lot here, here below we suggest you some other places where you can leave your car:
- Unpaved parking areas in via Ciani (just before the football field). Please note that this area is used by several this area is cost free
- Autosilo Balestra (Via Giovanni Battisti Pioda). For parking costs please visit the link below
- Autosilo Piazza Castello - Palazzo dei Congressi (via Carlo Cattaneo). For parking costs please visit the link below
For more information about parking places in Lugano, we recommend to visit http://www.car-parking.eu/switzerland/lugano | urban_planning |
https://www.galerie-one.com/collections/mingei | 2024-04-23T16:43:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818732.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423162023-20240423192023-00506.warc.gz | 0.955938 | 509 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__78533419 | en | 1896 – 1967
Pierre Jeanneret, arrived in Paris in 1921 where he soon became the closest collaborator of his cousin Le Corbusier. These architects, inventors of the modernist movement, were responsible for some famous creations, including the Villa Roche (1923) and the Villa Savoye (1929); the Swiss Pavilion at the Cité Universitaire in Paris (1931); the Cité Refuge in Paris (1932); a vast Urban Plan for Algiers, and the incredible futuristic project for Paris known as the “Plan Voisin de Paris” (1925); the urban plan for the city of Chandigarh, India together with the construction of the government buildings and residential districts.
Pierre Jeanneret joined the UAM (Union des Artistes Modernes) in 1930 and never stopped defending the modernist doctrine until his death in 1967, which he applied as much in the prefabricated pavilions developed with Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé at the end of the 1930s as during the war, as in the hundreds of public buildings and houses he built in India in the latter part of his life (1951-1967). Pierre Jeanneret is also famous in furniture, starting with the line of modern furniture intended for the “equipment of the home”, which he presented at the Salon d’Automne in 1929 with Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand (who joined the workshop in 1928), and which made a big splash, acquiring a celebrity that has never been denied (Basculant chair No. 301, chaise longue B306, club chair Grand Confort LC2, not to mention the swivel chair and stool made of tubular steel.
Pierre Jeanneret was responsible for much of Chandigarh's large civic architecture project. His most remarkable contribution has undoubtedly been the designing of the fourteen categories of mass-housings that constitute the living and amenity areas of Chandigarh. Jeanneret, along with Ar. Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, Ar. Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Er. Agya Ram, was responsible for a significant amount of designing for the Panjab University, including the Gandhi Bhawan and the University Library.
Jeanneret stayed on in Chandigarh after its construction, advising the local government in his appointed capacity as Chief Architect of the city. | urban_planning |
https://www.manadonsportshub.co.uk/post/next-phase-on-manadon-sports-facility | 2020-04-06T11:58:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585371624083.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20200406102322-20200406132822-00435.warc.gz | 0.952862 | 483 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__190381819 | en | Work Reaches Next Phase on Manadon Sports Facility
Work to transform old artificial football pitches into a brand new sports facility for the Manadon and Honicknowle communities is well underway and now reaching the next phase of development.
Argyle Community Trust and Plymouth City Council have teamed up to create a new football, cricket and outdoor sports centre that will be one of the best in the city. Work on the site has been broken into phases, with the first phase complete and open to the community. Plymouth locals now have access to a Football Associated standard third generation (3G) artificial playing pitch, together with floodlights and security fencing that allows them to enjoy the state-of-the-art facility either through Trust related programmes or for general Community use.
The new 3G pitch is already proving popular with regular sessions of Adult and Veterans Six-a-Side leagues, over 50’s Walking Football, Community use and has even seen Argyle’s First Team squad use the facility during pre-season training.
Based on the site of the former Ministry of Defence pitches on St Peter’s Road, the Manadon Sports and Community Hub is now in its next phase, which sees the steel frame work of the two-storey pavilion put in place. The pavilion will offer a permanent office for the trust, a four changing room complex, a training room and a multi-purpose space for meetings and social functions.
The development of two new junior grass football pitches and a new artificial cricket wicket with eight grass wickets is soon to be undertaken, along with improvements to the car park and entrance to the site.
Funded by the Premier League and the FA Facilities Fund, Sport England and the England and Wales Cricket Board, supported by contributions from the Council and the Trust, the new facility will inspire people from across Plymouth and beyond and is expected to increase the number of people taking part in physical activity at the site from 17,500 a year to 30,000.
By transferring the facility to the Trust as a community asset it ensures local people have a say in its running and allows it to make more sport, more accessible to the wider community.
The Manadon Sports and Community Hub project will create employment, apprenticeship and volunteering opportunities as well as access to training, development and life skills courses for young people. | urban_planning |
https://dhvca.org/community/about-us/ | 2023-02-03T17:22:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500058.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20230203154140-20230203184140-00354.warc.gz | 0.957672 | 189 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__303239041 | en | Dominguez Hills Village is a private, gated community in Carson, CA. Consisting of 574 single family homes, this community enjoys peaceful neighborhoods, recreational facilities and exclusive amenities.
Dominguez Hills Village is located just north of Cal State Dominguez Hills University. The community has easy access to the Gardena Freeway, and is nearby to parks, schools, and shopping. Only 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, residents are close to a variety of cultural and entertainment activities and events.
The community has many amenities including a clubhouse, swimming pool, basketball court and tennis courts, tot lot, entry gates, and parks and walkways.
Domiguez Hills Village is located in the Los Angeles School District.
Please click here for school district information.
*tip: Please click on the ▼ to expand your selection. | urban_planning |
http://jobs@marywood.edu/architecture/news/detail.html?inode=cbec984b-46e1-462d-bfad-da496839d801 | 2014-04-23T17:22:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-15/segments/1398223203235.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20140423032003-00559-ip-10-147-4-33.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.873725 | 115 | CC-MAIN-2014-15 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-15__0__119704467 | en | Marywood University’s School of Architecture is proud to announce that Dr. Matthew Mindrup will present his keynote paper: “Drawing and the Resistance of Factures” at the international conference on "Poetics of Construction" in Shanghai, China.
"Poetics of Construction: Translation and Discourse of Tectonics in China"
November 5-7, 2011
Sponsored by: The College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, China
Time + Architecture Magazine (T+A) in Shanghai, China
muarch on Facebook | urban_planning |
https://cvcollective.ca/distributor/comox-valley-regional-district/ | 2020-02-27T06:56:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875146665.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20200227063824-20200227093824-00466.warc.gz | 0.926341 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__106255149 | en | The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) stretches from the calm waters of the Salish Sea, including Denman and Hornby islands, to the majestic peaks of the Beaufort Mountains and Strathcona Park. Three member municipalities, and three electoral areas, together form the CVRD – a regional district which includes over 1,725 square kilometres (666 square miles). Our region’s borders extend from Cook Creek in the south to the Oyster River in the north, west to Strathcona Park, and east to include both Denman and Hornby Islands. We serve a population of 66, 527 (according to the 2016 Census). The members of the CVRD work collaboratively to provide services for the benefit of the diverse urban and rural areas of the Comox Valley. | urban_planning |
https://www.internationalkhabar.com/prime-minister-narendra-modi-approves-ambitious-urban-flood-mitigation-project-for-chennai/ | 2024-02-22T18:06:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473824.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240222161802-20240222191802-00820.warc.gz | 0.92295 | 834 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__191364054 | en | Chennai, once again, finds itself grappling with the devastating effects of floods, marking the third such calamity to besiege the metropolis in less than a decade. The city’s struggle with extreme weather events has brought to light the increasing vulnerability of India’s urban landscape to sudden and severe flooding due to excessive rainfall.
In response to the urgent need for effective flood management solutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned an ambitious urban flood mitigation project for Chennai, with a budget allocation of Rs. 561.29 crore under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF). The ‘Integrated Urban Flood Management activities for Chennai Basin Project’ represents a proactive measure to address the challenges posed by urban flooding. It is designed to enhance Chennai’s resilience to such natural disasters by implementing comprehensive flood management strategies.
The project will focus on improving the city’s infrastructure to better manage excessive rainwater, thereby reducing the risk of flooding and minimizing the impact on residents’ lives and livelihoods. This project is the first of its kind, setting a precedent for urban flood mitigation efforts across India. It is expected to serve as a model for developing a broader framework that can be adapted to safeguard other metropolitan areas facing similar risks.
The announcement comes at a critical time as Chennai confronts the aftermath of the recent deluge, which has caused widespread disruption. The city’s airport has been inundated, leading to the suspension of flight operations, while waterlogged streets have paralyzed transportation and affected daily life. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies are actively engaged in rescue and relief operations, highlighting the urgency of implementing long-term flood management solutions.
Chennai’s vulnerability to flooding can be attributed to several factors. Rapid urbanization and inadequate drainage systems have contributed to the city’s susceptibility to waterlogging during heavy rainfall. Climate change has also played a role, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and intense. The urban flood mitigation project aims to address these underlying issues and build a more resilient Chennai.
The project will encompass various components, including the improvement of stormwater drains, the construction of retention ponds, the development of flood forecasting and early warning systems, and the implementation of measures to enhance the city’s capacity to absorb and manage excessive rainwater. Additionally, the project will focus on community engagement and awareness programs to educate residents about flood preparedness and response.
By adopting a holistic approach, the urban flood mitigation project aims to create a sustainable and long-lasting solution to Chennai’s flood woes. It recognizes the need for collaboration between various stakeholders, including government agencies, urban planners, engineers, and the local community. The project’s success will depend on effective coordination and the active participation of all stakeholders.
Furthermore, the project’s impact extends beyond Chennai. As the first of its kind in India, it will serve as a model for other cities grappling with similar challenges. By documenting and sharing best practices, the project will contribute to the development of a comprehensive framework for urban flood management across the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approval of the urban flood mitigation project for Chennai demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing the pressing issue of urban flooding. By investing in proactive measures, the project aims to protect lives, safeguard infrastructure, and minimize the economic impact of floods. It is a significant step towards building resilient cities that can withstand the challenges posed by climate change and extreme weather events.
In conclusion, the urban flood mitigation project for Chennai, with a budget allocation of Rs. 561.29 crore, represents a crucial initiative to enhance the city’s resilience to flooding. By implementing comprehensive flood management strategies and improving infrastructure, the project aims to reduce the risk of flooding and minimize its impact on residents’ lives and livelihoods. This project sets a precedent for urban flood mitigation efforts across India and serves as a model for other cities facing similar risks. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approval underscores the government’s commitment to addressing the urgent need for effective flood management solutions. | urban_planning |
https://www.aps.com/en/About/Construction-and-Power-Line-Siting/Power-Line-Siting/Power-Line-Siting-Projects/Merrill-Coolidge-69kV | 2024-02-29T20:52:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474853.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229202522-20240229232522-00661.warc.gz | 0.875272 | 747 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__61721229 | en | Merrill to Coolidge 69kV Transmission Line Project
Voltage – 69kV
Estimated completion date – Q1 2027
Location – Arizona, Pinal County, Coolidge – Florence area
The project is needed to increase electric service capacity and improve the reliability of the electric transmission system in the Arizona Public Service (APS) territory in Pinal County between the existing Merrill and Coolidge substations.
Currently, electrical service to the Merrill Substation is supplied from a single source of power flowing in one direction. If there is a power outage on the system, there is limited capacity to redirect power flows to the areas in need. That could interrupt our ability to provide power to customers in the area. The project will connect the Merrill and Coolidge substations to create a looped system, improving reliability in the region.
Project Description and Features
The project involves constructing, operating and maintaining a 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the existing Merrill and Coolidge substations. The 69kV transmission line will be approximately eight to 12 miles long, depending on the route selected.
Similar in appearance to other APS 69kV lines in the area, the proposed 69kV transmission line will be constructed as a double-circuit configuration (three wires per circuit, six wires total) on steel monopoles with a 12kV line built underneath on the same structure, referred to as underbuild. It is anticipated that the monopoles will be approximately 65 feet in height depending on terrain and engineering/design requirements (e.g., crossing roads and other power lines). The transmission line will require a right-of-way or easement approximately 60 feet wide (30 feet on each side of the line) to safely construct, operate and maintain the line.
In early 2023, we initiated a siting study to identify and evaluate alternative routes for the proposed transmission line, assess potential environmental impacts and support the public outreach process.
When developing alternative routes, we evaluate criteria like environmental impacts, engineering and construction feasibility, land acquisition timing and costs, regulatory approvals, potential impacts on existing and planned neighborhoods and input from agencies and the community.
An important component of this siting process is to gather input from the public (property owners, residents and businesses) in the project siting area. We have implemented an extensive public outreach and planning process, including public information open houses and newsletters.
On September 14, 2023, we hosted a public open house to introduce the project and encourage public input on the project and several route segment alternatives. The input we received contributed to our siting study and resulted in the identification of three preliminary alternative routes. Now, we want your input on the preliminary alternative routes. We invite you to join us at an upcoming public information open house meeting at the time and location listed below, or online by visiting www.merrillcoolidgeopenhouse.com after December 7. Attendees will be able to learn about the project, the siting process, route alternatives and ask questions and provide input on the location of the new line.
Anticipated Project Schedule
Project Planning 2023-2024 | Permitting 2024 | Construction Q4 2026 | In Service Q1 2027
ResourcesOpen Houses Fact Sheet
Comment Form (Opens in new window)
For more information: Project information phone line: 1-602-812-5829 or toll free at 1-888-687-2144
Project email: MerrilltoCoolidge@aps.com
Lupe Martinez, Siting Consultant
Arizona Public Service
2121 West Cheryl Drive
Mail Station 3293
Phoenix, AZ 85021 | urban_planning |
https://napervilleroofingrepair.com/exploring-bayside-to-downtown-brooklyn-a-journey-through-our-service-areas/ | 2024-02-24T08:56:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474526.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224080616-20240224110616-00609.warc.gz | 0.891834 | 387 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__142681522 | en | In the vibrant communities of Bayside and Staten Island, NY, the houses mirror the dynamic spirit of the local people. Unperturbed by the hustle and bustle of the city, homeowners are always keen on maintaining their homes, not least their roofing. In the heart of these thriving neighborhoods KNA Roofing has been offering roof remodeling services for decades, transforming homes and ensuring their longevity.
Rooftop Tales of Forest Hills and Sunnyside
Traverse a few kilometers southwest and you reach the tranquil yet buzzing neighborhoods of Forest Hills and Sunnyside, NY. Property owners here recognize our all-encompassing adoption of technology, enabling us to stay a step ahead in new roof installation. Keeping roofs sturdy and weatherproof isn’t just a job for us, it’s a sublime art we wholeheartedly dedicate ourselves to.
Astoria, NY is a mosaic of culture, history, and exquisite architecture. Given our commitment to maintaining the city’s charm, we have made roof replacements one of our specialities. KNA Roofing offers a range of roofing options catering to the varied aesthetic preferences of the Astoria community.
Residential Roofing in Downtown Brooklyn – A Sight to Behold
If you happen to journey downtown to Brooklyn, NY, you’ll likely note the intricate rooftop designs, a testament of our meticulous residential roofing work. Each roof tells a story of safety, comfort, and architectural beauty, thanks also to our prompt and efficient local roof repair services.
When you walk the streets of Bayside, Staten Island, Forest Hills, Sunnyside, Astoria, and Downtown Brooklyn, take a moment for a skyward glance. Amid the bustling life of New York, KNA Roofing takes pride in being a part of the city’s beautiful skylines, one roof at a time. | urban_planning |
https://b2b.ehscity.com/sell/show-339.html | 2021-10-26T14:05:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587908.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026134839-20211026164839-00304.warc.gz | 0.696343 | 1,442 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__97606514 | en | Acoustics, Noise and Vibrations 声学、噪音和振动
Sound - whether we want to maximize it or reduce it - is an important element of our environment. EHSCITY offers in-depth expertise in all aspects of environmental acoustic services, from baseline noise level monitoring and the development of noise models, to monitoring programmes in support of environmental impact assessments.
Expertise For Every Type of Building
Our experts provide architectural acoustics services, including sound insulation, room acoustics, building vibration and mechanical services noise control. The design guidance we offer will ensure that the interior finiSHEs, partition designs, doors and windows, and building systems and services all function together to create an optimized sonic environment appropriate to the intended use of each architectural space. Our specialists also have long experience in building façade acoustics to minimize the break-in of external noise such as traffic.
Every building is different and we provide the acoustics services for all of them, including very special spaces such as schools, laboratories, theatres or historic structures as well as complex hospital buildings that require careful, strategic design to address the acoustics in a multitude of different spaces and functions.
Trends evolve, such as the increasing use of timber, and we embrace changes and innovate accordingly. For example, the move towards open plan offices and space use flexibility in commercial buildings, have made acoustics more important in employee satisfaction. In healthcare facilities, while the link between sleep quality and recovery is evident, confidentiality in wards and patient rooms also needs to be taken into account. We often use sound masking systems to artificially raise ambient noise level within a space (white noise). It provides the benefit of speech privacy while reducing sleep disturbance.
We have provided acoustical design for numerous tall buildings around the world and are experienced in developing different solutions for a building when its structure changes from concrete to steel. Our specialists advise on what sound insulation is required between a mixed-use scheme’s different functions, such as retail, leisure, offices and residential apartments, and how to control noise and vibration from entire floors of mechanical and electrical plant to highly noise-sensitive spaces directly adjacent.
Many buildings are located beside or above sources of potentially significant vibration, such as railways, leading to concerns about the transmission of vibration and structure-borne noise into acoustically-sensitive spaces. We conduct specialist studies to assess the impacts of vibrations on a building, including tactile vibration and re-radiated noise.
Vibration from underground railways often manifests itself within buildings not as tactile vibration (vibration you can feel) but as low frequency re-radiated noise, perceived as a low rumble as a train passes along the line.
Our detailed vibration studies address these concerns, while our experience ensures we recommend the right solutions for our clients. Techniques such as using room finishes and treatments to reduce re-radiated noise, enable us to limit the need for whole-building insulation to only situations where vibration impacts are high and cannot be mitigated by other means. In these cases, we advise architects and developers on when and how to install the complex vibration isolation systems.
ConSTRUCTION NOISE MANAGEMENT
Construction noise management involves not only the outdoor aspects of noise in the area surrounding a construction site, but also its impact on and within local buildings. We develop noise and vibration control plans to enable contractors and project managers to know ahead of time where problems are likely to occur and what kind of mitigation would be appropriate to proactively implement. We also perform noise and vibration monitoring and oversee contractor compliance on larger construction projects.
Commissioning testing is the analysis of ambient noise levels, reverberation time, airborne and impact sound insulation, speech transmission index and plant noise emissions. Our acoustics testers are registered on the Association of Noise Consultants scheme in accordance with building regulations and BREEAM.
We also evaluate already constructed buildings and provide insights to the owner on how to improve the acoustics.
Environmental Acoustic Services
We offer in-depth expertise in all aspects of environmental acoustic services, from baseline noise level monitoring and the development of noise models, to monitoring programmes in support of environmental impact assessments. State-of-the-art equipment, coupled with strategic modelling and risk assessment techniques, enable us to evaluate problems accurately and engineer workable solutions to complex and potentially costly environmental issues.
Our core environmental acoustics management services include:
· Acoustic impact assessments
· baseline noise level assessments
· Best practical available technology assessment
· Noise source inventories
· Noise source monitoring – point, line and area
· Predictive acoustic modelling
· Quantitative health risk assessments for hazardous noise levels
· Vehicle noise monitoring
INSTRUMENTATION AND MONITORING
We have installed and monitored geotechnical ground and building monitoring systems associated with shored excavations, tunnels, dams, dewatering projects, and for slope stability. Our clients include large-scale general contractors, governments, transit and transportation organizations as well as major energy companies.
· Vibration and Ground Movement Monitoring
· Remote and Real Time Monitoring
· Shoring Monitoring
· Building/Structure Deformation Monitoring (Movement, Tilt, Strain, Load, Pressure)
· Underwater surveillance for marine infrastructure
NOISE AND ACOUSTICS
Our experience includes noise exposure forecasts, noise level surveys, regulatory compliance, noise source identification and noise reduction proposals.
· Noise level surveys (compliance studies)
· Construction surveillance
· Regulatory and Community noise impact studies
· Source identification and noise reduction recommendations
· Exposure forecasts using computerized simulations
· Noise reduction implementation, including turnkey projects
Our team also contributes to project management with a view to implementing corrective measures to reduce noise in industrial areas.
· Workplace noise studies, including sound measurement and employee dosimetry
· evaluation of exposure to hand/arm vibrations and whole-body vibrations
· Acoustical imaging
· Establishment of noise control programs and Corrective noise reduction measures
· Turnkey projects for implementing noise/vibration controls
· Noise level specifications for equipment purchases
· Acoustic design for new facilities (noise mitigation)
· Employee noise exposure surveillance program
MARINE ACOUSTIC MONITORING
Working with our Maritime and Natural Environment and Ecology teams, we offer specialist marine acoustics services, including:
· baseline underwater noise measurement and noise rating curves analysis
· Real-time monitoring and spatial location of marine mammals
· Determination of underwater sound levels emitted by different types of machinery: power hammer, pneumatic drill, vibratory hammer, hydraulic excavator, ships, ferries, dredger, etc.
· Real-time vibration monitoring (construction site)
· Mitigation measures elaboration for constructions close to railways or shutting yards
· Mechanical equipment isolation (isolator isolation, inertia base design)
· Blasting monitoring and optimization (vibration, flyrock and overpressure) | urban_planning |
https://www.genesisinterlocking.com/winnipeg-landscaping-trends-for-2024/ | 2024-03-05T02:15:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476592.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304232829-20240305022829-00303.warc.gz | 0.921379 | 1,931 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__79782847 | en | Welcome to the world of landscaping in Winnipeg! As we step into the year 2024, it's time to explore the latest trends that will revolutionize outdoor spaces in this vibrant city. Whether you are a homeowner or a professional landscaper, staying ahead of the game and embracing cutting-edge designs is essential to create stunning and functional landscapes.
Incorporating technological advancements and sustainability principles, the landscaping industry is set to witness some exciting changes that will redefine the way we perceive outdoor spaces. From smart irrigation systems and energy-efficient lighting to native plantings and food gardens, the focus is shifting towards creating eco-friendly and low-maintenance landscapes.
Moreover, innovative designs that bridge the gap between indoor and outdoor spaces will gain popularity, allowing homeowners to seamlessly blend their living spaces with nature. From cozy outdoor lounges and fire pits to rooftop gardens and vertical green walls, these designs add an element of sophistication and comfort to any outdoor setting.
So, whether you are planning a backyard makeover or looking for inspiration to enhance your commercial property, dive deeper into Winnipeg's landscaping trends for 2024, and discover the key to transforming your outdoor spaces into stunning havens of beauty and functionality.
The world of landscaping is constantly evolving, and it is crucial to stay ahead of the game to ensure your outdoor spaces remain current and visually appealing. By keeping up with the latest trends, you can create landscapes that not only enhance the beauty of your property but also increase its value.
In 2024, the focus will be on incorporating sustainable practices and embracing technology to create innovative and eco-friendly designs. By staying informed and implementing these cutting-edge ideas, you can set yourself apart and create landscapes that stand out from the crowd.
Moreover, landscaping trends often reflect the changing needs and lifestyles of homeowners. By staying up-to-date with the latest designs, you can create outdoor spaces that cater to the evolving demands of your clients, whether it be the desire for low-maintenance landscapes or a seamless integration of indoor and outdoor living areas.
Sustainability is a key focus in the landscaping industry, and in 2024, it will take center stage. With a growing emphasis on environmental conservation, homeowners and landscapers are increasingly turning towards sustainable practices to create beautiful landscapes that minimize their ecological impact.
One of the key sustainable landscaping practices gaining popularity is the use of native plants. These plants are well-adapted to the local climate and require less water, fertilizer, and pesticide usage compared to non-native species. By incorporating native plants into your landscape designs, you can create a vibrant and ecologically balanced outdoor space while reducing maintenance requirements.
Another trend in sustainable landscaping is the creation of food gardens. With a focus on self-sufficiency and organic produce, more homeowners are incorporating vegetable gardens and fruit trees into their outdoor spaces. These gardens not only provide fresh and healthy food but also add an element of beauty and biodiversity to the landscape.
Technology is revolutionizing the landscaping industry, and in 2024, it will play a significant role in creating cutting-edge designs. One of the key technological advancements is the use of smart irrigation systems. These systems use sensors to monitor soil moisture levels and weather conditions, adjusting the irrigation schedule accordingly. By optimizing water usage, smart irrigation systems help conserve water and reduce maintenance requirements.
Energy-efficient lighting is another technology-driven trend that will gain momentum in 2024. LED lighting is not only energy-efficient but also provides versatile lighting options for outdoor spaces. From highlighting architectural features to creating ambiance, LED lights can transform any landscape into an enchanting and inviting space.
The line between indoor and outdoor living spaces is becoming increasingly blurred, and in 2024, this trend will continue to gain popularity. Homeowners are seeking to create outdoor spaces that are an extension of their indoor living areas, providing a seamless transition between the two.
Cozy outdoor lounges and fire pits will be in high demand, as they create a welcoming and comfortable atmosphere for socializing and relaxation. These outdoor living spaces can be enhanced with weather-resistant furniture, outdoor rugs, and soft lighting, transforming them into inviting retreats.
Rooftop gardens will also be a prominent trend in 2024, especially in urban areas. With limited ground space, utilizing rooftops for green spaces allows homeowners to enjoy the benefits of nature while maximizing their property's potential. These rooftop gardens can be designed with a variety of plants, seating areas, and even small water features, providing a peaceful oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of the city.
Vertical green walls are another innovative design that will gain popularity in 2024. These living walls not only add a striking visual element to outdoor spaces but also provide numerous benefits such as improved air quality, noise reduction, and insulation. Whether used as a standalone feature or integrated into existing structures, vertical green walls bring nature closer and create a sense of tranquility in any setting.
In our fast-paced lives, many homeowners are looking for low-maintenance landscaping options that require minimal effort and upkeep. In 2024, this trend will continue to grow, with more emphasis on creating landscapes that are beautiful yet easy to maintain.
One way to achieve low-maintenance landscapes is by incorporating synthetic turf. Synthetic grass offers the look and feel of real grass without the need for mowing, watering, or fertilizing. It remains green and lush all year round, providing a hassle-free alternative for homeowners who want a pristine lawn without the maintenance.
Another low-maintenance option gaining popularity is xeriscaping. This landscaping technique focuses on using drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation systems to create landscapes that require minimal water. Xeriscaping not only reduces water usage but also eliminates the need for frequent mowing and fertilizing, making it an ideal choice for homeowners who want a beautiful landscape with minimal effort.
Native and Drought-Tolerant Plant Selections
In line with the sustainability trend, the use of native and drought-tolerant plants will be a key focus in 2024. Native plants are well-suited to the local climate and soil conditions, requiring less water and maintenance compared to non-native species. They also provide habitat for local wildlife and contribute to the overall biodiversity of the area.
Drought-tolerant plants, on the other hand, have the ability to survive and thrive in dry conditions. These plants are ideal for regions with limited water resources or homeowners who want to reduce their water consumption. By incorporating a variety of native and drought-tolerant plants into your landscape designs, you can create visually stunning and environmentally friendly outdoor spaces.
In line with the growing emphasis on sustainability and water conservation, the use of native and drought-tolerant plant selections is becoming a prominent trend in Winnipeg's landscaping industry.
Native plants are species that naturally occur in the local area and have adapted to the local climate and soil conditions. By using native plants in landscaping projects, homeowners can create landscapes that are in harmony with the surrounding environment. Native plants also provide habitat and food for local wildlife, contributing to the overall biodiversity of the area.
In addition to native plants, choosing drought-tolerant species is crucial in creating resilient landscapes that can withstand periods of water scarcity. These plants have evolved to survive in arid conditions and require minimal watering once established. By selecting drought-tolerant plants, homeowners can reduce water consumption and minimize the need for irrigation.
When designing with native and drought-tolerant plants, it's important to consider factors such as soil type, sun exposure, and maintenance requirements. By consulting with a professional landscaper or nursery, homeowners can choose the right plants that will thrive in Winnipeg's unique climate and enhance the overall beauty of their landscapes.
In 2024, hardscape designs will continue to push boundaries and add a touch of creativity and uniqueness to outdoor spaces. Hardscapes refer to the non-living elements of a landscape, such as patios, pathways, and retaining walls.
One of the emerging trends in hardscape designs is the use of permeable paving materials. Permeable pavers allow rainwater to infiltrate the ground, reducing runoff and minimizing the strain on stormwater systems. These materials not only offer functional benefits but also add visual interest and texture to outdoor spaces.
Rooftop gardens are also gaining popularity as innovative hardscape designs in urban areas. These gardens provide an oasis in the midst of the concrete jungle and offer numerous benefits, including insulation, storm water management, and improved air quality. Homeowners and businesses alike are embracing the concept of utilizing rooftop spaces to create green havens that enhance the overall livability of the city.
Vertical green walls, also known as living walls, are another innovative hardscape design that is gaining momentum. These walls are covered in plants and can be installed both indoors and outdoors, adding a vertical element to the landscape. In addition to their aesthetic appeal, green walls provide insulation, improve air quality, and create a sense of tranquility in any setting.
By incorporating innovative hardscape designs, homeowners and landscapers can transform ordinary outdoor spaces into captivating and visually stunning landscapes.
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http://thewaterconnection.org/index.php/urban-waterway-trash/ | 2018-03-22T01:55:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647758.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20180322014514-20180322034514-00250.warc.gz | 0.930025 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__157570695 | en | Round 2 of the Clean River Design Challenge has started! View more here
About the competition:
Despite the significant evolution in the health of the South Platte, the reality of trash and other forms of pollution continue to be an ongoing challenge to the River. In response to this reality, The Greenway Foundation (TGF)created the Clean River Design Challenge to engage higher education students in developing designs for urban waterway trash removal devices. Now in its second year, the competition has expanded to include Metro State University, University of Colorado at Denver, and the Colorado School of Mines. Other project partners include Denver Environmental Health, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Water, and representatives of Denver’s professional engineering sector.
The Water Connection is coordinating and leading this competition. Learn more here.
- In addition to raising awareness of the issue, we are also coordinating with the City and County of Denver for the acquisition and installation of innovative and effective devices for the prevention and removal of storm water trash and other waterway contaminants. | urban_planning |
https://newtomac.com/new-york-subway-completes-rollout-of-apple-pay-support/ | 2021-08-04T20:13:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046154897.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20210804174229-20210804204229-00682.warc.gz | 0.945151 | 314 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__127568482 | en | After suffering substantial delays, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority has completed its rollout of Apple Pay support to all buses and subway stations in the city via its OMNY contactless fare payment system.
With the OMNY contactless payment system, riders are able to hold an iPhone or Apple Watch near a contactless reader to pay their fare with no authentication necessary, allowing for speedy passage through public transit hubs.
OMNY tap-and-go fare payments with Apple Pay Express Transit support became available at one of New York City’s major transportation hubs, Penn Station, back in December 2019, followed by a number of other stations in early 2020. The rollout was originally intended to continue, but installation of the new digital readers was paused in late March, delaying completion until December 2020.
The New York installation has now been completed network-wide, according to an OMNY announcement.
It’s OMNY Time—everywhere!
Every subway station
— MTA. Wear a Mask. Stop the Spread. (@MTA) December 31, 2020
At this time, OMNY only works for individual rides and it is not yet possible to pre-pay for an unlimited ride pass. MetroCards, which predate the OMNY system, will continue to work on subway and bus systems until 2023, when it will be fully replaced by OMNY.
This article, “New York Subway Completes Rollout of Apple Pay Support” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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http://www.trailmixedmemories.com/2015/10/reimagine-garden-grove-day-and-night.html | 2023-02-04T21:18:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500154.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20230204205328-20230204235328-00253.warc.gz | 0.906463 | 675 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__141944987 | en | The City has once again partnered with Los Angeles-based Community Arts Resources (CARS), the producers of L.A.’s famed CicLAvia open streets event, to produce the second annual festival.
In 2014, “Re:Imagine Garden Grove – A Downtown Open Streets Event” showcased downtown Garden Grove like never before with nearly 10,000 pedestrians and bicyclists enjoying three miles of car-free streets activated with food, art, music, dance, workshops, action sports, games, and more. This year, guests can expect a block party atmosphere that will entertain all from day and into the night.
The eastbound side of Acacia Parkway, between Nelson and 7th Streets, will be “open streets” for non-motorized active transportation. Pick your favorite mode of transportation from: bicycling, skateboarding, rollerblading, running and walking as they will all be welcome along the south side of the Acacia Parkway median.
Historic Main Street, Acacia Parkway, Civic Center Park, and the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way Bike/Pedestrian Path will serve as the hub of “Re:Imagine Garden Grove By Day.” From 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. the car-free streets will host:
- Hands-on workshops
- Action sports demonstrations
- Strolling performers
- Kids’ zones
- Live music
- Interactive games
- Open House for the Garden Grove Public Works, Fire, and Police Departments.
- Historic Main Street restaurants will open out onto the streets with picnic tables for outdoor dining. Local favorite food trucks and street carts will be on-hand for additional culinary options.
“Re:Imagine Garden Grove By Day and By Night” will introduce the new Garden Grove Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan developed in partnership with Alta Planning + Design and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). As part of the Open Streets Event, Alta will host fun, interactive planning workshops along the PE Right-of-Way and on Historic Main Street for attendees to provide their input on walking and biking conditions throughout Garden Grove. In addition, Alta will construct temporary pedestrian crossing improvements – pop-up installations that the public can test out in a safe and car-free environment.
For more information, and to get involved, please visit http://www.ggopenstreets.com.
ABOUT GARDEN GROVE:
The City of Garden Grove, CA, located just one mile from the Disneyland Resort, home to the Grove Resort District, complements Southern California’s most popular tourist zone. Several brand-name hotels, restaurants, and the arrival of the Great Wolf Lodge Southern California in early 2016, highlight the resort area. As the fifth largest city in Orange County, Garden Grove boasts many of the most recognized cultural and spiritual centers, including Little Saigon, the Korean Business District, and the Christ Cathedral (formerly the Crystal Cathedral). Some of the most affordable new housing developments in Southern California, the third largest school district in the county with one of the highest college graduation rates in the state, and a strong, business-friendly atmosphere make Garden Grove an ideal place for new and current residents, businesses, and visitors. | urban_planning |
http://www.norrisbkps.vic.edu.au/?page_id=324 | 2017-12-11T15:01:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948513611.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20171211144705-20171211164705-00378.warc.gz | 0.979089 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__172749135 | en | Norris Bank Primary School is located on the corner of Greenhills and Settlement Roads, Bundoora, 13 kilometres to the north of the Melbourne CBD. The surrounding area is mainly residential, although there is commercial and light industry to the west. The school is situated on large attractive elevated grounds that are well treed and with many outdoor facilities. Across the road from the school can be found Norris Bank Parklands with walking tracks, a large playground, BBQ area, tennis courts, play areas and is where McLeans Road Pre-School is located.
Norris Bank Primary School sits on the fringes of three local municipalities. While being part of the City of Whittlesea, the school has close ties to the City of Banyule to its east and to the City of Darebin to its south. The school has moved in and out of different Networks over the years, but is currently part of the Banyule Network of schools. Norris Bank participates in Interschool Sporting activities with schools from the Watsonia District. | urban_planning |
https://gclb.sitecontrol.us/dashboards/flint | 2024-04-19T18:36:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817442.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419172411-20240419202411-00210.warc.gz | 0.951815 | 164 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__26036784 | en | This feed shows updated property information as it is reported by the community. Property reports are reviewed and validated by the City of Flint and the Genesee County Land Bank Authority within one week of submission.
Please remember that the information on this website reflects the Land Bank and City of Flint's current data, but is not always accurate as property conditions change quickly. You can help us correct inaccurate information by sending Property Updates.
You can look up information for properties in Flint, Michigan such as ownership, value, and condition. You can also make maps for your neighborhood, ward, or custom area. This site is delivered to you by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority and the City of Flint as part of their commitment to increasing the public’s access to information and ensuring governmental transparency and accountability. | urban_planning |
https://jobs.connexin.co.uk/ | 2022-08-09T01:16:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00281.warc.gz | 0.940037 | 122 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__91845589 | en | Founded in 2006, Connexin is driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and world-leading technology. We specialize in award-winning IoT solutions, hosted telephony services, high-speed connectivity, and low-powered networks and we use these to build smarter, more connected cities and communities. We have successfully deployed and built multiple carrier-grade networks across the UK, supporting thousands of residents and businesses.
We’re on a mission to "Simplify technology to connect the real world with the digital world to improve the way we live”. Are you up for joining us on the way? | urban_planning |
https://www.electfarrah.org/view-endorsements | 2020-04-04T04:57:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-16/segments/1585370520039.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20200404042338-20200404072338-00478.warc.gz | 0.957292 | 3,122 | CC-MAIN-2020-16 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-16__0__228858807 | en | I've known Farrah for years, and she is one of the most authentic, honest, straightforward, compassionate and well-informed people I have ever met. She has been involved in the Irvine community since she first moved here, working at her kids' schools, supporting programs at UCI, reaching out to local underserved groups, bringing together our city's diverse religious organizations (she even started an interfaith youth choir!). She has studied and understands the minutiae of city governance and has the patience and humility to reach across the aisle to find common ground. Apart from all her public assets, she is also an incredible friend and parent, someone who can always be counted on in an emergency. She holds solid progressive values, but is not an ideologue. Farrah looks at situations objectively and researches them before giving a response; she is truly selfless, and she truly cares. I can't think of a better candidate for Irvine City Council.
— Felicity Figueroa, Irvine Resident, Irvine Wall of Recognition Honoree
I unreservedly endorse Farrah Khan for Irvine City Council. She is truly independent of developer influence and will represent Irvine residents, not special interests. A well-qualified candidate with great integrity, honest, and grit. Farrah is a giver not a taker who has been serving the community for years!
— Steven Goetz, Irvine Resident, Veteran 1969-1971 Army Artillery, OC Community College Teacher of the Year 2001
I am proud to endorse Farrah Khan for Irvine City Council. I know Farrah shares the same values of building livable communities for all as I do. We need fresh thinking and practical, progressive voices on our City Council, and Farrah will be just that.
— Tim Shaw, Woodbridge Resident, Former Executive Director, Irvine Public Schools Foundation
I support Farrah Khan for City Council because she is for transparency in government, city oversight of unchecked development and because she is honest, forthright and determined to be an advocate for Irvine city residents on environmental issues and other important issues. She is approachable, honest and trustworthy. Irvine needs more local politicians like her. Our interests have to be protected against the developers.
— Catherine Liu, Irvine Resident, UCI Professor
I appreciate Farrah's commitment to environmental protection in Irvine, especially her support of community choice energy. — Kathleen Treseder, Irvine Resident
I support Farrah Khan. She has first-hand experience in participating in our local government. She shares my values of fairness for all. She is a smart, direct, thoughtful person who listens, and engages with all people. She is the type of leader we need more of here in Irvine. She is fiscally responsible and will help our city and businesses to continue prospering and will be an advocate for all the citizens alike: children, women and men. — Karle Montgomery, Irvine Resident, Former City of Irvine Finance Committee Commissioner
As an local Activist, and member of the Democrats of Greater Irvine Club, I have heard Farrah speak, as our DPOC Vice Chair, about the area in which we have lived for close to 30 years. My husband, Gene, and I are proud to endorse her because she cares deeply about the people of Irvine, and does not take any money at all from the local big developers or corporations which may cause a conflict of interest. She has integrity, and experience, and that is what matters to my husband and myself. She will protect our needs over the greed of Irvine's big developers.
— Laurel Davila, Irvine Resident, Community Advocate
“Best Candidate for the Community” — Carolyn Fowler, Community Leader
I first met Farrah Khan through our joint pursuit of Interfaith understanding. She is a shining light, able to draw people of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints together, helping them find commonality. She exudes kindness and fairness. In these troubling times, Farrah possesses just the qualities we seek in good leaders. I heartily endorse her candidacy for Irvine City Council.
— Rabbi Stephen J. Einstein, Rabbi Emeritus, Congregation B'nai Tzedek
I think she is the right candidate for the job. — Ali Moghaddam, Irvine Resident (Spectrum)
It is an honor to endorse Farrah Khan for City Council in Irvine. She is a wise, competent, energetic, person who will bring all of those qualities to her work on behalf of the community. I have worked with her in several organizations and can attest to the fact that she is an active member of her community and understands the problems facing those who live in Irvine. She is active with many groups working to make Orange County a just place for all who want to make it their home. She will be a credit to the community as she works tirelessly as a member of the City Council.
— Rev. Karen Stoyanoff, Ph.D.
I strongly support Farrah Khan for Irvine City Council. Her honesty, integrity and intelligence will make her a GREAT asset. — Jane Olinger, Irvine Resident
It always amazes me to see someone with a lot of dedication for the community who put so much hard work despite having other responsibilities of being a mother of growing boys and a busy husband. She is the "Iron Woman" who never skips a beat to attend any important community event and get involved in the affairs of all including, Immigration, business network, women empowerment and many more. As a professor at El Camino College and a Realtor for past 15 years I am honored to endorse Farrah Khan for the Irvine City Council. — Naveed Ghori, College Professor
It gives me immense pleasure to write something about Farrah. She is doing so much for the community. Since I know her, I have always seen her involved in many social activities. She is there for the community. Helping children, women and anyone who needs her support. She is working hard for the betterment of the city. I have witnessed the exceptional contributions that Farrah has made to the community. Not only is she an excellent and hard-working, but she has dedicated herself to enriching the lives of people around her. Farrah is truly special for her compassion and commitment to helping others. I wish her luck for future endeavor. — Akshita Khurana, Irvine Resident
Go Farrah! — Alex Trump, Irvine Resident
I am proud to support Farrah for Irvine City Council. She will be an asset to the Council and a voice for everyone. — Asam Sheikh, Business Owner
I have followed Farrah Khan's public career and civic activism now for some time. As a former elected official myself, and still active in our civic life and state and national issues -- a 52 year Irvine Village Pioneer -- I recognized her as a real asset to our community, and eventually, I hope if she wants a political future, to our county, state and nation. No on B was important to me. I support Ed Pope for Mayor, but I know that Farrah will do the right thing, what we in Irvine wanted the City Council to do: Move the Veterans Cemetery back to its original ARDA site. One other issue also resonated especially to me. Farrah's answer to a question about what Irvine should do if ordered to house 50 homeless people was excellent. It was well thought out, had depth, creativity and understanding of who the homeless population generally is and what they need to get back on their feet and on to housing that they might actually be able to pay for. Irvine was once a star when it came to public planning. It can be again. We can build the most innovative and successful homeless complex, with permanent housing and wrap around services here in Irvine. While it is being planned and built, we can surely find a way, with all our resources, to house 50 people, including families with children, in safe, humane and healthy temporary quarters.
Yes, Farrah might want to have a political career. I admire that. After all, surely we do not want to be governed by amateurs and reality stars forever. People who have made a study of government on every level, who have ideas, who listen to facts, who can communicate well and love to do so, and especially women -- yes, I want to see them now and I want to see them in every electoral race. Bravo, Farrah Khan!— Sharon Toji, Irvine Resident
I support Farrah N Khan. — Fazila Ayub, Irvine Resident
I fully support Farrah for Irvine City Council. — Rana Mohiuddin, Resident
Women In Leadership is a bi-partisan Political Action Committee formed in 1993 for the purpose of electing women candidates to local, regional and state-wide office who are dedicated to keeping access to full reproductive rights. We are proud to endorse Farrah N. Khan for Irvine City Council.
— Women In Leadership
— WAVE - Women for American Values and Ethics
— National Women's Political Caucus
— Orange County League of Conservation Voters
— Sierra Club
— OC Professional Firefighters
— Democratic Party of Orange County
— Progressive Change Campaign Committee
— Orange County Young Dems
— Korean American Democratic Committee
— Move On
— Democratic Foundation of Orange County
— Progressive Democrats of America OC
— Democracy for America
— Community Action Fund of Planned Parenthood
— OC Labor Federation
— National Union of Healthcare Workers
— International Union of Operating Engineers
— Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
— American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
— Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 582
— Unite Here Local 11
Having served as a City Council member and Mayor in Irvine, I know it takes a passion and credibility for public service, an appreciation for the value of community, a willingness to fight for the interests of our city and our citizens to do the job well. Farrah Khan exemplifies all of these — and more. That's why I am voting for Farrah Khan on November 6th.
— Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang (Ret)
As my Community Services Commissioner, Farrah Khan demonstrated her passion for people, for community-building and for public service. She has the kind of head and heart we need more of in government. I know Farrah will always put the public interest first. That's why she has my endorsement for Irvine City Council.
— Irvine Mayor Beth Krom (Ret)
Farrah Khan will be the voice of the community on the Council. Her commitment to improve the quality of life for Irvine residents will be the driving force behind her decision-making process, and she will represent the interests of the citizens of Irvine with passion and dedication.
— Irvine Community Services Commissioner Shiva Farivar (Ret)
I have known Farrah and am confident that she will be the voice of the community on the City Council.
— Irvine Community Services Commissioner Khalouk Hibrawi (Ret)
Farrah Khan has dedicated much of her life to advancing the progressive values of our Democratic Party. On the City Council, she will serve as a needed voice for residents and a tireless champion for safe neighborhoods, expanded youth programs, smart housing solutions, and a transparent City Hall. Farrah’s campaign has the energy, support, and momentum needed to win in November, and the Democratic Party of Orange County is proud to join with so many other prominent leaders and organizations in supporting her.
— DPOC Chairwoman, Fran Sdao
— Congressman Alan Lowenthal
— Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (Ret)
— Congressman Lou Correa
I am pleased to endorse Farrah Khan for Irvine City Council. Farrah's experience as a business owner, interfaith leader, city commissioner, and mother has informed and inspired her candidacy. Valuing the diversity of the city as its most important attribute, Farrah will serve the residents and businesses of Irvine with openness, transparency, fairness, respect, and integrity.
— CA State Controller Betty Yee
Farrah Khan is a smart and experienced local leader who understands that effective governance is about bringing people together in order to get things done. I know that Farrah will make a great City Council member – one who is responsive, creative, principled, and progressive. I am proud to announce my endorsement of Farrah Khan for City Council.
— President Pro Tempore of the CA State Senate Kevin DeLeon
— CA State Senator Connie Leyva
— CA State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk Silva
Farrah is the kind of leader that Irvine needs. She has been a voice for residents and small businesses and has always sought to empower the underrepresented. Her work in the interfaith community is commendable and is indicative of the kind of collaborative, community-based partnering she would bring to the the City Council. I am proud to support her.
— Mt. San Antonio College Board of Trustee Jay Chen
— Coast Community College Trustee, Dr. Lorraine Prinsky
— Long Beach Community College Board Trustee, Uduak Ntuk
— City of Anaheim Councilman, Dr. Jose Moreno
— City of Anaheim Councilman, Jordan Brandman (Ret)
I believe Farrah is the right choice for Irvine. She has the corporate, small business and nonprofit experience needed to make sound decisions for Irvine's future. I am thrilled that her campaign is putting Irvine residents first and look forward to supporting her candidacy.
— City of Artesia Council Member Ali Sajjad Taj
— City of Costa Mesa Councilwoman Katrina Foley
— City of Costa Mesa Council Member John Stephens
— City of Fullerton Council Member Jesus Silva
Farrah has my full support. She will represent the Irvine community well.
— City of Garden Grove Councilwoman, Diedre Thu Ha Nguyen
— City of Laguna Beach Councilwoman Toni Iseman
— City of Santa Ana Council Member Sal Tinajero
— City of Tustin Council Member Letitia Clark
Farrah has worked hard in the community for over 10 years from serving as PTA President to being on the Steering Committee for the Irvine Global Village Festival. As a School Board Member, I see her commitment to her community! I am thrilled to endorse her for Irvine City Council knowing that she will represent the community and our youth!
— Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Al Jabbar
Farrah is a fearless leader who always does what is right. She is a proud supporter of public schools and I trust she will have families in mind as she serves on the Irvine City Council.
— Garden Grove Unified School District Trustee, Walter Muneton
It’s always great to see friends of education like Farrah Khan working on behalf of children in the community. Over the years I have come to know Farrah and her work with residents and the greater community of Irvine. Farrah puts residents first. She has not and will not succumb to special interests and works for the people. She continuously works hard in the community and assures transparency and integrity at the local level. I’m proud to know her and support and endorse her wholeheartedly for the Irvine City Council.
— Ocean View School District Board Trustee, Gina Clayton-Tarvin
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https://martinselig.com/400-westlake-breaks-ground/ | 2024-02-26T21:22:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474663.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226194006-20240226224006-00894.warc.gz | 0.90688 | 1,142 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__44104788 | en | MSRE Breaks Ground on 400 Westlake
New property will be the most sustainable commercial office building of its size in the world.
Martin Selig Real Estate (MSRE) is breaking ground on 400 Westlake, the company’s newest project at the site of South Lake Union’s old Firestone Building. With this groundbreaking, MSRE is officially ushering in a new era of sustainable commercial development for downtown Seattle. Once completed, the property will be the greenest commercial building of its size in the world.
South Lake Union is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the country. Residential and commercial construction developments continue to generate an incoming flow of tech and biomedical companies such as Amazon, Google, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Juno Therapeutics and more. This thriving business district is a major hub for global innovation and presents the ideal location for a state-of-the-art building that promises to redefine the status quo.
For MSRE Executive Vice President Jordan Selig, the project at 400 Westlake is a critical step toward doing just that and pushing sustainable development boundaries. Ms. Selig’s objective is to provide class-A office space that helps tenants thrive, while proving environmental stewardship and responsible business decisions can coexist to the benefit of all. Once finished, 400 Westlake’s development and sustainable features will extend beyond Seattle to influence future commercial projects in major cities around the world.
400 Westlake’s Green Features Support a Fossil Fuel-Free Future
Within the building itself, the new 15-story tower includes $1 million worth of solar panels and is designed to incorporate natural lighting. The building will collect rainwater to provide water for flushing toilets and for non-potable irrigation. The green features go beyond the scope of normal commercial developments; the building will generate more energy than it consumes.
There is a growing sense that businesses and developers must take greater responsibility for their individual impacts on the environment. This notion comes at the right time, as Seattle’s downtown looks to elevate its identity on the global stage through continued growth and responsible development. MSRE’s 400 Westlake property will be a source of pride and inspiration for the city, as well as the future commercial tenants that call it home.
Ms. Selig’s focus on environmental responsibility has already influenced Seattle City Hall. She worked closely with the city to help draft the Living Building Pilot program, which is part of the city’s strategy to mitigate climate change impacts from the local construction and transportation industry. Through this program, new developments that meet environmental standards receive certain incentives like increased height allowances.
MSRE’s 400 Westlake building is an excellent example of the Living Building Pilot program positively impacting local businesses and residents. Developments like 400 Westlake are laying the groundwork to help Seattle achieve its mission of a future free of fossil fuels.
MSRE Partners with Design Firm Perkins + Will
Big aspirations and high standards for environmentally responsible design do not just happen overnight. To help 400 Westlake come to life, Perkins and Will’s Seattle studio was the perfect long-term design partner for MSRE. A leader in sustainable architecture and design, the firm’s experience designing sustainable buildings was exactly what MSRE needed, especially since the unique sustainability goals of 400 Westlake presented curious complications. In close proximity to the project, Perkins and Will Seattle’s deep understanding of the surrounding neighborhood and sustainable design practices helped it tackle those complications with ease. Because of this partnership, 400 Westlake will be a tasteful addition to the South Lake Union neighborhood, an appealing work of art that can be admired by future Seattle residents and readers turning pages of glossy architectural magazines.
Even as MSRE looks to the future with 400 Westlake’s modern design features, the character of the past is still in focus. The original Firestone Building, constructed in 1929, was a defining symbol of South Lake Union’s “auto row.” The new 400 Westlake development will preserve the historic aspects of the original World War II-era building. Terra cotta ornaments on the south and west facades are characteristic of the Firestone Building’s original Art Deco style, and the original embossed Firestone crests will also be meticulously restored.
For Ms. Selig and MSRE, 400 Westlake’s groundbreaking represents a thrilling new chapter in the company’s iconic history shaping Seattle’s skyline. For future tenants, it’s an opportunity to be part of an elevated, sustainable commercial space and a major step closer to leasing office space in one of the premier buildings in the world.
What Future Tenants Can Expect in Spring 2022
Once complete, 400 Westlake will offer a total of 230,278 square feet of sustainable commercial office space. The open-concept, landscaped roof will feature views of Lake Union, providing 3,500 square feet of outdoor space. Future tenants can enjoy a coffee break or take a conference call as float planes perform a routine fly-by in preparation for landing. In addition, underground parking, bicycle storage and local Metro transportation will support every kind of commuter.
The MSRE team is thrilled to officially begin the construction phase of 400 Westlake’s development. The new property will be an achievement for environmental stewardship and urban design. Most importantly, it will be an innovative resource for future commercial tenants and a source of pride for local Seattle residents.
Need help with leasing options in Seattle? Contact leasing specialists at Martin Selig Real Estate. | urban_planning |
https://www.innovationdays.istanbul/speaker/gabriella-gomez-mont/ | 2023-05-31T23:43:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224647459.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20230531214247-20230601004247-00368.warc.gz | 0.968305 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__197844495 | en | Gabriella Gómez-Mont is the founder of Laboratorio para la Ciudad, the experimental arm / creative think tank of the Mexico City government, reporting to the Mayor. The Lab works across diverse areas, ranging from urban creativity, mobility, governance, civic tech, etc. In addition, the Lab searches to create links between civil society and government, constantly shifting shape to accommodate multidisciplinary collaborations. Besides her fascination with all things city, Gabriella is also a journalist, visual artist, a director of documentary films, as well as a creative advisor to several cities, universities and companies. She has been awarded several international recognitions for her work in different fields, such as the first prize in both the Audi Urban Future Award and the Best Art Practice Award given by the Italian government, as well as the TED City 2.0 Prize, among others. She is also a TED Senior Fellow, an MIT Director´s Fellow, a Yale World Fellow, an Institute for the Future Fellow and a World Cities Summit Young Leader. She was recently named one of the 100 most creative people in the world by Fast Company magazine. | urban_planning |
https://savannahlakesrvresort.com/exploring-the-rich-railroad-history-of-savannah-a-journey-through-time/ | 2024-02-21T08:04:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947473401.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240221070402-20240221100402-00407.warc.gz | 0.931474 | 4,186 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__39719304 | en | Immerse yourself in the historical significance of Savannah’s railroads, a defining feature of Georgia’s picturesque city. As you meander through Savannah, you can’t help but be captivated by the intricate tapestry of Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure, which has played an integral role in shaping the city’s growth and persona. This journey isn’t merely about transportation—it’s an exploration of the railroad development in Savannah,underpinning the expansion of this Southern gem from its nascent days to its modern vibrance.
- The impact and evolution of Savannah’s railways over time.
- How railroads have become interwoven with Savannah’s cultural and economic growth.
- The architectural splendor of Savannah’s railway stations and their historical importance.
- In-depth insights into the pivotal figures who contributed to the city’s railroad saga.
- An invitation to discover, through a modern lens, the living legacy of Savannah’s rail infrastructure.
The Birth of Savannah’s Railway System: A Prelude to Transformation
As you stroll through Savannah’s Historic District, you are treading on the very ground where the early railway systems in Savannah marked the dawn of a new age. It was here that the first tracks were laid, setting in motion an era of unprecedented growth and shaping the Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure that we know today.
Imagine the sound of the first train’s whistle cutting through the air. It signified far more than the arrival of rapid transportation; it heralded a transformative period in Savannah Railroad History, binding the city closer to its future prosperity and interweaving it with the broader narrative of American progress.
- Stand in awe before the historic railroad stations, where passengers and goods once flowed, contributing to the economic vitality that propelled Savannah into the future.
- Reflect on the role these railways played in shipping cotton—the lifeblood of Georgia’s economy during that period—transforming Savannah into a bustling export hub.
- Contemplate the architectural prowess that went into building the durable tracks and stations, some of which serve as iconic landmarks to this day.
The footprints of Savannah’s early railways are indelible reminders of how transportation can alter the landscape of a city, both literally and figuratively. Your journey through Savannah is an homage to the power of human ingenuity and the iron rails that once connected a community to a nation on the move.
Savannah Railroad History: Tracing the Tracks of Progress
As you explore the rich tapestry of Savannah Railroad History, you’ll find that the railroad expansion in Savannah was far more than the laying of tracks and the arrival of trains. It was the catalyst for a Renaissance, a period of profound transformation and growth that established Savannah as a quintessential example of Southern economic prowess. At the heart of this narrative, you’ll discover the impact of railroads on Savannah’s growth, a historical journey that is eloquently narrated by the city itself.
Step into the Savannah History Museum and feel the pulse of the past come alive. Here, nestled within the historic Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed, you’ll find yourself immersed in exhibits that speak volumes of Savannah’s ascent, driven by the wheels of locomotive power. Imagine the sight of a magnificent steam locomotive from the Central of Georgia Railroad era, which now stands not just as a relic, but as a symbol of Savannah’s industrious spirit and strategic resolve.
- Witness firsthand the technological marvels that spurred a regional economic revolution.
- Understand the significant societal shifts that arose from the establishment and growth of Savannah’s railroads.
- Appreciate the architectural embodiment of progress in the form of the museum itself, a testament to the long-standing relationship between Savannah and its railways.
In tracing the tracks of progress, you’re not merely visiting a city; you’re experiencing a story of American ambition and success articulated through the rails that crisscrossed beneath a Georgian sky. Indeed, the brick, steel, and steam that once powered Savannah’s economic engine continue to echo throughout the city, marking indelibly the landscape and its people. Remember, the next time you listen for the distant whistle of a train in Savannah, what you’re really hearing is the heartbeat of a city that grew strong on the back of its mighty railroads.
The Architectural Wonders of Savannah’s Train Depots
As you delve into the heart of Savannah’s past, it’s impossible to ignore the architectural marvels of Savannah’s railroads. The city’s train depots are silent yet grand storytellers of an era when steam powered the rise of America’s South. Indeed, the Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure is not merely a network of steel tracks and engines; it’s a testament to human innovation and ambition, manifested in the depots that serviced this historic city.
At the apex of this architectural grandeur stands the historic Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark, this landmark breathes life into the narrative of Savannah’s locomotive legacy. Its design speaks volumes of a time when the influx of passengers and goods created bustling centers of movement, led by the power and allure of the railroad.
Your exploration might lead you to marvel at the brickwork and craftsmanship of these structures. The depots of Savannah were built not merely for function but with an eye on elegance and permanence, reflected in every archway and window pane. The ornate details in these train stations underscore the city’s commitment to beauty and utility, showcasing how deeply railroads have been intertwined with Savannah’s growth and aspirations.
- Savannah History Museum – A former train station with exhibits that connect you to the rich tapestry of the city’s railroad era.
- Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed – Where architectural magnificence meets historical significance.
When you traverse through these historical sites, you’re not just walking next to bygone depots; you’re following the very trajectory that transformed Savannah into a haunt for historians and a beacon in the chronicles of railway progression.
Railroads and their Role in Savannah’s Economic Ascension
When considering Savannah’s economic growth, it’s impossible to overlook the profound impact of railroads on Savannah’s growth. The tracks laid across this historic city not only served as pathways for transportation but also as the driving force behind its economic ascension. Your visit to the Savannah History Museum will reveal an interconnected story of steel rails and economic tales, illustrating the deep-seated Savannah Railroad History.
The introduction of railroads to Savannah ushered in a new era of opportunity and wealth, connecting the city to a larger market. Far-reaching rail networks enabled the distribution of goods at an unprecedented scale, directly fueling the prosperity visible in Savannah today. As you delve deeper into the museum’s exhibits, you’ll find that beyond just amplifying trade, the railroads were integral in ushering in industrialization, which further stimulated economic development.
A closer examination of historical artifacts, such as those from the Revolutionary and Civil War periods, depicts a broader narrative of strategic advancement and survival. These items bear witness to the significance of Savannah’s location and the integral role railroads played during times of conflict and change. The locomotives of this epoch did not merely carry supplies and soldiers but were pivotal in maintaining the city’s commercial vitality amidst turmoil, contributing extensively to Savannah’s resilience and growth.
- The link between strong rail infrastructure and regional economic status.
- Railroads as catalysts for Savannah’s entry into new markets.
- Examination of railroads during war times and their role in sustaining the city’s economy.
Today’s Savannah, rich in heritage and bustling with activity, stands as a testament to the incredible transformative power of the railroads. By visiting historical sites and absorbing the storied past of Savannah’s railroads, you gain a comprehensive understanding of how vital these iron paths were—and continue to be—in shaping the economic landscape of this charming Southern city.
Rolling Through History: Significant Locomotives and Rail Cars of Savannah
As you step into the Georgia State Railroad Museum, you are stepping into a world where Savannah’s railway heritage is brought to life through an array of artifacts and exhibits. Home to some of the most significant locomotives and rail cars, each piece in the museum resonates with stories of innovation and progress courtesy of the notable railroad figures in Savannah’s history.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll discover:
- The classic steam locomotives that once powered through Georgia’s landscapes, symbolizing the industrial strength of a bygone era.
- Diesel engines that marked the evolution of railway technology, showcasing the advancement from steam to diesel power.
- The pride of the collection, the nation’s oldest portable steam engine, a marvel of engineering that reflects the ingenuity of the past.
These engines and carriages don’t just represent Savannah’s transport history; they narrate a story of visionary leaders and railroaders who pushed boundaries and laid down tracks towards modernity. Explore the exhibits and find yourself immersed in the tale of Savannah’s transformation from a strategic port to a transportation hub of the South.
The museum is not merely a static display; it’s an active preservation site where the echoes of Savannah’s locomotive legacy continue to reverberate. In this most complete antebellum railroad complex in existence, you can practically hear the whistle of the trains as they once were, carrying the hopes and dreams of a city on the move. Plunge into history, and honor the legacy of those who propelled Savannah’s railway heritage into the future.
Savannah’s Historical Sites: A Railroad Perspective
As you meander through the picturesque streets of the Savannah Historic District, your journey through time is punctuated by the indelible marks of railroad expansion in Savannah. This facet of Savannah’s railway heritage affords a unique viewpoint on the city’s storied landmarks, where every corner turned offers a glimpse into a past interconnected with the growth and prosperity brought forth by the locomotive.
Consider River Street, a lively promenade that mirrors the ebb and flow of the Savannah River. Here, amid the modern-day bustle, you can sense the ghostly sounds of train whistles that once reverberated off the old cotton warehouses, testaments to Savannah’s booming trade era facilitated by its railways.
- Fort Pulaski National Monument – a bastion of history that not only witnessed pivotal Civil War moments but also the expansion of railway lines that supported troops and supplies.
- Old Fort Jackson Historic Site – standing as the oldest standing brick fortification in Georgia, offering insight into the strategic value of Savannah’s railways during times of conflict and peace.
As the iron tracks criss-crossed the region, they brought with them connections that turned Savannah into a prominent hub of trade and transportation. This fabric of history is still woven into the city’s identity, awaiting your discovery with every step through the Savannah Historic District. Engage with the enduring legacy, for it’s not merely about the destinations, but the stories of progress and unity shaped by Savannah’s railroads.
The Culture Interlaced with Rails: Savannah’s Railway-Related Heritage
As you explore Savannah, you’ll discover a cultural tapestry richly woven with threads of historical railroads. The city’s passion for preserving its past is evident in the careful maintenance of its architectural marvels, many of which are intertwined with Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure. The railroad development in Savannah is not merely a tale of industry and logistics; it is a story that has infused itself deeply into the city’s arts and culture.
Consider the emblematic Historic Savannah Theatre, one of the oldest continually operating theatres in the nation. Built in the early 19th century, around the same epoch the rail lines were being laid, it stands now not only as a monument to the theatrical arts but also as a testament to the transformative railroad era. Similarly, the Lucas Theatre for the Arts, with its opulent décor reminiscent of a bygone era, offers a window into the times when railroads were the sinews connecting Savannah’s commerce, community, and culture.
These venerable venues reflect Savannah’s cultural sophistication, a proof that the city’s heartbeat was, and indeed still is, synchronized with the rhythmic chuffs of locomotives. To experience Savannah’s cultural tapestry is to walk along the paths of its railroad ancestry, an adventure through time where each railroad spike and sleeper speaks of historical epics and artistic endeavors spanning centuries.
- Visit the Historic Savannah Theatre for a live performance that captures the spirit of Savannah’s bygone railroad days.
- Explore the Lucas Theatre for the Arts to see a building shaped as much by railroad prosperity as it was by a desire for cultural expression.
- Engage with local historians to understand how railroad development powered Savannah’s leap into economic and artistic prosperity.
Your journey through Savannah’s streets and storied venues will leave you with a profound appreciation for how the city’s identity has been steered by the steady hum of trains, demonstrating that its railroad roots run as deep as the oak trees that line its historic squares.
Notable Figures of Savannah’s Railroad Saga
The pulse of Savannah’s growth, deeply interwoven with the historical significance of Savannah’s railroads, was powered by notable innovators and leaders whose contributions etched an enduring impression on both the city and its transportation heritage. As you explore the nuances of Savannah’s rich past, you’ll uncover the stories of these influential individuals who not only advanced the railway system but also left their mark on the broader narrative of American progress.
Among these transformative figures, we highlight individuals like William Washington Gordon, the first president of the Central of Georgia Railway, whose vision fostered an expansive network that would become crucial for trade and travel in the region. His legacy in infrastructure set the stage for Savannah to flourish as a transport hub during the antebellum period, bridging economies and cultures.
- William Washington Gordon – The driving force behind the Central of Georgia Railway, which bolstered Savannah’s commercial ties and economic stature.
- George W. Adams – An unsung hero acting as the chief engineer for key Savannah rail projects, Adams’s meticulous designs and engineering prowess fortified the city’s railway foundations.
- Juliette Gordon Low – While renowned for founding the Girl Scouts, Low’s family was deeply integrated into the railroad scene, contributing to the social fabric intertwined with Savannah’s rail network.
The iron-willed individuals of Savannah’s railroad history represent a blend of entrepreneurial spirit and civic leadership. Their stories are an indelible part of how the railroad left an irreversible imprint on Savannah’s societal evolution. As we celebrate these notable figures, we are reminded how the railways were more than mere means of transport; they were the arteries through which the very lifeblood of Savannah’s history flowed.
Through our exploration of Savannah Railroad History, we’ve journeyed along the tracks of time, uncovering how the steel rails have not only shaped the infrastructure but the very soul of Savannah. Immersing in the city’s narrative reveals a rich tapestry woven with the ingenuity and ambition of a community transformed by the power of railway innovation. As you delve into the past, consider how these iron pathways have carved a historical corridor, bringing to life the vibrant stories and milestones that continue to echo through Savannah’s present.
Whether you’re a local resident or an adventure seeker keen on exploring Savannah’s railways, the layers of history embedded in each rail, depot, and locomotive provide a unique lens for viewing the city. Imagine walking alongside the same routes where once powerful steam engines signaled the dawn of a new era, propelling Savannah into a future of progress and prosperity. As relics of a bygone era blend seamlessly into the modern landscape, your appreciation for this historical gem is bound to deepen.
Should your travels bring you close to the heart of this railroad legacy, consider a sojourn at Savannah Lakes RV Resort—a serene oasis that allows you to bask in the region’s storied heritage. Nestled near Savannah, this tranquil haven offers the perfect respite, inviting you to relax amid natural beauty while reflecting on the resonant energy of a city forever intertwined with the romance of the rails. As you rest, let the spirit of Savannah’s railway legacy inspire plans for your next day’s adventure.
What is the historical significance of Savannah’s railroads?
Savannah’s railroads have been pivotal in the city’s historical development, facilitating trade, shaping its economic landscape, and serving as key arteries of transportation that have bolstered Savannah’s growth into the thriving city it is today.
How did the development of railroad transportation infrastructure impact Savannah?
The development of railroad transportation infrastructure in Savannah not only boosted its capacity for trade and commerce but also connected the city to national markets and resources, driving economic growth and contributing to the regional and national prominence of Savannah.
What were the early railway systems in Savannah?
The early railway systems in Savannah were groundbreaking for their time, including the Central of Georgia Railway, which was one of the first operational lines and played a significant role in shaping Savannah’s infrastructure and economic progress.
How did Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure evolve over time?
Savannah’s railway transportation infrastructure evolved through constant expansion and technological advancements. The city saw the introduction of steam locomotives, expansion of railway lines, and the establishment of more elaborate train depots, all contributing to the city’s modernization.
What was the impact of railroad expansion on Savannah’s growth?
Railroad expansion was critical to Savannah’s growth, as it allowed for faster movement of goods and people. It facilitated the development of new neighborhoods, industrial areas, and trade centers, significantly contributing to the city’s economic ascension.
Could you describe the architectural marvels of Savannah’s railroads?
The architectural marvels of Savannah’s railroads include grand train depots like the Central of Georgia Railway passenger shed, remarkable for their design and engineering, representing significant tokens of the antebellum period and showcasing the elegance and importance of the railroad era.
Who were some notable figures in Savannah’s railroad history?
Notable figures in Savannah’s railroad history include industrialists, engineers, and visionaries who drove the expansion and improvement of the railroads. For instance, the leadership at the Central of Georgia Railway was instrumental in making Savannah a transportation hub in the Southeast.
How have Savannah’s historical sites been influenced by its railroad history?
Savannah’s historical sites offer insights into the past where the railroad’s influence is evident. From the strategic locations that benefited from rail connectivity to the revitalization of areas around the rail lines, these sites narrate stories of an era when rail was king.
In what ways is Savannah’s cultural heritage tied to its railways?
Savannah’s cultural heritage is closely tied to its railways through the arts, theater, and architectural design that blossomed during the height of the railroad era. Railroads influenced cultural institutions, venues, and even the lifestyle of residents, leaving an indelible mark on the fabric of the city.
Is there a place to stay near Savannah that pays homage to its railroad history?
Yes, the Savannah Lakes RV Resort in Hardeeville, SC, is a nearby option that allows visitors to remain close to Savannah’s railroad attractions and historical sites, offering a comfortable stay while exploring the city’s rich railroad legacy. | urban_planning |
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https://blog.playerzpot.com/tokyo-2020-olympic-stadium-90-complete-to-open-in-december/ | 2022-11-28T02:42:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710462.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20221128002256-20221128032256-00459.warc.gz | 0.974996 | 278 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__66489655 | en | Tokyo’s new international stadium for the 2020 Olympic Games is 90% completed with the opening of the mega sports event is just a year away. On Wednesday media were given a glimpse inside the $1.25 billion stadium which is located in central Tokyo and also will host the opening ceremony on July 24, 2020.
The 60, 000 capacity stadium which will be the venue for track and field and some soccer was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and aims to embody Japan’s connection with nature. The Japan Sports Council (JSC) oversees the building of the new stadium and has scheduled for completion by the end of November. “We intend to keep up the good work for the remaining five months and do a thorough job”, a JSC official said.
The 45,000 seats among the total capacity of seating are placed already and after the games, the capacity will be increased from 60,000 to 68,000. A total of 185 fans and a misting system in eight areas to reduce the heat of the stadium are placed while high-definition mega screens have been installed in the northern and southern areas.
Wood from Japan’s 47 prefectures was used to craft the eaves of the stadium’s distinctive roof and the seats which are installed are a mix of green, brown and white to reflect trees growing. | urban_planning |
https://monroecollege.edu/Degrees/King-Research-Institute/ | 2017-04-26T21:28:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121665.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00165-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.915184 | 228 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__70235710 | en | Monroe College's Bronx campus is an ideal urban campus located in the bustling Fordham section.
Located in downtown New Rochelle, the Monroe College New Rochelle campus is nestled in a diverse, thriving suburban community in Westchester County.
The scenic Monroe College St. Lucia campus in Barnard Hill Castries on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia combines the best of many worlds.
Monroe's Queens Extension Center is located in the heart of downtown Flushing, a vibrant and ethnically mixed district of Queens.
The King Institute for Applied Urban Research is dedicated to understanding the unique challenges of urban communities around the globe. The Institute aims to broaden the academic experience of Monroe College students and faculty by directly engaging them in the realities of these urban communities and using research-driven activities to solve problems and discover opportunities. Through partnerships with community leaders and organizations, the Institute will be identified as a valuable resource for urban community development in the following areas: business, economic development, entrepreneurship, criminal and social justice, human services, public health and safety, education, tourism and hospitality.
The Institute will become a recognized center for: | urban_planning |
https://www.biggscardosa.com/index.php/projects/transportation/studies-programming/pleasanton-bridges-bpmp | 2024-04-19T15:52:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817438.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419141145-20240419171145-00401.warc.gz | 0.902759 | 143 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__100396060 | en | Pleasanton Bridges (BPMP)
Biggs Cardosa was the prime consultant for the development of the City of Pleasanton’s City-wide Transportation Structure Assets Management Program and Implementation of the program for the City’s 2013 through 2016 fiscal years. This city-wide program has the objective of performing both Preliminary Engineering (PE) and Construction Engineering (CE) for 7 bridges identified by Caltrans. This contract also includes development and annual updates of a city-wide Transportation Structures Asset Management Program. The scope of this program includes the inventory, inspection, evaluation, and maintenance of all structures of a specific diameter or span within the city limits. | urban_planning |
https://matterseypc.co.uk/planning/ | 2024-03-04T15:09:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476452.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304133241-20240304163241-00446.warc.gz | 0.959655 | 262 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__93574622 | en | The Parish Council is consulted by Bassetlaw District Council on all planning applications relating to the parish. These are considered at the monthly Parish Council meetings and a response is agreed. Residents can also make their individual comments through the District Council website where they can also view details of all applications: https://publicaccess.bassetlaw.gov.uk/online-applications.
Green Pastures, who own Mattersey Hall, have set up a page on their website giving their initial ideas for the development of the field at the side of their Hall together with their reasons for the plans. As stated in their documents they are keen to include the community and welcome views. It might be useful for any comments which you send to them are copied in to the Parish Council so that Councillors are aware of opinions both in favour, neutral and against. The link to the website is https://greenpastures.net/matterseyhallfield . Our email address is email@example.com
The Neighbourhood Plan for Mattersey and Mattersey Thorpe has been adopted by Bassetlaw District Council. To view the plan please refer to their website: www.bassetlaw.gov.uk or www.mandmtneighbourhoodplan.weebly.com | urban_planning |
https://www.wolffolins.com/case-study/genesis-beijing | 2023-03-26T08:48:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296945440.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20230326075911-20230326105911-00334.warc.gz | 0.932499 | 428 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__265054606 | en | A philosophical brand for a new urban experience
Genesis Bejing is a public development that combines a hotel, offices, gardens and a museum by Japanese architect, Tadao Ando. It’s a new kind of urban experience in China conceived and led by our client, Dr. Whitney Duan, an academic and social policy expert. She hopes to help repair the loss of community in Chinese society, felt since the Cultural Revolution. She wants to offer an alternative to increasing capitalism and individualism, and believes space can foster both social connection and mental wellbeing.
Reconnecting with a radical legacy
In line with this progressive conviction and innovative approach, we built a brand based on the Daoist philosophical notion of ‘wu wei’ or ‘effortless effort’. It advocates living instinctively, responding in the moment, and letting change flow. This mindset nurtures a sense of self, as well as empathy and compassion towards others. The brand is intended to evoke this uniquely Chinese state of mind. It’s built from five patterns or ‘flow states’ that form the experience of ‘wu wei’ – play, pause, reflect, exchange, concentrate. Through collaborative effort, we created a visual tool that explores each state and associated feeling through rich, reactive pattern.
Catalyzing a movement
Genesis Beijing sets a new bar for property development in China – creating space that has a positive influence on people’s daily lives. It’s hoped that it will influence other cities in China, and ultimately shape the future of urban design for the better. We’re thrilled that our work with Genesis Beijing was recognised by the D&AD panel in 2017 in two categories.
“It is a place for people to feed their soul, and to find meaning in life. Our project is not just about creating a functional space. With Wolff Olins, we found people who understand and share our fundamental values. There is a strong collaborative effort.” | urban_planning |
https://pulsexpertech.com/health/cpka-redefines-healthcare-infrastructure-with-the-state-of-art-hamidia-medi-city-hospital-in-bhopal-mp/ | 2024-03-03T16:06:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476396.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303142747-20240303172747-00120.warc.gz | 0.936067 | 1,360 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__64683828 | en | As the country’s healthcare sector seeks avenues for smart development in medical facilities, the iconic Hamidia Hospital Complex at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has been redeveloped into a world-class health centre through improved facilities, better education on health matters and enhanced access to regular healthcare services. The redesigned Hamidia Hospital was inaugurated by the Hon’ble CM of Madhya Pradesh Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The redevelopment of the heritage Hamidia Hospital Complex, which dates back to the 18th century, envisages the emergence of a “Smart Medi-City” that pertains to the global standards of contemporary hospital designs while retaining its old cultural legacy and layers of history. The adopted design approach attempts to bind the entire complex through a definite grammar, using development as a tool for conservation.
This remarkable project is a collaborative effort by CP Kukreja Architects (CPKA) and is set to revolutionize healthcare infrastructure with its visionary design and innovative approach.
In the words of Dikshu Kukreja, Managing Principal, CP Kukreja Architects, “The inauguration of the new and redesigned iconic Hamidia Hospital is a defining moment for us and the entire MP. It is truly a milestone event and gives us a great deal of satisfaction. It has been a very challenging project and has a lot of history and significance attached to it in being able to create a world-class super specialty hospital facility in what was otherwise an old institution that had a name but had overtime worn-out of facilities which are required for a modern hospital. It has been an extremely significant makeover and a new avatar for the healthcare system in Madhya Pradesh.”
Bhopal’s Hamidia Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in the country, dating back to the 18th-century on the Fatehgarh Fort premises, located on the banks of the Grand Lake. Over the centuries, the complex has expanded to accommodate the changing, multidisciplinary healthcare needs of the ever growing city. Today, the layers of history — from the ASI-protected Mughal and British-era heritage buildings to the post-independence medical college — present as a palimpsest located at the heart of the city.
When CP Kukreja Architects took on the redevelopment project, many of these historical structures were found in a deplorable state with respect to basic services and living conditions. The adopted design approach attempts to bind the entire complex through a definite grammar, using development as a tool for conservation. The primary challenge in this approach was to curate a development model that prolongs the useful life of the otherwise nearly obsolete complex without greatly altering its cultural fabric.
Envisioning a Smart Medi-City
Developing a Medi-City revolves around the idea of a holistic approach for addressing the entire hospital complex rather than a singular building. This strategy is realised through two means:
Shared Infrastructure Development: Designing the Complex as an Extension of the City
The historically fortified complex no longer needs to be a walled urban element detached from the city but rather be a seamless part of it. The Grand Lake and the lakefront, which were separated from the surrounding by the fort’s imposing walls for a long time, must be brought back to the city and its people. To achieve this, the master plan opens the roads running into the complex to make the lakefront a large continuous public space, thereby creating a public space network as a major structuring element for the new master plan of the Fort Complex.
Encouraging the Development of a “City-Within-A-City”
The Hamidia Medi-City contains its own functional districts, public spaces, and a hierarchy of streets that encourage an environment-friendly living through:
– An extensive layout of pedestrian and cycle routes that encourage walking and cycling above vehicular commutes.
– Maximised provision of greenery and open spaces to encourage the natural landscape to become an integral part of the public realm.
– Reduction of pollution in the environment through extensive plantation, which helps the absorption of pollutants to a large extent, thereby keeping the air fresh and the local climate under control.
– Blurring boundaries between the interior and exterior spaces and creating recreational spaces at different levels to encourage outdoor activities.
– Encouraging nature as a healing element within the urban landscape.
Other elements include
Redefining Medical Infrastructure as Quintessential Building Blocks of a Healthy City
The Hamidia Hospital Complex is imagined as more than an urban infrastructure that serves the ailing. It is designed as an urban unit that also exemplifies healthy living conditions within the city. Such design measures include:
– Compact Development, i.e. keeping the building footprint as low as possible, leaving the maximum ground as a soft landscape.
– Incorporating passive design to minimise air-conditioning and other artificial mechanical controls, which often cause ‘sick-building syndrome.’
– Using non-polluting and non-hazardous building materials for construction so as to cause minimum damage to the environment.
– Formulating urban design guidelines for the complex that ensure continued maintenance of the public spaces.
Responsive Architecture: Designing the Complex as an Amalgamation of Nature and Engineered Technologies
The geographical setting of the complex plays a crucial role in defining the sustainability parameters of the Smart Medi-City. In response to the context, the design uses the existing social and environmental systems as major structuring elements on site. This is further reinforced with engineered technologies to allow the architecture of the complex to maximise its performance. In doing so, this design celebrates the fusion between natural and man-made technologies — a much-desired binary which the future of sustainable architecture beckons.
While the heritage structures were given new life through retrofitting and adaptive reuse, both the new and old structures are infused with state-of-the-art technology to serve the coming generations. The design also seeks contemporary metaphors for the age-old architectural details so as to blend them effortlessly into the modern, smart architectural vocabulary.
The Hamidia Medi-City exists amidst an urban fabric that spans a wide time frame, with various social characteristics and cultural ethos defining the complex’s morphology and its transformations. With the latest developments and rethinking of the historical structures, Hamidia is a magnet serving not just Bhopal’s population but also the surrounding towns and villages. The project hereby throws light on one of the most difficult concerns in the contemporary urbanisation of Indian cities, which deals with incorporating modern infrastructure in a timeless urban landscape composed of multiple layers of culture. | urban_planning |
http://www.kamruphousing.com/2015/01/ | 2019-02-20T18:40:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-09/segments/1550247495367.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20190220170405-20190220192405-00158.warc.gz | 0.9392 | 352 | CC-MAIN-2019-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-09__0__143918574 | en | LUCKNOW: The expansion of Samsung India Electronics’ state-of-the-art mobile phone plant has been inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh CM, Akhilesh Yadav in presence of H E Joon-gyu Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to India and Hyun Chil Hong, President & CEO, Samsung India Electronics. Dignitaries like RS Sharma, IT secretary, Government of India, Alok Ranjan, Chief Secretary of UP, MyungWouk Kim, senior vice president, Noida plant, Samsung India Electronics and other senior government officials were also present at the event.
The Noida authority on Monday started work on an eight-lane Rs 450 crore bridge running parallel to existing Kalindi Kunj Bridge.
“We have begun mobilizing construction material and equipment etc today to start building the pillars for the bridge. Work of bridge is expected to be completed in next 24 months,” said Yadav Singh chief project engineer (CPE), the Noida authority.
NOIDA: Commuters on proposed Noida-Greater Noida Metro link will be able to board a train every eight minutes said Noida Metro Rail Coporation (NMRC) officials, following a meeting with DMRC officials in Delhi on Wednesday. A decision to shift power lines obstructing the route was also taken at the meeting.
Due to unavailability of regular bus services plying between Noida and Greater Noida, the only choice for the commuters, at present, is to take up shared autos. However, taking cognizance of the plight of the commuters, Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) has decided to start a fleet of 100 new hi-tech buses from May onwards. | urban_planning |
http://www.andorramobil.com/?page_id=1093 | 2020-09-21T05:43:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400198942.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20200921050331-20200921080331-00720.warc.gz | 0.785232 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__257572768 | en | The village of Canillo lies between Encamp and The Tarter at an altitude of 1530 meters. The parish includes ten neighborhoods : Canillo, Soldeu, Incles, El Tarter, Ransol, Meritxell, l’Aldosa, Prats, Els Plans et El Forn.
Its population is of 4826 inhabitants (2011). Its density is 40 inhabitants / km² for an area of 121 km².
The departure of the ski slopes of Grandvalira is in Canillo by the Skilift.
Geographic Coordinates: 42°34’00 » North – 1°36’00 » East.
Zip code: AD100
Web site: www.vdc.ad | urban_planning |
https://lcddisplay.org/cognitive-upgrading-and-practical-acceleration-interpretation-of-different-urban-agents/ | 2023-03-20T12:27:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943483.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20230320114206-20230320144206-00445.warc.gz | 0.947962 | 2,090 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__129725453 | en | The 22nd China International High-tech Achievement Fair was grandly opened on this year’s “Double 11”. This year’s event can be said to have borne fruitful results.
It is understood that more than 3,300 exhibitors at home and abroad participated in the exhibition, displaying more than 9,000 high-tech projects, of which 1,790 new products and 767 new technologies were unveiled for the first time, covering the current mainstream artificial intelligence, intelligent manufacturing, intelligent driving, 5G commercial use , 8K ultra-high definition and many other fields, this is not only a Display and transaction of high-tech achievements, but also the opening node of a new future.
Among the many new concepts and technologies, I think the one that may have the greatest impact on the future is related to the construction of smart cities. Through the theme exhibition areas and summit forums, it can be clearly felt that the construction of smart cities has gradually entered the fast lane.
Huawei, the 5G leader on the track, constructs urban intelligence from a higher thinking dimension and delivers more comprehensive solutions to the industry.
1. Urban intelligence: the “next hop” of smart city development
At the Huawei Urban Intelligence Summit 2020, Lu Yong, Senior Vice President of Huawei and President of China Region, said, “We believe that the next hop of a smart city should be the concept of an urban intelligent body, and the construction not only has brains, but also features such as machine vision. Video surveillance systems all over the city have developed intelligent brains based on AI-enabled platforms, and also have 5G and network connections, so that ordinary people can feel the network and the skeleton and the ubiquitous basic network of the city. Context, as well as the heart with big data and intelligent supercomputing as the core, to process these massive amounts of data. Therefore, we believe that the future urban intelligent body is a comprehensive intelligent carrier that penetrates the eyes, brain, hand and pulse.”
This means that the city intelligence goes beyond the architecture of the city brain, and is a data-driven, deep learning, city-level integrated intelligent collaboration system, and a deep combination of the city itself and ICT.
It not only emphasizes its own intelligent attributes, but also enables the city to realize the humanistic attributes of “perception”, “thinking”, “evolvable” and “warm”, so that urban residents can feel the warmth of the city and enhance their sense of happiness. At the same time, it also greatly improves the production efficiency of enterprises. The “torso”, “nerves”, “facial features” and “hands and feet” are matched for the city brain.
(Urban Agent Architecture)
From the point of view of the overall solution, the city intelligence includes four layers of architecture, namely intelligent interaction, intelligent connection, intelligent center and intelligent application.
The operation mode of this four-layer architecture has become the operation mode of the city’s intelligent body. First, people will interact with the city through many edge devices such as cameras, automatic service machines, counters, telephones, etc., and the real-time data and needs are generated through 5G, F5G. , Wi-Fi6, IoT and other technologies complete intelligent connection, high-speed convergence, and directly reach the wisdom center.
There are network-wide collaborations such as cloud infrastructure, AI enablement (ModelArts), application enablement (ROMA), and data enablement (DAYU), through AI to analyze data, find problems, analyze trends, prevent risks, and make various responses and feedback. Smart applications will provide residents, customers, and partners with better integrated and innovative services, and will continue to optimize experience and processes.
2. Cognitive upgrading: from urban brain to urban intelligent body
It can be seen that from the city brain to the city intelligent body is a huge cognitive upgrade. The key to this cognitive upgrade comes from the experience accumulation and problem discovery of Huawei people in actual construction.
(Smart City Skyline)
Lu Yong said, “In the past, the comprehensive governance of the entire city, including the smart city we proposed, was mostly driven and driven by events and functions, or driven by problems, but there would be two huge flaws, one is the combination of The architecture system and top-level planning and design of the entire smart city are insufficient. One is that although we have established a lot of smart city management methods and systems, the city is not like an enterprise, and there is no CIO, CTO and COO to continuously operate the smart city.” The city. It is against this background that the agent is proposed to solve these two urgent problems.
Therefore, Huawei proposes three key links for building urban intelligence. The first is to create full-scenario wisdom, including new government governance, new economic development, and new life experiences.
Second, in order to realize the aggregation and coordination of all elements, there must be a systematic concept, and the information technology of the city and ICT should be closely integrated as an overall layout. The connection technology at the core of the Internet of Things and the two pillars of computing technology represented by cloud, AI, big data and blockchain are closely integrated with urban governance. Let the city not only have brains and connect limbs, but also information interconnection and timely command.
The third is full-cycle operation management. You can’t just go after the completion of the construction. It is necessary to extend the entire life cycle to see the construction of a city. It is not important to focus on construction and operation, and focus on short-term benefits and long-term benefits. The operator must actively undertake Its own overall responsibility, and cooperate with the government, enterprises, partners, society, and the public to build a large pattern of smart city governance.
It can be seen that Huawei’s urban intelligence does not come from imagination, but from practice and accumulation, because Huawei is ahead of 5G, Internet of Things, AI, etc. The promotion of the concept is also a matter of course. Urban intelligence has not only become one of the hot spots of this fair, but also is expected to truly lead a new wave of smart city construction.
3. Acceleration of practice: Initiating the construction of urban intelligent bodies in multiple regions
Huawei’s many years of experience in the field of smart cities, and this conceptual upgrade, have given urban intelligence a lot of help and recognition in practice, and received a lot of support as soon as it debuted.
On September 23, Shenzhen and Huawei released the country’s first urban intelligent body, Pengcheng Intelligent Body, at the Huawei Full Connect Conference. In just two months, Chengdu, Fuzhou, Nanchang, Changchun and other places Urban agents with local characteristics will be released one after another.
Taking Shenzhen’s Pengcheng intelligent agent as an example, Huawei helped launch the “One-stop Service”, 100% of government service matters were settled on the online service platform, and a total of 1,327 “one-time-one-office” services were launched: zero filling of service information and less application materials. Submitted, more than 200 “second batch” items are currently realized.
Among them, Guangming Street in Guangming District has created a new pattern of grid-based grassroots social governance, launched the “Guangming District Governance Integration Platform”, and opened it to the community, so as to realize the scientific, refined and intelligent grassroots governance.
At present, Guangming District has settled 159 government affairs in the community, more than 70 community affairs can be handled online, 24-hour government e-stations can be seen everywhere in the community, and the model experience of smart communities such as Baihua Community, Guangming Street, Guangming District has attracted many people City area research and investigation.
Wang Bin, Vice President of Huawei’s Global Government Business Department and President of Smart City Solutions, said that Huawei’s biggest change in thinking is to change government governance from management-centric to user-centric. Users can not only use voice search and other methods to find themselves The required services can also be opened up horizontally, such as a series of government services such as household registration, birth certificates, seedlings, marriage certificates, etc. are packaged into one, to solve the needs of the whole process at one time. Services like this can be called smart cities, not simple convenience services.
This solution idea of returning to the user’s perspective is undoubtedly a huge conceptual breakthrough, and it is the real implementation of the people-oriented policy outline.
If what everyone could do before was to simplify the process as much as possible, improve the service, and reduce the charges, then now the urban intelligent body is really thinking and designing the process from the user’s point of view, fundamentally changing the way of urban governance, so that every Individuals have become a key component of urban intelligence, and ultimately form a true people-oriented governance whole.
(During the Hi-Tech Fair, groups from all over the world will visit Baihua Community)
Overall, Huawei has taken a big step forward in the construction of smart cities. This progress is not only technical, but conceptual, but conceptual progress is more difficult than technological progress, because it is essentially It deconstructed the original order and brought new ideas and possibilities.
The construction of urban intelligence is obviously not a one-day work. It is really like building a city. It is a continuous and continuous process. The smart system of the entire city must be continuously improved and optimized to meet the different needs of the city. And also to meet the ever-changing and escalating needs. With the gradual rollout of Huawei’s urban intelligence, a new era is coming to us.
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https://economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/reports/a-tale-of-two-cities-part-2/ | 2024-04-18T18:15:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817222.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418160034-20240418190034-00604.warc.gz | 0.917814 | 381 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__101767904 | en | A tale of two cities (part 2)
Few would disagree that the UK has a significant productivity problem, or fail to recognise that the poor performance of the nation’s largest cities outside the capital contribute to that situation. As the Economy 2030 Inquiry has made clear, the productivity of our largest cities lags the UK average, bucking the global trend for bigger urban areas to be more productive. The country as a whole is poorer as a result.
At the heart of this problem are the UK’s ‘twin second cities’: Greater Manchester and Birmingham. Their weak economic performance has long roots in the rapid deindustrialisation of the second half of the 20th century, but the fact that this persists today reflects more recent problems. Their sheer size (a combined population of 5.6 million) and central role in their regional economies (there is no route to a thriving North West that does not run through a more productive Manchester) mean they must be centre stage in attempts to boost aggregate growth, close regional productivity gaps and drive up local living standards too.
But understanding the case for change is not the same as setting out a plausible path for growth. This report on Greater Manchester (hereafter, GM), and a twin paper on the Birmingham urban area, provide grounded answers to the difficult question of what would it actually take to achieve a higher-productivity future for these two great, but very different, cities? Rooted in local realities and sharpened through conversations with local policy makers and residents alike, we set out what a higher-productivity future would really entail for GM, a city with a crucial role to play in a more prosperous Britain.
For all research queries about this report, please contact Lindsay Judge. For press queries, please contact the Resolution Foundation press office. | urban_planning |
https://www-beta.kompas.id/baca/english/2021/07/14/tighter-checks-to-curb-mobility-on-toll-roads | 2022-01-17T07:03:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320300343.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220117061125-20220117091125-00250.warc.gz | 0.942253 | 165 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__178678671 | en | Tighter Checks to Curb Mobility on Toll Roads
Tightened checks will also be imposed on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk sea route connecting Ketapang in Banyuwangi, East Java, and Gilimanuk in Bali from 14 to 20 July.
The exit points of toll roads in Central Java and the Ketapang-Gilimanuk sea route are to be placed under tight surveillance to reduce human mobility. However, people are continuing to try to get around it.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Enforcement of the emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat) is to be tightened at a total of 27 exits on toll roads in Central Java, which are to be closed on 16-22 July, excepting the vehicles of critical and essential businesses. | urban_planning |
https://jamesbezan.com/bezan-pleased-with-infrastructure-funding-for-city-of-selkirk/ | 2020-06-01T05:13:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347414057.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20200601040052-20200601070052-00353.warc.gz | 0.945231 | 289 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__163860031 | en | Selkirk, MB – James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman, was pleased to attend a federal funding announcement at the Selkirk Council Chambers yesterday. The City of Selkirk received $1.6-million in federal and provincial funding from the Small Communities Fund to design and construct an additional forcemain and lift station. Additionally, Selkirk received $150,000 to purchase three new handi-van transit vehicles.
“I was happy to be on hand to congratulate the City of Selkirk on securing funding from the Small Communities Fund. The new forcemain and lift station will create positive momentum for further development on the western side of Selkirk. This is a great show of what can be done through the collaboration of all levels of government to benefit the entire region.
“It is also promising to see further investment in making Selkirk more accessible for everyone with the funding to purchase three new handi-van transit vehicles. These vehicles are especially important in making sure that our seniors and people with disabilities continue to have the opportunity to be out in the community.
“Both these announcements are a result of the hard work done by the City of Selkirk to secure funding, and I am looking forward to watching the progress.”
For more information:
Dana Seymour, Executive Assistant
Office of James Bezan, MP | urban_planning |
https://www.hometowndumpsterrental.com/Arizona/Phoenix-AZ-dumpsters.html | 2023-11-30T00:40:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100164.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130000127-20231130030127-00433.warc.gz | 0.890005 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__223008113 | en | Roll Off Dumpster Rental in Phoenix, AZ
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If you plan to place the dumpster on private property, like a driveway, you most likely won't need a permit. However, this may not be the case if you need to place the dumpster on a city street. Contacting multiple Phoenix dumpster rental companies ensures you not only get the best deal but also that you are following the proper permitting requirements.
Are there Phoenix city ordinances related to dumpsters?
Chapter 27 of the Phoenix City Code spells out all the rules and regulations relating to solid waste removal and disposal.
When renting a roll-off dumpster:
- The container should be leak-free and in relatively good physical shape.
- The city suggests placing the dumpster out of public view as much as possible and covering it with a tarp when not in use.
- The proximity around the dumpster should be free and clear of junk and debris.
The Phoenix Public Works Department handles regulatory issues related to dumpsters and solid waste removal. | urban_planning |
https://christianaction.org/city-close-to-declaring-chick-fil-a-drive-through-a-public-nuisance/ | 2024-04-19T02:54:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817253.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419013002-20240419043002-00734.warc.gz | 0.942944 | 384 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__197268226 | en | In most towns, a successful business earns the warm embrace of local officials. In Santa Barbara, Calif., however – and notably if you are a nationally known Christian-owned company – success can have you deemed a “public nuisance.”
The California city is close to giving its sole Chick-fil-A restaurant that status due to long drive-through lines that have customers’ cars backed up in the street for hours at a time, reports CBS.
City officials say the chicken-sandwich restaurant draws a steady flow of patrons whose vehicles block nearby driveways and sidewalks and force city buses and emergency vehicles to find other routes. They also claim Chick-fil-A’s drive-through creates the potential for traffic collisions and pedestrians being hit. At peak volume the drive-through blocks one lane of traffic for as long as 90 minutes on weekdays and 155 minutes on Saturdays, a city traffic report stated.
“The city’s traffic engineer, police chief and community development director have evaluated the situation and believe that the persistent traffic back-up onto State Street is a public nuisance and that the nuisance is caused by the operation of a drive-through at the Chick-fil-A restaurant,” the document declares.
Chick-fil-A’s combo of fried chicken sandwiches, waffle fries and appealing Christian values (the restaurants are closed on Sundays) creates long drive-thru lines around the country. Restaurant trade publication QSR listed the company as having the busiest drive-thru windows of any national chain in 2019.
At a recent Santa Barbara city council session, members unanimously approved moving toward a potential public nuisance designation for their Chick-fil-A. Representatives asked the council to delay the nuisance designation and give it additional time to work on the fixing the problem, and the council agreed to wait until a public hearing until June 7. | urban_planning |
https://www.crosswalk.com/family/singles/what-do-micro-apartments-and-churches-have-in-common.html | 2023-06-08T15:12:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224655027.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20230608135911-20230608165911-00190.warc.gz | 0.950985 | 1,776 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__130206219 | en | What Do Micro-Apartments and Churches Have in Common?
- Tim Laitinen Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer
- 2012 25 Sep
On the one hand, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s idea makes sense.
New York City’s provocative mayor has invited some of the world’s best architects and designers to submit ideas for tiny apartments suitable for single adults.
Think single-room-occupancy with an emphasis on the “single,” not “room.”
Indeed, if you’ve ever lived in New York City, and Manhattan in particular, you know most apartments there are already tiny. And pricey. Now, the same mayor who wants to outlaw super-sized soda containers wants his city’s singles population to take up less space. Bloomberg thinks offering The Big Apple’s unmarrieds even smaller apartments could lower rents and create more apartments for more single residents.
How small is small? Try 300 square feet – or less. That’s just a bit more wiggle room than an average parking space.
And those bargain rents New York’s billionaire mayor envisions? How about $1,500 per month for the privilege of occupying a sliver of the city’s rarified real estate? If you think you’re paying too much where you live, maybe $1,500 per month for 300 square feet will help put things in perspective.
As you might imagine, reaction to Bloomberg’s idea mixes a bit of incredulity with a dose of resentment. After all, Bloomberg, himself a divorcee with two grown daughters, owns both a lavish townhouse and a Park Avenue condominium. What right does he have saying other single adults should make do with far less space?
Currently, city code forbids individual apartments smaller than 400 square feet. If developers sensed that New York’s real estate market held significant demand for something even smaller, wouldn’t they be petitioning the city to change the zoning? Doesn’t it smack of imperiousness for officials like Bloomberg and his hand-picked administrators to claim they know what The Big Apple’s unmarried residents want and need?
Oddly enough, New York isn’t the only city in this race to build the smallest possible apartments. In San Francisco, local developers are pushing for zoning changes to permit apartments of an incredibly miniscule 150 square feet. That makes Bloomberg’s proposed 300 square foot threshold positively extravagant by comparison!
Believe it or not, advocates for such micro-apartments say that with some creativity, small spaces can be surprisingly usable and accommodating. They help occupants avoid becoming hoarders, since there simply isn’t any space for anything you don’t need. They’re environmentally-friendly, since they reduce the carbon and geographic footprints individual households require. And besides, in big cities, single adults generally don’t spend much time in their apartments anyway. They’re either working late at the office, or out on the town with friends.
However, some critics fear that introducing such small apartments in high-rent cities could actually inflate the value of conventional studio apartments, further exacerbating a lack of affordable housing. Alternatively, putting what are essentially crash pads into buildings with larger apartments could negatively affect the value of the building as a whole. Would such small spaces be conducive to long-term occupancy? Might turnover be extraordinarily high, as tenants quickly tire of the tight-squeeze novelty?
Providing apartments for people who may have little vested interest in contributing to their building’s community could further decrease its livability factor. Anybody who’s ever rented in an apartment building knows it stays cleaner, quieter, and safer the more tenants take ownership of their space. Incorporating what amount to miniature hotel rooms into a rental building – or creating an entire building full of these micro-apartments, could perpetuate the phenomenon of anomie. Anomie can be described as the ability of people to develop patterns of alienation as they rationalize away their opportunities for interpersonal socialization.
Hopefully, you can begin to see how Bloomberg’s idea relates to the experiences many of us single adults encounter in our evangelical churches. Consider the parallels between trying to pigeonhole and marginalize singles in rental markets, and the ways our communities of faith may be unintentionally doing similar things.
First, we singles are a fact of life, not only for planners in big cities, but also for churches. We take up space, we’re growing in number, and sometimes, other people don’t know how to accommodate us. They assume they know what we need and how we function, but those assumptions may not be accurate. In the same way we might not want a 300-square-foot apartment because we like to entertain, for example, we might not like being relegated to a peer-specific ministry group.
Second, while it might seem easy and efficient to relegate us singles to our own space, it might not be the best solution for us, or the people around us who need to interact with us. After all, one of the reasons traditional married folk in our churches may still feel uncomfortable dealing with us could be because we aren’t really in community with them, and they aren’t in community with us. Yes, some churches have separate singles ministries that integrate well within the broader congregation, but aren’t those the exception? Just by looking at statistics about singles, can we arbitrarily determine how to meet needs? And whose needs are we really trying to meet, anyway?
Third, separating singles out of the broader community could further stigmatize us in the eyes of people who think we’re not worth the same resources they are. Assuming we’re only here to work and play – with no long-term interest in our neighbors or neighborhood – could indicate to others that the time it takes to invest in us won’t be worth the bother.
Just as micro-apartments could contribute to a transience that keeps renters from setting down any roots, couldn’t developing ministry programs which limit our value in the eyes of others risk being detrimental to the broader viability of our faith communities?
Consider, too, the history New York City already has with single-room-occupancy living quarters. They’re called flophouses, and the city’s notorious Bowery used to be full of them. Each “room” doesn’t necessarily have its own window, plumbing, electricity, or even permanent walls. Bathroom facilities are shared, and ceilings of wire netting provide minimal ventilation.
Who lived in these SROs? Mostly men who hadn’t been able to maintain a normal association with our “real world.” They were people who, for whatever reason, had disconnected from relationships with their families and even faith communities. Granted, some SROs developed their own insular communities, but relationships were generally based on unhealthy methods of interpersonal interaction, such as enabling behaviors, intimidation, or deception.
It’s often easy to forget that fellowship is a Biblical concept. Not necessarily just being together, or sharing space in the same room, or hearing the same sermon, or singing songs together. And some singles ministries manage to cultivate high degrees of inter-group fellowship, so the concept of singles groups itself isn’t bad. However, if you’ve ever been involved in a healthy singles ministry, its vibrancy likely resulted from its involvement in other ministries of your church.
Mayor Bloomberg likely has no intention of creating isolationist zoning patterns with his micro-apartment idea. He’s mostly trying to lower rents for New York’s burgeoning singles population.
Our communities of faith could take his as a cautionary tale, however, regarding the wisdom of putting any demographic in a box.
Even if it’s not 300 square feet.
From his smorgasboard of church experience, ranging from the Christian and Missionary Alliance to the Presbyterian Church in America, Tim Laitinen brings a range of observations to his perspective on how we Americans worship, fellowship, and minister among our communities of faith. As a one-time employee of a Bible church in suburban Fort Worth, Texas and a former volunteer director of the contemporary Christian music ministry at New York City's legendary Calvary Baptist, he's seen our church culture from the inside out. You can read about his unique viewpoints at o-l-i.blogspot.com.
Publication date: September 25, 2012 | urban_planning |
https://www.ozonegreens.com/blog/1-bhk-apartments-in-ozone-greens-for-sale-blid-12005 | 2020-01-26T03:12:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251684146.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20200126013015-20200126043015-00056.warc.gz | 0.954645 | 300 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__47831602 | en | The latest township project by Ozone Group has been named Ozone Greens. The project is situated at the Perumbakkam locality in the megacity of Chennai. The sophisticated high-rise towers of the project offer different configurations of 1, 2, 2.5, 3 and 4 BHK apartments. Area covered by these units range from 651 sq.ft. to 2570 sq.ft. You can own 1 BHK apartments in Ozone Greens at prices starting at Rs. 29.29 lakhs, while the largest 4BHK apartments can be bought at a price of Rs. 1.15 crores. The apartments are expansive and have been furnished with top-quality fittings. While the apartments are mainly installed with vitrified tile floorings, the utility, balconies and bathrooms have been provided with ceramic tile flooring. The flats for sale in Ozone Greens have benefits of intercom, constant water supply, power backup and more. The residents are offered several amenities, including, clubhouse, lovely landscapes, swimming pool, meditation centre, ATM, restaurant, gymnasium, cafeteria, car parking, multipurpose hall, etc. 3-tier security system keeps the residents safe. Kids have a dedicated play area andseveral indoor and outdoor sports facilities have been facilitated within the project compound. Developers have also made provisions for rainwater harvesting in the complex.
The area surrounding this project site incorporates several prominent schools, hospitals, markets, malls, and more. | urban_planning |
http://watsoncontracting.com/highway-construction/ | 2024-03-02T21:03:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475897.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302184020-20240302214020-00241.warc.gz | 0.924284 | 288 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__174378342 | en | Strong and efficient infrastructure is the very foundation of our communities and this nation. At Watson Contracting, we take pride in the fact that we build roads, highways and bridges that will serve this country for generations. And that’s why it’s important to choose a heavy civil construction company that delivers certainty in four critical areas: schedule, cost, quality and safety. When it comes to heavy highway construction and building our nation’s infrastructure, these are our only goals.
Dramatic population growth in many areas has increased demand for new transportation infrastructure. These important heavy civil construction projects ensure our country remains a leader in economic vitality, job creation and quality of life — something that can’t happen if people are constantly stuck in traffic.
Our experience includes new-lane capacity projects as well as building, widening, repairing and repaving our aging roadways, bridges and utility systems. As your heavy civil construction partner, we focus on limiting disruption to the traveling public and re-opening roadways to full traffic as quickly as possible.
While we have years of experience in civil construction, your team understands your unique project and community, so we’re committed to working together to find the best solution.
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- Prime Contractor for highways and roadway construction
- Excavation for Bridge construction & rehabilitation
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- Asphalt paving | urban_planning |
http://galeckilandscaping.com/testimonials/galecki-has-fulfilled-our-expectations-and-then-some/3 | 2024-03-05T01:50:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476592.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304232829-20240305022829-00459.warc.gz | 0.982023 | 150 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__180967354 | en | "Rick, It was a pleasure to meet with you to discuss our beautification project for the entrance to our village. I anticipate the experience will be as rewarding as the erosion control project your people are just finishing this week. These people certainly deserve an "attaboy" from their superiors. They have fulfilled our expectations and then some. They are courteous, they are eager to please, and they have worked so very hard in these weather conditions to complete this job. They are an extension of what you would hope your company image to be. I am looking forward to the same experience with the project at our village entrance. Thank you and your staff!"
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
- Ed Sizemore, Landscape Committee | urban_planning |
https://ravennabuijs.nl/Ik-bevind-me-hier-design-research-exhibition | 2024-02-27T10:38:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474674.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227085429-20240227115429-00537.warc.gz | 0.948087 | 261 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__21305181 | en | 2017 - Graduation Project ArtEZ university of the Arts
‘Ik bevind me hier’ (I’m standing here) is my graduation research about how we divide space in the Netherlands and how I experience my own personal space. Through this project, I aimed to explore the concept of space and how it is used and divided in the Netherlands, as well as how people interact with and relate to their personal space.
To calculate the average surface area per resident, I divided the surfaces of several areas by the population of people living within it. I have created 12 books, each covering a specific Dutch district, that provide this information for that district. The books are displayed on a wall with a map of the Netherlands, creating a three-dimensional infographic.
Next to this exhibit, I also created other objects with data visualization and publications with photography. By combining objective and personal data in a poetic visual research report, I was able to provide a more detailed and nuanced understanding of space. For example, my research revealed how the use of space varies between urban and rural areas, and how cultural and social factors can influence people's perceptions and use of space.
Overall, my graduation research highlighted the importance of understanding the ways in which space is used and perceived in different contexts. | urban_planning |
https://clacified.com/politics/news/lagos-slases-land-use-charge-forfeits-n57bn-fees | 2020-10-23T09:22:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107880878.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023073305-20201023103305-00711.warc.gz | 0.967736 | 355 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__204329052 | en | Lagos slashes land use charge, forfeits N5.7bn fees
The Lagos State Government has announced that it will reduce its land use charges and other penal fees by reversing the rate of land use charge to what it was before 2018 while still upholding the 2018 method of valuation.
The Commissioner for Finance revealed this on Wednesday via a statement which was titled "Speech delivered by the honourable commissioner for finance at a press briefing on the 2020 new land use charge law".
He also added that the government would waive the penal fees for 2017, 2018 and 2019, which all amounts to N5.7bn.
The commissioner recalled that in 2018, there was an increase in land use charge rates as well as the method of valuation of properties. Which, in turn, increased the charges payable by property owners.
"In addition to this, there is also a 48 per cent reduction in the annual charge rate", Olowo said.
He further explained that owner-occupied residential property was reduced from 0.076 per cent to 0.0394 per cent and industrial premises of manufacturing concerns was slashed from 0.256 per cent to 0.132 per cent.
Also, residential property/private school (owner and third party) was reduced from 0.256 per cent to 0.132 per cent.
Commercial property (used by the occupier for business purposes) was reduced from 0.76 per cent to 0.394 per cent while vacant properties and open empty land went from 0.076 per cent to 0.0394 per cent.
He also added that the annual charge rate for agricultural land was reduced by 87 per cent from 0.076 per cent to 0.01 per cent.
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https://www.prestigehall.com.ua/en/press-center/articles/iv-ochered-vvedena-v-ekspluatatsiyu/ | 2021-04-20T07:55:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618039379601.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20210420060507-20210420090507-00592.warc.gz | 0.926711 | 123 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__72834365 | en | IV STAGE COMMISSIONED!
The residential complex is built on a monolithic-frame technology and consists of 8 sections with a variable number of stories. Given the latest architectural trends, panoramic glazing is used. The facades of the houses are made according to the system of the ventilated facade made of porcelain stoneware, providing the ideal temperature and noise protection.
Also, among the advantages of the complex are an excellent location in the center of the capital, well-developed infrastructure, an enclosed landscaped courtyard with 24-hour video surveillance and two-level underground parking. | urban_planning |
http://www.corcoran.org/visit/directions | 2014-10-01T08:14:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-41/segments/1412037663372.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20140930004103-00075-ip-10-234-18-248.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.895437 | 654 | CC-MAIN-2014-41 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-41__0__90194650 | en | The Corcoran Gallery of Art is located at:
500 Seventeenth Street NW
The main entrance is located on Seventeenth Street between New York Avenue and E Street NW.
The Corcoran is just a few blocks away from two convenient Metro rail stations: Farragut West- on the Orange/Blue lines (take the 17th street exit) and Farragut North-on the Red line (take the K Street exit). From either station, walk south on Seventeenth Street to the Corcoran.
The Corcoran is also accessible by Metro bus numbers: 11Y, 32, 36, 42, G8, P17, P19, W13
Visit Metro online for rail and bus fares and schedules
Follow Connecticut Avenue South. Connecticut turns into Seventeenth Street. The Corcoran will be on the Right at the cross streets of Seventeenth Street and New York Avenue NW.
From West (via I-66)
Take Route 66 East crossing the Roosevelt Bridge. Take the E Street exit (on the left after the bridge). Follow E Street to Seventeenth Street. The Corcoran will be on your left at the intersection of Seventeenth and E Streets NW.
From East (via I-95)
Take Route 95 South to Route 50 West. Follow Route 50 West which will turn into New York Avenue (West). Follow New York Avenue to 9th Street. Make a Left onto 9th Street, follow 9th Street to Constitution Avenue. Make a right on to Constitution Avenue. From Constitution Avenue, turn right on 17th Street. The Corcoran will be on the left at the intersection of 17th and E Street.
From South (via 1-395)
Take Route 395 North to the Fourteenth Street Bridge. Follow Fourteenth Street North. Turn Left from Fourteenth Street onto Madison Drive. Turn Right on Fifteenth Street. Turn Left onto Constitution Avenue. Turn Right onto Seventeenth Street. The Corcoran will be on the left at the intersection of Seventeenth and E Streets NW.
Parking near the Corcoran
Metered street parking is available in the area, but limited. Meter payment required Monday–Saturday 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Time limits apply. Please read meter signage carefully. Parking is free on Sundays and holidays.
Area Parking Garages (closed on weekends)
651 18th Street, NW
Between F and G Streets
660 18th Street, NW
Between F and G Streets
520 19th Street
Between E and F
Persons With Disabilities
Visitors using wheelchairs and those who are otherwise unable to climb stairs may enter the Corcoran at the E Street entrance, located near the intersection of Seventeenth and E Streets NW. After entering, please proceed down the hall to the security desk. From there, Corcoran staff will escort the visitors to the first and second floors of the galleries via elevator.
To access public programs in the Corcoran's Armand Hammer Auditorium, please enter using the lift provided at the New York Avenue entrance.
A limited number of wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. | urban_planning |
http://water.darebin.vic.gov.au/projects/lakes-damsand-wetlands/edwardes-lake-wetland-treatment-system/ | 2022-08-12T06:19:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00577.warc.gz | 0.933961 | 520 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__149438643 | en | Edwardes Lake wetland treatment system
The Edwardes Lake wetland system has helped to restore the much-loved Edwardes Lake park to a more natural condition, providing habitat for an abundance of wildlife and a large green space for the community. It also helps to filter stormwater and reduce the risk of flooding to surrounding properties.
Edwardes Lake is a constructed lake located in the suburb of Reservoir, in the north of Darebin. It is one of the largest lakes in Melbourne, with a water storage capacity of about 85 million litres (85 megalitres) and an area of over six hectares. The lake forms part of the Edwardes Lake parklands, a 28 hectare park which is visited by over 135,000 people each year. It is also an important habitat for birds and other wildlife.
The Edwardes Lake wetland treatment system was created to address ongoing water quality issues in the lake that began when the surrounding area was developed for housing and industrial use in the 1950s-60s. The system collects stormwater (rainwater that runs off hard surfaces such as roofs, roads and carparks) from the local area and channels it into a flood retardant basin (a low-lying wetland that holds stormwater that could otherwise cause flooding).
The flood retardant basin slows down the flow of the stormwater, allowing sediment (small particles of soil, litter and other contaminants) to settle to the bottom, making the water cleaner. The wetland plants and bed layers help to filter the water further before it flows into Edwardes Lake. A gross pollutant trap that acts like a big sieve also removes any large pieces of litter like bottles and plastic bags.
Water stored in Edwardes Lake can be used by Darebin City Council to irrigate (water the grass and plants of) many of its public reserves and properties. The water from the lake is used in place of potable (drinking) water, saving Council and rate-payers money and preserving the community’s drinking water supply.
- Reduced risk of flooding of nearby homes and properties.
- Less stormwater entering Edgars Creek and the Merri Creek.
- Cleaner stormwater entering Edgars Creek and the Merri Creek.
- Improved water quality in Edwardes Lake.
- Large area of natural wetland habitat for an abundance of wildlife.
- Large wetland area for community recreation.
- Large volume of treated stormwater stored for reuse in irrigation. | urban_planning |
http://athomeillinois.com/blog/2012/08/architecture-cruise | 2017-03-29T13:24:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218190295.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322212950-00196-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.946948 | 458 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__193335585 | en | If you love architecture and Chicago, like I do, and you haven’t been on the Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise, I definitely recommend it.
I took a mini-vacation recently and spent a few days in Chicago. I’d been on the architecture cruise once before, but wanted to do it again (this time when it wasn’t raining).
The tour offers not just great views of some of the city’s coolest buildings from the water, but also some interesting information about their histories and the architects who influenced Chicago’s skyline.
For example, the iconic “corn cob” buildings – Marina City is the actual name of the towers – just west of the Wrigley Building and the new Trump tower. They are supposed to resemble trees, not corn cobs.
What I found interesting was the architect, Bertrand Goldberg, was mentored by Mies van de Rohe, who designed the minimalist IBM high rise next door. Goldberg also designed the River City complex on the South Branch of the river – structures that are also full of curves, so unlike Mies van de Rohe.
Several of the buildings with curving facades were built that way to echo the curves of the river, including the building at 333 W. Wacker Drive whose glass exterior is green to match the river’s color.
A couple of my favorite buildings are where the river bends to the north. There’s Fulton House, originally a cold-storage warehouse that is now condominiums. I love the pink-toned brick and the stars on the building.
And my absolute favorite – not a skyscraper along the lakefront, but the river cottages tucked away on the North Branch of the river, next to the Fulton House. I love the backwards slant of the river-side of the building, the tiny little gardens planted in front and the steps down to the water. I could live there.
Trump Tower (right)
333 W. Wacker Drive
Marina City (left) and 330 N. Wabash (right), Mies van der Rohe's last design for an American office building before his death (formerly called the IBM building) | urban_planning |
http://www.valourpark.com/living/ | 2018-05-21T10:50:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864063.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20180521102758-20180521122540-00007.warc.gz | 0.968677 | 136 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__8486832 | en | Currie is one of North America’s largest inner-city, master-planned communities. Development is in its third and final phase, which is also the largest phase. Once complete, Currie will be home to approximately 12,000 residents. Located in the heart of southwest Calgary, this historic site is now a modern and sustainable environment with an ideal mix of homes, restaurants, shops and offices as well as wide open public spaces, parks and recreational opportunities. Here you can be downtown in just a few minutes, walk along tree-lined boulevards to work in the village or spend the day exploring over 23 acres of parks and trails…the options are endless. | urban_planning |
https://ltgcargo.lt/en/infrastructure-partner/vilnius-intermodal-terminal/ | 2024-03-02T06:43:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475757.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302052634-20240302082634-00531.warc.gz | 0.954897 | 239 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__168698399 | en | The terminal is located next to the largest railway marshalling station in Lithuania, Vaidotai, making it the main transit centre between East and West. During a working day, the terminal is capable of loading 168 TEUs.
Vilnius Intermodal Terminal creates opportunities for the integration of Lithuania into the common transport network of the European Union and creates conditions for the interaction of various types of transport. The project “Design and construction of an intermodal terminal in the Vilnius Public Logistics Centre” was completed in 2014. It was implemented by the Lietuvos Geležinkeliai company with the support of the EU Cohesion Fund.
Vision and goal
- Lithuania is the strongest logistics centre in the Baltic States;
- A hub of freight transport between East and West;
The territory of Vaidotai was chosen due to two factors – the railway passing by (the largest railway marshalling station in Lithuania), and the planned construction of the southern bypass of Vilnius near this area. It will be possible to transport freight by rail conveniently and quickly to and from the port of Klaipėda. | urban_planning |
http://www.hurst-water-meadow.org.uk/replacing-the-main-bridge---1998.html | 2016-12-08T21:57:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-50/segments/1480698542657.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20161202170902-00161-ip-10-31-129-80.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.959754 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2016-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-50__0__126676998 | en | Replacing the Main Bridge in 1998
The road access bridge (Long Bridge) was in a bad state of repair when we purchased the meadow. It collapsed in September 1997. Temporary repairs were carried out, and permanent replacement by a substantial single span structure with four steel girders and a reinforced concrete deck (see picture), was completed in October 1998. Cllr Tim Horton (Chairman of TOE) and Mr Graham Kemp (of Hanson Waste Management) formally opened it on 22nd October 1998.
Funding of the construction came from the Landfill Tax Rebate Scheme (Hanson Waste Management) via ENTRUST and the Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOE) - £20,000; and The South Oxfordshire District Council (£2,500). The trustees are extremely grateful to all who made this urgent scheme possible. A public appeal for funds was not required. | urban_planning |
http://thebeachvillas.co/sustainable-design-and-build.html | 2019-03-24T17:21:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-13/segments/1552912203464.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20190324165854-20190324191854-00211.warc.gz | 0.911436 | 199 | CC-MAIN-2019-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-13__0__28973931 | en | The Beach Villas have been designed to maximise the natural beauty of Little Cayman and to minimise the impact on this pristine environment. The development is shaped by a responsibility to the environment and the desire to offer a fabulous home in harmony with nature. We believe in sustainable luxury – by offering exceptional comfort while protecting all that makes Little Cayman so unique.
CrownWorld will develop The Beach Villas by implementing green and sustainable practices, including the sourcing of materials, building methods, water and energy efficiency, as part of an ongoing commitment to the protection of the environment.
The construction of The Beach Villas will follow recommendations from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) – an internationally-recognised green building certification program – which promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability in the following five areas of human and environmental health.
One. Water Savings
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https://oforother.malaysiadesignarchive.org/the-forgotten-park-on-an-urban-promontory-2/ | 2024-02-23T10:33:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474377.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223085439-20240223115439-00072.warc.gz | 0.946843 | 1,715 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__88606717 | en | Gnarly and luscious rainforest trees on pavements cut down, leaving only their stumps; cones and barricades of red and white hue lined up on roads in succession like a parade; corrugated blue fences enclosing a huge land area; slender cranes; as well as crews of foreign workers in safety vests and helmets. This visual description can only mean one thing in an ever-developing Kuala Lumpur – that construction work is underway. Such is the scene along Jalan Hang Jebat (formerly Davidson Road) today, where it would be hard to miss the ongoing construction of Menara PNB 118, a megalithic tower which, upon completion, will be Malaysia’s tallest building, ranking fifth in the world. At RM5 billion, the megatower drew widespread controversy due to the historic value of the site that it obliterates.
Situated atop Petaling Hill, this 36-acre land was once the site of Merdeka Park. The historical significance of Petaling Hill to the nascent Malay(si)an nation can hardly be understated. The site was viewed by our founding fathers as an urban promontory that would symbolise the egalitarian and secular values upon which the country was founded. Shortly after Independence, sports stadiums, schools and parks were built around Petaling Hill in a bid to create a new public ideal fostered through the collective experience of sports, recreation and education. Merdeka Park was the paradigmatic example of this grand nation-building effort.
Initially named after the nation’s first prime minister who conceived of the project, Tunku Abdul Rahman Park was later renamed Merdeka Park. On its official opening day in 1958, which coincided with Hari Raya festivities, Tunku uttered that the park would be “for all people, for all posterity.” It seemed almost certain to the people in attendance that the park would last for generations. A plaque was unveiled and a tree was planted to commemorate the auspicious day. Some 400 underprivileged children were invited for a party at the playground in the park to join the fun.
Merdeka Park also boasted sports ground for football, hockey, tennis and rugby. Besides that, the park was also home to a set of artificially ornamented miniature caves, and the iconic Merdeka Sundial (now relocated to Planetarium Negara) which doubled as a slide for kids. It was a popular venue among children, friends and families; countless photos capturing memorable and sweet moments were taken there, including some captured by my grandfather.
At the centre of the park was an iconic mushroom-shaped bandstand that resembled a gigantic open parasol, which stood as a fond reminder of the drizzly Merdeka morning on 31 August 1957. Coincidentally and humorously, a mushroom is called dong gu in Cantonese and Mandarin, mirroring in pronunciation the royal title of Tunku.
Before Merdeka Park and the sport stadiums were built, the land was home to the nearly 36-acre King George VI Coronation Park. Like Merdeka Park, King George VI Coronation Park was initially conceived by Selangor’s British Resident Mr S. W. Jones for sports and recreational activities. It was then “Malaya’s most up-to-date sports ground,” with eighteen badminton courts, eighteen tennis courts, seven basketball and netball courts, a bowling green, a children’s playground and a bandstand. The park was also used as a venue for exhibitions and cultural activities such as yuet kwong wui or moonlight rendezvous during the Mooncake Festival.
During ground levelling works when constructing Coronation Park, an abandoned Cantonese cemetery was discovered. Some 900 graves were reported to have been found; the remains were dug, sealed in urns and reburied. In addition, before Coronation Park was constructed an even larger area on Petaling Hill was turned into the 9-hole Petaling Golf Links which, under the Selangor Golf Club, eventually opened a new site on Jalan Tun Razak (formerly Circular Road) till this day. Land on the hill had also been used for Kapitan Yap Ah Loy’s tapioca plantation prior to the golf links.
Change is the only constant, a conspicuous process in the rapidly expanding geography of Kuala Lumpur. Increasingly, more people are moving into the suburbs, and newer parks and recreational areas have been built to replace Merdeka Park. In 1990, when Tunku passed away, Merdeka Park also saw its gradual demise. Around that decade, its site was slated to be replaced by something grander and more economically yielding in the name of development.
Having been born in the 1990s, my impression and knowledge of Merdeka Park has only been mediated through images, writings and audios. I know for a fact that I will never have the chance to experience the space like my grandparents did. In being able to see these photographs from my grandfather’s collection, however, I have inherited a memory that can live on and extend into the future.
Merdeka Park was built in a period of national history briefly after the nation achieved self-governance, and it captured the secular-nationalist direction we were accelerating towards. These photographs, culled from my grandparents’ collection, are repositories of what mattered for a different generation. As my grandmother regaled me with stories of her days spent on dates with my late grandfather, I couldn’t help but imagine them strolling among the stylish urban crowd in these public spaces for the masses. Stories of preservation are fixated with the scale of the megalith: PNB 118, Merdeka Park, Petaling Hill. But in these photographs, a different reality located in the quotidian emerges: of mushrooms, of languorous days at the park, of stories transmitted between generations.
RAHMAN PARK | The Straits Times, 1 March 1958, Page 5
A party for slum kids | The Straits Times, 16 April 1958, Page 6
Park opened for games | The Straits Times, 24 June 1958, Page 14
Building Merdeka | Lai Chee Kien, Page 12 – 13, 27 – 33
The Merdeka Interviews | Lai Chee Kien and Ang Chee
Premier To Open Park | Singapore Standard, 16 April 1958, Page 5
Merdeka Park KL Facebook Page | https://www.facebook.com/pg/aparkforallpeople/posts/
Rakan KL Facebook Page | https://www.facebook.com/rakankl2012/
Merdeka Stadium and National Stadium – the fifth injustice and disservice in a week to the memory and legacy of Tunku on birthday centenary commemoration – Cabinet and not PNB should designate them national heritage and monuments | Lim Kit Siang | http://www.limkitsiang.com/archive/2003/feb03/lks2094.htm
Kuala Lumpur’s New Park | The Straits Times, 15 August 1940, Page 14
K. L. WILL HAVE MALAYA’S MOST UP-TO-DATE SPORTS GROUND | The Straits Times, 21 August 1938, Page 14
Fun of the festival | The Straits Times, 2 October 1955, Page 11
K.L. PARK READY SHORTLY | Malaya Tribune, 20 May 1940, Page 3
10 things you might not know about Malaysia Day (VIDEO) | Ida Lim | https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2018/09/16/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-malaysia-day-video/1673107
Why The Fuss Over Merdeka Park? | Reclaim Merdeka Park | https://reclaimmerdekapark.wordpress.com/why-the-fuss-over-merdeka-park/
HISTORY | The Royal Selangor Golf Club | https://www.thersgc.com/history/
Kuala Lumpur Street Names | Mariana Isa and Maganjeet Kaur | urban_planning |
http://www.carterconboy.com/practices/land-use-zoning-and-real-property-development/ | 2018-03-20T04:16:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647280.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20180320033158-20180320053158-00579.warc.gz | 0.932288 | 566 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__187446601 | en | The Land Use, Zoning and Real Property Development Practice Group of Carter Conboy serves clients in both the private and public sector, including developers, municipalities, individuals, businesses, and environmental organizations.
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In addition to land use approvals, our attorneys have counseled clients in multi-million dollar commercial transactions including the preparation of commercial and residential real estate purchase contracts, options to purchase, space leases, ground leases, restrictive covenants, and easements. Carter Conboy is also able to leverage the depth of experience from its banking practice group to represent borrowers in all their financing needs from traditional loans to IDA financing.
In light of Carter Conboy’s preeminent reputation as litigators, the firm is also poised to bring the appropriate legal relief in the event that a municipal or administrative land use decision was made in error. We are well versed in the Article 78 municipal review process and have handled reviews of variance, site plan and special permit denials, SEQRA findings, and legislative zoning decisions.
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Piazza del Campo, Siena
The main square of Siena is surrounded by medieval palaces. And this is the place where the famous Palio happens. From the fountain Fonte Gaia the square lowers down to the opening of the drain to collect the rainwater. Not far away is the 102m high Torre della Mangia. The tower was built from 1325 to 1344. It is next to the Palazzo Pubblico from 1297 which serves as town hall. | urban_planning |
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Chapter 4: Nature
The outdoor natural environment of the garden community will be its biggest asset. It will comprise green infrastructure where neighbours will spend time, play, interact and grow. It will provide a natural support system for both people and wildlife.
This chapter sets out the policy expectations in relation to nature and green- blue infrastructure. The natural environment of the Garden Community will be its greatest asset. Nature will be placed at the heart of the development to contribute towards nature's recovery, to realise the wellbeing and economic benefits to individuals, and to deliver nature-based solutions. A well-connected, multifunctional green-blue infrastructure network will help to create a community where neighbours can interact, live active lifestyles and where nature can thrive.
Section 1 Local Plan
Under the theme of Nature, the main requirements covered in this Plan, as set out in the policies of the adopted Section 1 Local Plan, include:
- Create distinctive environments which are based on comprehensive assessments of the surrounding environment and that celebrate natural and historic environments and systems, utilise a multi-functional green-grid to create significant networks of new green infrastructure including a new country park at the garden community, provide a high degree of connectivity to existing corridors and networks, and enhance biodiversity.
- Natural measures to avoid, protect and/or enhance wildlife areas within and surrounding the site such as Bullock Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ardleigh Gravel Pits SSSI, Wivenhoe Pits SSSI, Upper Colne Marshes SSSI and habitats sites of international importance.
- Measures to incorporate biodiversity creation and enhancement measures.
- A network of multi-functional green (and blue) infrastructure incorporating key elements of the existing green assets within the site and also including new community parks, allotments, a new country park and the provision of sports areas and play areas with associated facilities.
- Provision of water and wastewater mitigation measures including the use of open space to provide flora and fauna rich sustainable drainage solutions.
A PLACE SHAPED BY NATURE AND LANDSCAPE
The Garden Community will incorporate important existing landscape features and provide a high degree of connectivity to existing green corridors and networks. Alongside a new Country Park provided along the Salary Brook Corridor it will also deliver a variety of new spaces - parks, fields, wild spaces, communal spaces, private places, secret spaces.
A PLACE WITH THRIVING ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY
Net Gains in biodiversity and a thriving ecological network will shape the Garden Community ensuring native species thrive. Key assets within the Garden Community site including Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve, Welsh Wood Local Nature Reserve, ancient woodland, species rich hedgerows, areas of species rich grassland and valuable wetlands will be protected and/or enhanced and linked into the wider natural ecosystem network through habitat creation and management.
A PLACE WITH A PRODUCTIVE AND CLIMATE RESILIENT NATURAL LANDSCAPE
The landscape of the Garden Community will be informed by inclusive community design and provide a range of productive uses such as orchards, allotments, and growing fields. Natural flood risk management and carbon capture will be seamlessly incorporated in the ecological network, making the natural landscape "work hard" and deliver multiple benefits simultaneously.
NATURE ILLUSTRATIVE FRAMEWORK PLAN
*The location of specific land uses, facilities and activities are illustrative and subject to further masterplanning.
GC POLICY 2: NATURE
The approach for the Garden Community is to protect and enhance the existing green-blue infrastructure network for the benefit of people and wildlife. There are numerous natural and historic assets, such as ancient woodlands and hedgerows, and the Wivenhoe Park Registered Park and Garden, within or adjoining the Garden Community. Development will protect and enhance existing assets and incorporate these into a well-connected green-blue infrastructure network.
Biodiversity, geology, heritage assets, archaeology and landscape character will be protected and enhanced. A multifunctional green- blue infrastructure network will be provided within and link beyond the Garden Community, providing space for nature, recreation and encouraging active travel; creating settings for the built environment; and enhancing local landscape character. This includes a country park along the western boundary of the Garden Community and a strategic east-west green corridor. Green-blue infrastructure will be an integral part of and means to improve the quality of the built environment and should optimise the provision for additional wildlife habitat.
Part A: Green-Blue Infrastructure
The Strategic Masterplan includes a Nature Layer for the whole site clearly demonstrating green links, including green corridors, within and beyond the site. The Nature Layer is coordinated with active travel networks to maximise the potential for routes through green infrastructure to be used for travel and leisure.
Connections must be made to the existing Colchester Orbital (a circular walking and cycling route around the City's perimeter) which runs along Salary Brook and through the site, linking key open spaces and public rights of way (PRoW). The Colchester Orbital will be retained and enhanced as a significant green link within the development, connecting to substantial green corridors within the development formed around the existing green infrastructure network.
Existing landscape features, PRoW and the network of lanes within the site should be retained, enhanced and incorporated into the development to form part of the green-blue infrastructure network and public realm wherever possible. A variety of new open spaces and other green-blue infrastructure will be created, including a Country Park along the Salary Brook corridor, including the slopes, and multiple green corridors. Proposals will need to include details of a green-blue infrastructure network, how it complies with the strategic masterplan and must demonstrate how all open spaces connect to this network.
Green-blue infrastructure must deliver multiple benefits and proposals must demonstrate or provide:
- How the amount, typology and function of new open space and other green-blue infrastructure meets the standards in the Colchester and Tendring Sports, Recreation and Open Space Strategy (2022) or any updates to this strategy.
- How biodiversity enhancement and net gain measures will be incorporated, including the use of habitat restoration and natural regeneration.
- How the design supports the dispersal and migration of individual species and whole habitats, either as part of a regular movement pattern or through migrations in response to climate change.
- How the green-blue infrastructure proposed will be managed and maintained as part of the stewardship model.
- That the strategy for selection of trees and other plants has been chosen to enhance both nature and beauty, for climate resilience and for food. For example, through drought tolerant or wetland planting approaches as appropriate.
- Details of street trees and hedgerows and that appropriate measures are in place to secure long-term maintenance of newly planted trees.
- Details of how existing trees and hedgerows will be incorporated into the development.
- How natural or free play areas have been incorporated into the urban setting as well as green spaces.
- The provision of areas of wild bird cover for the benefit of farmland birds.
- The creation of verges of priority habitat, hedgerow, wildflower- rich or rough grassland along roads, streets where appropriate, and pedestrian and cycle networks.
- High quality, sustainable design and selection of public furniture, including play equipment, and lighting (where appropriate), which is essential to ensure that places are accessible and inclusive.
- Inclusive and accessible to all, including people with varied mobility and sensory needs.
Proposals will be required to provide an appropriate amount of Suitable Accessible Natural Greenspace (SANG), in accordance with Natural England (NE) guidance. This will reduce the amount of day- to-day recreational trips to the sensitive Essex coast. Proposals to incorporate the SANG within the new Country Park will be supported where they conform to the principles of the Strategic Masterplan and where evidence, including visitor surveys, is provided to demonstrate that the Salary Brook Local Nature Reserve has sufficient capacity to accommodate any increased visitor usage proposed in order to count towards SANG provision.
Part B: Integrating Green and Blue (water) Spaces into Built Form
A key principle and part of the distinctive character of the Garden Community will be the green-blue infrastructure network and celebration of the natural and historic environment. Proposals should take every opportunity to integrate green and blue spaces and will be required to demonstrate, both spatially and technically, how they have been integrated into the built form. Examples include: tree lined streets or streets that contain hedgerows appropriate to local character, habitats, and species; insect-attracting plants, hedgerows, log piles, and other places of shelter for wildlife refuge/hibernation within structural landscaping and open spaces; hedgehog friendly features in residential garden boundaries to create linked habitat; dark corridors for bat foraging; green walls and roofs and other measures of incorporating trees and plants into buildings; bat boxes, bricks or lofts and bird boxes; green roofs; and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
Part C: Protection of Biodiversity
Proposals will need to provide the following:
- Are supported with appropriate ecological surveys where necessary.
- Where there is reason to suspect the presence of a protected species (and impact to), or Species/Habitats of Principal Importance, proposals should be accompanied by an ecological survey assessing their presence and, if present, the proposal must be sensitive to, and make provision for their needs and demonstrate the mitigation hierarchy has been followed.
- Will minimise fragmentation of habitats.
- Maximises opportunities for the preservation, restoration, enhancement, and connection of natural habitats in accordance with the Local Nature Recovery Strategy or future replacements.
Sensitive habitats should be buffered with additional planting or other agreed appropriate measures wherever possible to discourage access. Appropriate interpretation/signage will be required to help divert visitors away from sites that are sensitive to recreational disturbance, including the use of marketing and promotional material at the point of house sales. Ecologically rich buffer landscapes against existing and new road corridors will be required. The minimum widths of these will be agreed through an appropriate design code or similar.
Part D: Biodiversity Net Gain
- Proposals must deliver a minimum of 10% measurable biodiversity net gain across the whole site with gains delivered either on-site or immediately adjacent to the site in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy, and must follow the latest Defra Metric, and its accompanying guidance, as well as local guidance where applicable. Initial high-level testing of BNG calculations of the strategic masterplan indicate that in excess of 10% can be achieved on average across the masterplan allocation. As such the ambition is to achieve a BNG of 15% on average across the whole masterplan.
- Biodiversity net gain must be delivered in addition to following the mitigation hierarchy, sound ecological principles, and overall high quality urban and landscape design.
- As a priority, impacts on moderate and high distinctiveness habitats must be avoided wherever feasible.
- Biodiversity net gain should include measures at the strategic and neighbourhood level. Other street and household level enhancements should form part of the general biodiversity and landscape enhancement measures.
- Biodiversity net gain calculations should be completed for the area covered by the Strategic Masterplan and updated in respect of each individual development proposal. Habitat enhancement and creation relating to each proposal should ideally be contained within their respective boundary where this will deliver the best outcomes for biodiversity. There is a preference for biodiversity offsetting to be defined by cross-referenced plans and located within the Garden Community. The Councils will provide coordination to ensure no double-counting between proposals. The Council will work with developers to maintain iterative biodiversity net gain accounting for the entire Garden Community as proposals come forward. Habitat enhancement and creation for delivering biodiversity net gain within the Strategic Green Gaps, Salary Brook Country Park, SANG and SuDS will be supported, where true additionality through stacking of ecosystem services can be demonstrated.
Part F: Productive Landscapes
Allotments and a range of productive uses such as orchards, edible walkways and community gardens will be provided throughout the Garden Community to promote healthy lifestyles. Allotment provision must be well related to residential areas and community spaces, with suitable access arrangements, water supply and fencing. Allotments must sit sympathetically in the landscape and make provision for people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Part G: Sustainable Drainage Systems and Blue Infrastructure
Proposals must include Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) for the management and disposal of surface water, in preference to piped systems, to avoid any increase in surface water flood risk or adverse impact on water quality and to prevent harm to offsite wildlife sites. Proposals must demonstrate how the SuDS feature(s) reflect and respond to site circumstances, landscape character and the green-blue infrastructure network, and have regard to Essex County Council's SuDS Design Guide.
SuDS should be designed as focal points by incorporating multifunctional green and blue infrastructure, provide amenity benefits, as well as linking habitats and creating enhanced areas for biodiversity by incorporating ditch habitat, reedbeds and pond networks. Consideration should be given to proposed health and safety measures for SuDS features and the design should address the usability, accessibility and safety of open space particularly for young children, the elderly and those with reduced mobility. Proposals must reduce post development run off rate back to the greenfield 1 in 1 year rate, with an allowance for climate change.
SuDS will be required to meet the following design criteria:
- The design must follow an index-based approach when managing water quality. Implementation in line with the updated Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) SuDS Manual is required. Source control techniques such as green roofs, permeable paving and swales should be used so that rainfall runoff in events up to 5mm does not leave the site.
- Sensitively designed and integrated into green-blue infrastructure to create high quality public open space and landscaped public realm by providing viewpoints, footpaths, seating and signage where appropriate.
- Maximise opportunities to enhance biodiversity net-gain.
- Improve the quality of water discharges and be used in conjunction with water use efficiency measures.
- Function effectively over the lifetime of the development.
- The hierarchy of managing surface water drainage from any development in the Garden Community should be managed in accordance with this hierarchy: firstly, rainwater reuse; and secondly infiltration.
Proposals should be designed to include permeable surfaces wherever possible. Proposals for impermeable paving, including on small surfaces such as front gardens and driveways, will be strongly resisted unless it can be suitably demonstrated that this is not technically feasible or appropriate.
Part H: Integration of A120-A133 Link Road Mitigation
A comprehensive approach is required to ensure that the environmental mitigation for the A120-A133 Link Road, as specified in the conditions of the approved planning application, is fully integrated into the design of the Garden Community. This could include integrating those elements contained in the Landscape Plan, Landscape and Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan (LEMMP), Ecological Design Strategy, Farmland Bird Mitigation Strategy and Biodiversity Monitoring Strategy, which are conditions in the planning consent, with the landscape, multifunctional green-blue infrastructure, and ecological measures for the Garden Community.
Part I: Planning Application Requirements
- Proposals must include a green-blue infrastructure plan, which demonstrates how the scheme reflects and complies with the Strategic Masterplan; the Colchester Tendring Open Space Strategy requirements; the Healthy Living and Play Strategy required by GC Policy 6; and demonstrate how green and blue spaces have been integrated into the built form.
- Proposals must be supported with appropriate ecological surveys and landscape and visual impact assessments where necessary and include a biodiversity net gain calculation and biodiversity gain plan, which follows the latest Defra Metric and guidance on biodiversity net gain.
- The Councils will require the developer to enter into an appropriate legal agreement to ensure the long-term establishment, management, maintenance and monitoring of biodiversity mitigation, compensation, and net gain measures for a minimum of 30 years as part of the grant of any planning permission. It is anticipated that the developer will need to achieve this by entering into an agreement with a suitably qualified and experienced nature conservation management organisation to deliver the creation, and management of habitat in a development of this scale.
- An indicative Drainage Plan for the whole Garden Community must be prepared and approved in writing by the Councils before the determination of any planning application for development of the site.
- Proposals must include a Drainage Plan and SuDS Management and Maintenance Plan, which demonstrates how the scheme reflects and complies with the Garden Community wide indicative Drainage Plan setting out the long-term management and maintenance arrangements.
- Proposals must contribute to the Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy 2018-2038 (RAMS), or successor document, to mitigate for the in-combination effects of increased recreational disturbance across Essex.
The Vision for the Garden Community is that the natural environment will be its biggest asset. Green-blue infrastructure will allow residents to spend time, play, interact and grow and will provide a natural support system for people and wildlife and help to integrate built elements into the existing landscape. Open spaces will be created that contribute to a safe and secure environment by means of natural surveillance, physical security, cohesion, and a sense of community ownership help to create socially inclusive, active communities and seek to build in opportunities for residents to be active through their everyday lives. This reflects the Section 1 Local Plan requirement of the creation of distinctive environments, which utilise a multifunctional green-grid to create significant networks of new green- blue infrastructure. It is important that the landscape architect and lighting designers coordinate their plans to avoid conflict between lighting, planting strategies and conservation. Safe public spaces should be created that have incorporated good, consistent, and well-designed lighting throughout the development whilst maximising natural surveillance opportunities. The detailed lighting design should evidence current relevant standards and or relevant industry standards.
An appropriate amount of Suitable Accessible Natural Greenspace (SANG) provision, in accordance with Natural England (NE) guidance will be required. This must follow Natural England's latest SANG Guidelines (and successor documents), which are currently set out in the document 'Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANGs) for the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area' (August 2021). Appendix 1 of the SANGs guidance provides a useful list of design features to be incorporated into publicly accessible green infrastructure and so provides a useful (but not exhaustive) checklist of design criteria to inform the detailed design of the landscape at later stages in the design process. The Councils encourage the incorporation of as many of these design features as possible. The developer should discuss the provision of SANG with Natural England.
Measures to integrate green and blue spaces into the built form will form part of the green-blue infrastructure network. This policy identifies examples of what sort of measures will be sought to maximise climate change mitigation and biodiversity extinction mitigation throughout the development. Appropriate ecological surveys and biodiversity net gain calculations will be required in support of planning applications and the mitigation hierarchy must be followed alongside good natural design principles. As required in the Section 1 Local Plan, avoidance, protection and/or enhancement of biodiversity assets within and surrounding the site; including Bullock Wood SSSI, Ardleigh Gravel Pits SSSI, Wivenhoe Pits SSSI and Upper Colne Marshes SSSI and relevant European protected sites.
Contributions will be secured towards mitigation measures in accordance with the Essex Coast Recreational disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy (RAMS). Wintering bird surveys were undertaken as part of plan preparation and further wintering bird surveys as part of proposals at application stage for each phase of the Garden Community are required. Where the surveys show that mitigation is required, development must be phased to deliver habitat creation and management either on- or off-site to mitigate any significant impacts. Any such habitat must be provided and fully functional before any development takes place which would affect significant numbers of SPA birds.
There is a requirement for sensitive habitats to be buffered, with additional planting or other agreed appropriate means to discourage access, and for substantial buffers against road corridors to be provided. Biodiversity net gain and a thriving ecological network is a strategic principle of the Garden Community. Where new areas of habitat are created, this should be targeted adjacent to or between retained existing areas of habitat in order to expand and link them, thus making them more resilient. Habitat creation and management should retain and enhance habitat links to the wider landscape, for example to the Colne Valley.
Biodiversity net gain calculations should be iterative The Councils consultants have undertaken biodiversity net gain calculations of the Councils Strategic Masterplan, which indicates that 12.5% biodiversity net gain can be achieved. Biodiversity net gain calculations will be updated by the developer for each proposal. The Councils will work with developers and provide coordination to maintain iterative biodiversity net gain accounting for the entire Garden Community. As a general principle, there are likely to be various development parcels/ proposals where the biodiversity net gain target cannot be met within the respective boundary. In these cases, the Councils will co-ordinate the 'banking' of gains achieved in the communal or green-blue infrastructure parcels, which can then be notionally apportioned off (or sold) to the developed parcels where net gain is not feasible to achieve. Biodiversity enhancements delivered in the link road and advance habitat creation in other areas of the site in the next few years could be 'banked' so that the wider Garden Community opportunity would have ready-made biodiversity units available. However, in line with the mitigation hierarchy (avoid, mitigate, compensate), the individual development parcels would have to demonstrate that all opportunities for biodiversity net gain within their parcels had been achieved first before relying on the banked biodiversity net gain value in communal green-blue infrastructure areas.
Applications for outline planning permission and phased development will require the submission of biodiversity gain information. Proposals for outline and phased permissions will require the applicant to outline strategies that will achieve the biodiversity gain objective across the whole site, and to demonstrate how this could be delivered on a phase-by-phase basis. This would include:
- the key principles that will be followed to ensure biodiversity gain commitments are achieved through subsequent detailed design
- how biodiversity net gain delivery will be tracked on a phase-to-phase basis, including the target percentage gains to be delivered at each stage. For most phased developments, the preference is for biodiversity gains to be 'frontloaded' into earlier stages. This will help to avoid the risk of net losses being caused by later stages being delayed or cancelled
- the approach to be taken in the event that subsequent phases do not proceed or fail to achieve their biodiversity net gain targets
- the pre-development biodiversity value for the whole site should be agreed as part of the site wide masterplan and used as the basis for agreeing detailed proposals through subsequent applications pursuant to the approved development
- a mechanism to link biodiversity net gain strategies to subsequent applications pursuant to the approved development
Properly managed trees and woodlands in urban and semi urban areas make a significant contribution to planning, design, and management of sustainable, resilient landscapes. Trees are important for health and wellbeing, wildlife and improving our environment. Increasing tree cover is one of the quickest and cheapest ways of mitigating climate change. The eastern half of the Garden Community offers the most opportunity for increasing tree canopy cover. Whilst tree planting and increasing tree canopy cover is encouraged, planting should only be undertaken in suitable locations and natural regeneration should be encouraged wherever possible. There is an opportunity to connect patches of existing woodland and ancient woodland within the Garden Community with the country park through new tree belt planting. Increasing tree cover in greenspaces – parks, playgrounds and around sports facilities, cemeteries/crematoria, verges, and other publicly open areas is the easiest and cheapest way of maximizing tree coverage. Tree creation in orchards, woodland, and arboretum should also be incorporated.
Allotments and productive landscapes help to promote healthy lifestyles by promoting healthy eating and community integration. There are excellent examples of community gardens being beneficial for children and adults with disabilities (e.g. learning and sensory). The strategic principles for the Garden Community include the provision of space for a range of productive uses such as orchards, edible walkways and allotments. Their importance should not be underestimated, and opportunities for their creation should be provided throughout the Garden Community.
The strategic principles for the Garden Community recognise that natural flood risk management and carbon capture will be seamlessly incorporated in the ecological network, making the natural landscape "work hard" and deliver multiple benefits simultaneously.
The NPPF and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) set out the requirements for the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to minimise the risk of flooding from new development. The use of SuDS to manage water run- off is an important tool in minimising flooding by increasing the provision of permeable surfaces in an area that allows water to seep gradually into the ground, rather than running directly into a drainage network, thereby reducing the risk of overloading the system. SuDS can also reduce the impact of diffuse pollution from run-off and flooding. The effective use of permeable surfaces, soakaways and water storage areas should be incorporated. Early consideration should be given to the potential to use SuDS to identify when and where the use of such technologies is feasible and to also identify which type of SuDS is most appropriate to site conditions. Only where there is a significant risk of pollution to the water environment, inappropriate soil conditions and/or engineering difficulties, should alternative methods of drainage discharge of water from a site be considered.
A drainage plan and SuDS management and maintenance plan will need to be prepared to ensure that the need for SuDS has been properly considered as part of the planning application process. Developers will need to enter into early discussions with the Councils and the Lead Local Flood Authority and as part of discussions, maintenance and long term adoption responsibilities should be explored and agreed, as part of the SuDS approval process, prior to the start of development.
This policy should be read closely with GC Policy 9: Sustainable Infrastructure. GC Policy 9 also includes reference to green infrastructure and includes requirements for water supply and wastewater to ensure new development does not have an adverse effect on any habitats site or nationally protected sites and complies with environmental legislation. | urban_planning |
https://heybus.com.ua/en/advice/advantages-of-bus-transportation-over-other-modes-of-transportation | 2024-03-03T03:24:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476180.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20240303011622-20240303041622-00109.warc.gz | 0.954005 | 613 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__191146122 | en | Advantages of bus transportation over other modes of transportation
There are many modes of transportation in the world, each with its own features and advantages. In this article, we will focus on bus transportation and look at its advantages over other modes of transportation. From convenience to environmental benefits, buses offer solutions for a variety of needs, making them an important link in the global transportation system.
Availability and coverage
One of the main advantages of bus transportation is its accessibility and wide coverage. Unlike some other modes of transportation, bus routes often cover even remote areas and sparsely populated areas. This makes buses a preferred means of transportation for those who do not have access to other modes of transportation or for those who prefer budget travel options.
Among the various modes of transportation, buses have a prominent place in terms of the environment. Compared to private cars, buses typically carry many more passengers at a time, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions per passenger. This means that the use of buses helps to reduce the negative impact on the environment and helps to improve air quality in cities.
Another advantage of bus transportation is its cost-effectiveness. For both passengers and public organizations, buses represent a cheaper option than other modes of transportation. Lower fuel costs and shared resources allow bus companies to offer more affordable ticket fares, making them an attractive choice for many passengers.
Comfort and services on board
In recent years, bus companies have been actively improving their services and the comfort of passenger transportation. Modern buses are equipped with comfortable seats, air conditioning and entertainment systems to make travel more pleasant and comfortable. Some bus companies also provide:
- free Wi-Fi,
- gadget charging sockets
- other additional services to meet the needs of passengers.
Safety and low risk of traffic accidents
According to statistics, buses have a lower risk of accidents (traffic accidents) compared to private cars. This is because buses are driven by professional drivers who are specially trained and follow strict road safety rules. It makes buses a safer means of transportation, especially over long distances.
Social atmosphere and interaction
Traveling by bus can provide opportunities for social interaction. Unlike the situation in private cars or trains, where there is usually not much time for socializing, buses provide passengers with the opportunity to meet new people, share experiences and stories. This creates a unique social atmosphere that can make traveling more enjoyable and interesting.
Flexibility and frequency of movement
Buses usually run on a timetable with high frequency, especially on popular routes. This makes buses a flexible means of transportation, allowing passengers to choose the right time to travel. There are also express routes and buses with minimal stops, making the journey even faster and more comfortable.
Heybus comes to your rescue
Heybus is a carrier with exceptionally modern and comfortable buses, a convenient online platform for booking tickets according to your personal preferences (departure date and time, seat), the possibility to transport pets and your own insurance. Choosing Heybus means choosing someone who will take care of you during your entire journey. | urban_planning |
https://assetfinanceinternational.com/index.php/technology/technology-archive/technology-articles/19825-jlr-develops-futuristic-smart-city-hub-in-ireland-to-test-self-driving-tech | 2021-01-22T06:50:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703529128.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20210122051338-20210122081338-00506.warc.gz | 0.943138 | 564 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__16248725 | en | Automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to develop a smart city hub to enable the real-world testing of connected technology. This includes the simulation of a variety of road environments and traffic scenarios where self-driving vehicles will share the streets with cars, pedestrians and cyclists.
Based in Ireland, the hub will provide research opportunities for autonomous, connected, electrified and shared vehicles.
According to JLR, it will span 12km of public roads, combining smart junctions and connected car parks to facilitate the harnessing of valuable sensor data and offer the unique ability to trial new technologies.
Aptly named the Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI), the facility will be equipped with sensors throughout the site, along with high-accuracy location systems, a data management and control centre and self-driving prototype vehicles.
Russel Vickers (pictured above), chief executive officer at the FMCI, explained: “The smart-city zone provides a first-class facility for global companies to work together and develop world-leading technology, from autonomous vehicles to connected infrastructure. The testbed provides an opportunity to test in the real world and help answer some of the questions posed by the future of mobility in a collaborative and efficient way.”
As part of the trials, the company’s all-electric performance SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE, will be deployed for testing.
In the announcement, JLR stated that the FMCI would feature smart junctions, connected roads, autonomous parking and electric-vehicle charging as well as links to a 450km stretch of connected highway and a managed air-traffic corridor for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Furthermore, the location of the new facility provides JLR with the unique benefit of being very close to an existing facility; its software hub also based in Shannon, Ireland.
As a lead partner of the FMCI, JLR is set to collaborate with a host of other global technology companies to develop the facility, including Cisco, Seagate, Renovo, Red Hat, Valeo and Mergon.
John Cormican, general manager of JLR in Shannon, added: “This partnership with FMCI provides us with a real-world facility to trial our emerging autonomous, connected, electrified and shared technology in a strategic location.
Collaborating with top-tier software companies will allow us to develop our future systems more efficiently.”
FMCI aims to deliver an autonomous, connected, electrified and shared vehicle test facility located in real-world settings, offering technology companies and researchers the chance to trial and build upon their technologies. The facility consists of a road network that is retrofitted with interconnected sensing and telecommunication technologies controlled via a dedicated control centre. | urban_planning |
https://www.fromthefloorsup.com/tag/hurricane-katrina/ | 2023-12-01T13:48:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100287.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201120231-20231201150231-00334.warc.gz | 0.935039 | 724 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__291615482 | en | Shaw said it will join the Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans this weekend to mark the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Shaw has been a partner of Make It Right since founder Brad Pitt established the organization in December 2007 to build 150 affordable, sustainable homes for residents of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward affected by the hurricane.
The August 28th anniversary event will commemorate the process of bringing families home to the Lower 9th Ward, one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. In keeping with the foundation’s Cradle to Cradle design philosophy, Shaw has provided carpet featuring fully recyclable, Cradle to Cradle Silver certified Anso® nylon fiber for the first 50 homes, and is committed to providing carpet for all of the planned 150 homes.
As one of the earliest supporters of the Make It Right Foundation, Shaw’s contributions have played a vital role in the process of building affordable green homes for Lower 9th Ward residents, according to Make It Right Director of Development & Government Relations Steve Ragan. “Shaw and Make It Right share a fundamental commitment to Cradle to Cradle design and to sustainable construction. Shaw’s fully recyclable, environmentally responsible flooring products are a natural fit for the Make It Right homes.”
“We are proud to work with Make It Right to help make a difference in the lives of some of the many residents of New Orleans affected by Hurricane Katrina,” said David Wilkerson, Director of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs for Shaw’s residential division. “In addition to providing new, affordable homes for residents of the Lower 9th Ward, Make It Right also demonstrates the social, environmental and economic benefits of sustainable housing in a model that could potentially be replicated around the world.”
The Make It Right Cradle to Cradle design philosophy and its commitment to making green housing affordable is also in keeping with Shaw’s own commitment to Sustainability through Innovation – the Shaw Green Edge, Wilkerson noted. “Whether it’s pushing the boundaries of what affordable housing design, or creating flooring products that can be recycled back into themselves time and time again, we believe innovation is the true key to sustainability,” he said.
The 5th Anniversary Celebration will feature of “A Night of Treme,” a benefit show featuring the artists and music from the highly-acclaimed HBO series Treme. House of Blues in New Orleans will host the concert on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Saturday, August 28th, and Make It Right will also a host a Community Celebration Event that same day.
Brad Pitt, Make It Right’s founder, hopes that this project will be a catalyst for recovery and redevelopment throughout the Lower 9th Ward and across the City of New Orleans. Make It Right is committed to building sustainable and affordable homes, incorporating high-quality design and construction while preserving the spirit of the community’s culture. Make It Right provides a potential model for other communities of its kind throughout the nation.
Shaw will provide the company’s stylish, recyclable Type 6 Anso nylon, for all 150 Make It Right homes. All Shaw carpets made of Type 6 nylon can be recycled back into new carpet repeatedly in a Cradle to Cradle, or Carpet to Carpet™, model at the company’s Evergreen Nylon Recycling Facility in Augusta, Ga.
(This article was found on TalkFloor.com) | urban_planning |
http://meydansobha.com/en/location | 2017-10-19T20:07:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187823462.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20171019194011-20171019214011-00033.warc.gz | 0.902237 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__259396050 | en | United arab emirates
Set to redefine upscale community living, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City - District One is located just four minutes away from Downtown Dubai.
Surrounded by glorious natural surroundings, it's hard to imagine how close one can be to all the major routes into the city, providing easy access to the Dubai International Financial Centre, Burj Khalifa, Dubai World Trade Center and Dubai International Airport.
And when the working day is done, living at District One means you're just minutes away from the world's finest Racecourse and Grandstand, a 9-hole floodlit golf course, a 5-star luxury hotel, The Meydan and The Meydan One Mall.
No other development in the Emirates is so close to these world-class facilities, which come together to make Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City - District One a truly unique location with a wealth of experiences. | urban_planning |
https://en.dspkazan.com/kazan/how%20to%20get%20here/?ELEMENT_ID=7295 | 2020-08-15T13:54:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-34/segments/1596439740848.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20200815124541-20200815154541-00265.warc.gz | 0.963011 | 195 | CC-MAIN-2020-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-34__0__6566267 | en | The Kazan-Passazhirskaya Railway Station (Kazan-1 station) is located in the central part of Kazan, in Privokzalnaya Square, and includes the main building (an architectural monument of 1896 and a tourist attraction), a commuter terminal and a service building with ticket offices for long-distance trains. The station has 15 railroad tracks equipped with high and low platforms, as well as a roofed pedestrian bridge that makes boarding a train a comfortable experience.
The Kazan 1 Railway Station accommodates over 8 million passengers a year. A detailed timetable is available on the official OAO Russian Railways website. For passengers’ convenience, the station offers a variety of services including hotel accommodations, cafe, bank, post office, tourist information office and a fee-based underground parking lot. All public transport stops, including the Kremlevskaya metro station, are located next to or very close to the railway station. | urban_planning |
http://oldphilippines.blogspot.com/2009/11/jai-alai-building.html | 2018-07-17T03:19:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589557.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717031623-20180717051623-00610.warc.gz | 0.971736 | 1,588 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__149353471 | en | One of Manila's most striking structures, the Jai Alai building was neglected for years before demolition began.
The Game's Over
A link with the past goes as Manila's Jai Alai stadium is torn down
By PETER CORDINGLY and RUEL S. DE VERA Manila
Ignore, if you can, the poverty and garbage that spill on to the city's streets. Block out the sight of vagabond children hawking tat at traffic intersections. Peer, instead, through the diesel fumes and back to a time when Manila was a gentler place, a blossoming metropolis tipped to be the pride of Asia. This was in the years just before World War II, when the Philippine Commonwealth was preparing for independence from the U.S. and anything seemed possible. Among the jewels of that period: Taft Avenue, a mini-Champs Elysee, with grand homes, sparkling movie houses, colleges and spectacular Art Deco buildings. One of the finest was the Jai Alai stadium, opened in 1940 as a home for the Basque game of the same name and quickly adopted as a playground by the rich and glamorous.
Today, little of the old Taft Avenue is left. Grimy and eternally ensnarled in traffic, it is clogged by too many people living in too little space, with many of the old buildings flattened by American or Japanese bombs. And, as of last week, the Jai Alai building was just about gone too. Despite a determined and emotional campaign to save it, the Art Deco edifice was being pulled down to make way for a court building. Conservationists are livid but powerless. With the disappearance of the sports center, they say, the Philippine capital has lost one of the few remaining landmarks from a time when the city cherished elegance. Says John L. Silva, a member of the Heritage Conservation Society: "Every time we tear down an old structure, particularly one that resonates with history and milestones, we as a people lose another marker that explains who we are as a nation, where we came from and where we are going."
The four-story Jai Alai building was the work of noted American architect Welton Becket, a friend of Hollywood celebrities and designer of the homes of such screen legends as James Cagney and Cesar Romero, as well as of Los Angeles airport. The Jai Alai's sleek, cylindrical glass front was said to evoke the velocity of the game, in which pelotaris use curved scoops to hurl a rubber ball at speeds of up to 200 km an hour against three walls of a court. But the building was a lot more than a sports hall. Every night, Manila's socialites would gather in the elegant Sky Room to party and dine. Those seated closest to the balcony could also watch the competition. "They had a grand view of the game," says Silva, a consultant to the National Museum. "They would conduct bets through the waiters while enjoying dinner." Says newspaper columnist, socialite and conservationist Bambi Harper: "Back then, the Sky Room was really the only place to hold big functions, aside from the Manila Hotel."
Silva says the disappearance of the Jai Alai building is one more example of city hall's "consistent disregard" for Manila's cultural past. Writing in the Philippine Inquirer, he accuses: "Last year, it tried to destroy the Army Navy building, now the Museo ng Maynila [Manila Museum], and to gobble up the adjoining Museong Pambata [Children's Museum] by attempting to put up a boutique and shopping mall." He says another Manila landmark, the 69-year-old Metropolitan Theater, is in a poor state because of lack of official attention. "When it rains, it pours inside the Met," he complains.
Before its eventual demise, the Jai Alai building had gone the same way, accelerated toward its fate by the anything-goes years of the Marcos regime, during which it was closed in a match-fixing scandal. Under the control of the national government, it fell into disrepair, as did the neighborhood. Those who could afford to get out got out, replaced by squatters living in shacks, with, at first, a red-light district around the corner and now a rumbling Light Rail Transit system overhead. The sport of jai alai, meaning "merry festival," returned to Manila in 1994, but to new premises a short distance from the original. The old building was handed over to the City of Manila in 1999.
Mayor Lito Atienza, who studied architecture in college, says he is aware of the Jai Alai building's pedigree, but argues that it was necessary to tear it down. He believes the need for a new courthouse far outweighs the sports center's historical value. "I've been given an opportunity by the national government to build a hall of justice," he told Asiaweek. "I am proceeding with the task even if we have to sacrifice part of our historical past in the process." To suggestions that the Jai Alai building could have been saved and adapted as a court, he replies: "That building has been housing criminals, [purse-] snatchers and pickpockets and even deteriorated into a casbah. It would not work as a new justice building if we kept the faCade because people would remember the game-fixing and the cheating, instead of the dignity that befits a hall of justice. It just wouldn't blend."
Atienza is portraying the demolition of the Jai Alai building as the beginning of the rehabilitation of Taft Avenue — "You get a hall of justice and you get rid of a decaying part of Manila." Conservationists concur about the need to clean up the district, but argue that there was no need to pull down the building. Says Silva: "The Heritage Conservation Society felt the building was a good candidate for adaptive re-use. The demolition was completely unnecessary." Many people agree. Columnist Harper would have liked to see the Jai Alai turned into a college or a modern-art gallery. Architect Emmanuel MiNana envisaged a mixed-use building with podium parking, a commercial mall, office space, and high-end service apartments or a hotel on the upper floors. He says such a development would also have generated good revenue for the government, "an all-win situation with regards to the balance of preserving a large part of a building's cultural heritage as well as providing an economically viable solution that is realistic for the City of Manila."
Urban economist Raymund Magdaluyo believes the Jai Alai building could have been converted into a world-class theater, bringing culture back to Manila "big time." The mayor thinks all this unfeasible. "We cannot keep clinging to the past in the name of conservation if government has limited resources," he says.
As the demolition team prepared to move in July 15 for 45 days of work, conservationists stepped up their efforts to save the building. They held demonstrations at the site and blitzed city hall with e-mails. Says Silva: "Many neighboring countries and cities have now recognized that buildings with such distinctions go a long way to promoting national and cultural pride." Atienza was not convinced. Nor was the presidential palace, which let it be known that President Joseph Estrada would not intervene.
Atienza promises to protect Manila's remaining landmarks. The Heritage Conservation Society says it will believe that when it sees it. It argues that the only guarantee is legislation to safeguard old buildings. Meanwhile, conservationists have a new slogan — "Remember the Jai Alai." | urban_planning |
http://arhlimhuttons.tripod.com/id51.html | 2019-07-20T12:00:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195526508.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20190720111631-20190720133631-00225.warc.gz | 0.939237 | 828 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__57229753 | en | This category includes all residential dwellings which are not new dwellings (that is, they have been
previously owned and/or they have been occupied for more than 12 months).
Foreign persons are prohibited from acquiring established dwellings for investment purposes (that
is, they cannot be purchased to be used as a rental or holiday property), irrespective of whether they are temporary residents
in Australia or not.
Foreign persons who are temporary residents in Australia do not require approval to acquire a second-hand
dwelling as their principal place of residence.
Proposals by foreign-owned companies to acquire second-hand dwellings for the purpose of providing
housing for their Australian-based staff are normally approved subject to the following condition:
the company undertakes to sell or rent the property if it is expected to remain vacant
for six months or more.
Proposed acquisitions of vacant land for residential development are normally approved subject to
development condition(s) imposed under the FATA.
Acquisitions of single blocks of vacant land (that is, land which is zoned to permit the construction
of no more than one residential dwelling per block of land) for the purpose of building a single residential dwelling on each
block are normally approved subject to the following condition:
continuous substantial construction must commence within 24 months.
Acquisitions of other vacant land (not single blocks) for the purpose of building multiple residential
dwellings are normally approved subject to the following conditions:
continuous substantial construction must commence within 24 months; and
at least 50 per cent of the acquisition cost or the current market value of the land
(whichever is higher) must be spent on development.
Once these conditions have been fulfilled, properties acquired under this category may be rented out,
sold to Australian interests or other eligible purchasers, or retained for the foreign investor's own use.
New dwellings acquired ‘off the plan’ (before construction commences or during the construction
phase) or after construction is complete are normally approved where the dwellings:
have not previously been sold (that is, they are purchased from the developer); and
have not been occupied for more than 12 months.
There are no restrictions on the number of such dwellings in a new development which may be sold to foreign
persons, provided that the developer markets the dwellings locally as well as overseas (that is, the dwellings cannot be marketed
This category includes dwellings that are part of extensively refurbished buildings where the building's
use has undergone a change from non-residential (for example, office or warehouse) to residential. It does not include established
residential real estate that has been refurbished or renovated.
A property purchased under this category may be rented out, sold to Australian interests or other
eligible purchasers, or retained for the foreign investor's own use. Once the property has been purchased, it is second-hand
real estate and is subject to the restrictions applying to that category.
Off The Plan Approval For Developers
Developers of 10 or more dwellings may have previously applied for advance approval to sell up to
50 per cent of new residences to foreign interests. If such pre-approval was granted, the developer is required to provide
a copy of their pre-approval letter to each prospective purchaser and to report all sales (that is, Australian and foreign)
to FIRB on a 12 monthly basis until all the dwellings in the development have been sold or occupied.
As the administrative procedures are streamlined, the current system for developers seeking
advance approval to sell new dwellings to foreign persons will be discontinued. Until further notice, the pre-approval
arrangements that have been operating for some time will continue to operate on a case-by-case basis. Please contact
FIRB for specific advice.
All current pre‑approvals remain valid. Where such approval has been granted, foreign purchasers
should not apply for individual approval. If the developer has not been granted advance approval, then the individual investor
must seek approval. | urban_planning |
http://jimdaly.ie/2016/05/27/skibbereen-flood-relief-scheme-progresses-with-appointment-of-contractor-daly/ | 2017-04-27T18:39:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917122619.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031202-00357-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961544 | 249 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__241611779 | en | “The announcement of the contractor who are “Jons Construction” from Co. Meath, marks great progress for the Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme which can finally get underway.
“This multi-million euro scheme will protect the homes and businesses of Skibbereen and surrounding areas from flood risk. The scheme will include: construction of new walls and earthen embankments; replacement of old culverts and construction of new culverts; regrading works at John F Kennedy Bridge; construction of Surface Water Pump Stations and associated drainage works. Work on the ground is due to begin in the last week of June.”
“Since my re-election by the people of Cork South West, I have continued to keep up the pressure in relation to the Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme. As local people will know after many flood incidents over the years, this scheme is imperative for the town, its businesses and its residents and I am delighted that we are nearing the point of commencement of the works. I would also like to pay tribute to my former Government colleagues, Noel Harrington and Michael McCarthy, for their work in helping to bring this scheme to fruition.” | urban_planning |
https://daveandsarah.ca/2008/08/27/a-river-runs-through-it/ | 2021-10-18T15:03:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585203.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20211018124412-20211018154412-00669.warc.gz | 0.970343 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__98486478 | en | We woke up pretty late this morning, and decided that the best way to celebrate Wednesday was to pop over to the local All-you-can-eat Sushi Club. I still haven’t figured out why, but the Sushi restaurants in Reno are the best I’ve ever eaten at. Probably something to do with being on a major east-west shipping lane.
After the gorging, we split up by gender and went our separate ways. The ladies went shopping with a friend of Francine’s, and Bob and I toured around Downtown core of Reno.
Downtown Reno is much nicer than I had expected. It’s everything that an up and coming neighborhood should be. A river runs through the center of town, and has been artificially enhanced to include a white water kayak area, and nice beaches/tanning areas for the residents to play in the water or relax with their families. Coffee shops, cafe’s, and Theatres (movie, musical, and live) line the river on either side. Thirties era apartments outnumber modern housing or condo developments 4-to-1, giving the area a classic feel that behooves a city with as much history as Reno. | urban_planning |
https://www.friendsofwesternprom.org/events | 2019-10-23T11:02:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987833089.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20191023094558-20191023122058-00469.warc.gz | 0.93285 | 408 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__88079614 | en | Friends of Western Promenade was officially incorporated in the State of Maine in April, 2018.
An application for 501(c)(3) non-profit status was filed with the IRS in July, 2018. Review and approval are pending.
Collaborated with the City of Portland Historic Preservation Office to secure a grant to help underwrite the preparation of a Master Plan for the Western Promenade. The City of Portland, with assistance from FoWP, is working to secure a landscape architect to do the work. The process will include the solicitation of public input.
Western Prom Master Plan Public Meeting, Wednesday 6/26/19 from 6-7:30 pm, Second floor Community Room at Reiche School.
Join the Department of Parks, Recreation and Facilities, along with the Friends of Western Prom, Portland Office of Historic Preservation, and KZLA Landscape Architecture to discuss the upcoming Master Plan for the Western Prom. There will be a short presentation on the Master Plan process, and time for public input on what the community would like to see in this historic park. The meeting will take place in the Community Room (upstairs) at Reiche School and Community Center. This is the second of multiple public meetings concerning the Western Prom Masterplan.
Initial Masterplanning Process Presentation
On April 24th, The City of Portland, along with KZLA (landscape architect) and Friends of Western Promenade, hosted a public meeting to provide information on the master planning process and to solicit input from the community on park improvements. The meeting was well attended and a number of suggestions were taken from the public. These included an extensive discussion of the possibility of a play area on the southern end of the upper prom as well as the potential enhancement of the prom’s trail system, among other topics.
The following link will take you to a presentation from this meeting: http://www.portlandmaine.gov/2448/Western-Promenade-Master-Plan. | urban_planning |
https://kevinmeyerson.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/japans-astonishing-lack-of-building-energy-standards/ | 2020-06-04T05:00:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347439019.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20200604032435-20200604062435-00232.warc.gz | 0.954996 | 563 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__36330469 | en | There’s an elephant in the tatami room – Japan has absolutely zero mandatory building energy efficiency standards. This nation’s buildings consume about 40% of all primary energy, and about 70% of all electric power. Simply improving building efficiency would dramatically change the electric power demand side of the equation in this nuclear catastrophe challenged nation, and yet there is no building code regarding efficient energy usage.
Japan is no stranger to strict building standards, it has some of the worlds toughest quake resistance and fire proofing building code. For some reason the government has never found it necessary to create efficiency requirements by law.
Many other countries have very strict building energy efficiency requirements. For example, Germany will require all new buildings to be Passivhaus certified by 2015. Other EU countries are also implementing stringent energy consumption building code.
Japan on the other hand, has let the free market reign and the results have been buildings which are incredibly inefficient. Experts have called for improved building envelope insulation performance, double glazed windows, and other improvements for years. The current situation is that even the “Next Generation Energy Efficient Smart Homes” promoted by the housing industry are woefully inefficient compared with modern standards such as Passivhaus or Zero Energy Buildings.
To understand the scope of the problem, modern energy efficiency code could reduce building energy consumption by 80% to 90%. As about 70% of building energy is used in HVAC, water heaters, and lighting, efficiency code could reduce a huge portion of the nation’s energy consumption as well as green-house gas emissions. Building use more energy than industry or transportation. Buildings are by far the largest consumers of energy.
Further, Japan’s housing stock has a typical lifespan of only 35 years, other larger buildings are usually replaced every 50 years or so. Japan’s older buildings could be replaced very quickly compared with other nations which have longer lasting building stock. For example, about half of all of Japan’s homes will be replaced over the next 17 to 18 years.
The situation hopefully will change. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) announced vague plans to create mandatory building energy efficiency standards by 2020 – some eight years from now. Hopefully the ministry will not try to re-invent the wheel regarding the standards and will implement world leading standards rather than the weak half-baked current code in place.
MLIT also needs to take a look at building refurbishment energy efficiency. More enlightened energy policies in other countries motivate building and home owners to make energy efficient modifications to their properties. Japan currently has little in place to encourage owners to improve to save energy.
I’ll try to write more about this important topic as more information becomes available. | urban_planning |
https://www.londonbay.com/our-company/latest-news/grandview-at-bay-beach-on-track-for-occupancy-this-summer | 2024-02-27T03:35:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474670.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227021813-20240227051813-00875.warc.gz | 0.935934 | 984 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__105147908 | en | London Bay Development expects to welcome the first residents to Grandview at Bay Beach later this year. Construction of the 11-story luxury tower, on the southern tip of Estero Island, is back in full swing after delays caused by Hurricane Ian.
“We are pleased to announce the final completion of Grandview and closing on residences this year,” said Mark Wilson, president and CEO. “We commend the Town of Fort Myers Beach and the Bay Beach community for their diligence and commitment to clean-up and restoration efforts, which have been nothing short of incredible during these challenging times. We are proud to be part of the next chapter in the island’s development and growth.”
Nearly 70% sold, Grandview offers luxury residences starting from the $1 millions with three and four bedrooms, up to three-and-a-half bathrooms, dens and 2,400 to over 2,900 square feet under air.
Three designer model residences by Romanza Interior Design and Clive Daniel Home are underway and scheduled to be available for viewing this spring. They will highlight the spaciousness of Grandview’s luxury residences, each offering panoramic Gulf of Mexico, Estero Bay and sunset views. The model residences embrace a variety of design styles, budget points and appeal to an array of homebuyers, from families and empty nesters to millennials and seasonal residents.
Thoughtfully designed for today’s lifestyles and homebuyer preferences, Grandview’s 58 luxury residences feature open-concept floor plans with three and four bedrooms, up to three-and-a-half bathrooms and breezy covered and open-air terraces. Each home has private elevator access and dedicated parking in the main garage. Six exclusive penthouses feature 11-foot ceilings and a private two-car garage.
Wide foyers lead to spacious living areas that include great rooms, elegant dining areas and gourmet kitchens. Select floor plans also feature large dens for working or relaxing.
Luxurious master suites in Grandview offer generous walk-in closets and sitting areas that create the ideal spot to enjoy water views. Spa-worthy bathrooms boast dual vanities, oversized walk-in showers and Kohler fixtures.
Grandview’s well-appointed residences offer luxury features and top-level finishes, including porcelain tile throughout living areas, in bathrooms and outdoor terraces. Kitchens have Bosch stainless-steel appliances, natural stone countertops, freestanding islands and cabinetry with self-closing drawers in a variety of finishes.
Smart-home-ready technology and energy-efficient programmable digital thermostats provide added innovation and convenience.
Grandview’s low-maintenance coastal lifestyle is elevated by The EL, its private on-property amenities hub focused on health and fitness, social opportunities and sunsets over Estero Bay. Adjoining club and living rooms feature a fireplace, a catering kitchen, bar and distinct gathering spaces flowing to expansive outdoor areas. Alfresco amenities include multiple open-air and covered seating destinations, a raised spa, firepits and an outdoor kitchen with two built-in grills.
Grandview also offers a state-of-the-art fitness center with strength and cardio equipment, a yoga studio with a mirror wall, barre and cushioned flooring, and men’s and women’s changing rooms.
Located in the gated Waterside at Bay Beach, Grandview residents also have access to the nearby beach, pool and amenities of the larger community, including walking trails and the planned Bay Beach Commons complex with pickleball, tennis and bocce courts.
During the evolution of three decades, London Bay has garnered a reputation as one of Southwest Florida’s leading developers and custom homebuilders. Embracing a vision of creating unparalleled lifestyles realized today through its fully integrated approach to diversified development, inspirational home design and innovative architecture, London Bay is setting a new standard for luxury living in some of Southwest Florida’s premier locations. Since building its first private residences in 1990 in the area’s most exclusive neighborhoods, London Bay has continued to stay ahead of building, design and real estate trends, capturing more than 400 industry awards for excellence.
Grandview residents enjoy proximity to sites along the Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail and outdoor recreation, including boating, biking, fishing charters and sunset cruises. Situated two miles north of Lovers Key State Park, Grandview is minutes from the beaches of Fort Myers Beach and world-class shopping, dining, golf and cultural experiences in Naples.
London Bay Development is happy to announce the interim Grandview sales center located at 4530 Bay Beach Lane off Estero Boulevard is open daily, with appointments strongly encouraged. | urban_planning |
http://tiarasz.com.cn/EN/Project/Default.aspx | 2019-01-23T03:04:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-04/segments/1547583884996.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20190123023710-20190123045710-00265.warc.gz | 0.946457 | 196 | CC-MAIN-2019-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-04__0__187997625 | en | The Project, named Tiara, is seamlessly connected with the Longsheng Metro station by a weather-proofed walkway and it only takes about 25 minutes from Futian Checkpoint to Tiara by the Shenzhen Metro Line 4 (Longhua Line), which is managed and operated by the MTR Corporation (Shenzhen) Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of MTR Corporation.
The project has a total floor area of around 206,167 square metres, with flat sizes ranging from 80-250 square metres, providing 1,698 residential units. On completion, Tiara will have a shopping centre of approximately 10,000 square metres and in addition, there will be a central garden of about 10,000 square metres. Within the complex there will be the provision of a variety of leisure and entertainment facilities, such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, gym, reading room, etc.
The Tiara sales centre at Longsheng Station is now open. | urban_planning |
https://melbourneretailfestival.com.au/about/the-venue/ | 2021-06-17T18:16:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487630518.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20210617162149-20210617192149-00638.warc.gz | 0.915715 | 349 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__113289380 | en | An Iconic Melbourne Venue
We're excited to announce that Melbourne Retail Festival 2021 will be held in Melbourne's iconic Royal Exhibition Building, just north of the CBD.
This magnificent venue is Australia's first Heritage Listed building, with a 135 year history of hosting exhibitions, trade shows, fashion shows, gala dinners, and more!
Standing strong in Carlton Gardens, the Royal Exhibition Building is beautiful inside and out—a true landmark of Melbourne.
How to get there
The venue is located just north of Melbourne’s CBD, next to the Melbourne Museum in Carlton Gardens. It is easily accessible by car, tram, bus and train.
Visit the PTV Journey Planner for up-to-date information on transport options available during the event.
- Tram route 86 or tram route 96 to corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets
- Free City Circle Tram to Victoria Parade
- City loop train to Parliament Station
- Bus routes 250, 251 and 402 to Rathdowne Street
- Making a trip to the city? Take a V/Line train
Local bicycle facilities include bike lanes on Rathdowne St and Canning St. There is also a shared pedestrian/bike path on Nicholson St. Bicycle racks on the Plaza provide ample bike parking just outside the front door.
Located under Melbourne Museum, the venue car park is open 7 days a week from 5.30am to midnight. Enter via Rathdowne Street or Nicholson Street.
To view rates, click here. Book online and save up to 40%.
Designated disabled parking is available on level P2 adjacent to the lifts within the undercover Melbourne Museum car park. There is wheelchair access to the venue. | urban_planning |
https://stephenscountyga.gov/airport/ | 2024-03-04T03:53:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947476413.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20240304033910-20240304063910-00269.warc.gz | 0.971023 | 268 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__10837290 | en | Toccoa- Stephens County Airport
The Toccoa-Stephens County Airport features a 5,000 foot runway and state of the art lighting system. Located on 169 acres near downtown Toccoa, the facility is managed by the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority.
Three of the five authority members are appointed on a rotating basis by the county commissioners and Toccoa City Council and the other two postitions are held by the chairman of the Stephens County Board of Commissioners and the mayor of Toccoa,
Local businessman and aviation buff R.G. LeTourneau created the airport in the late 1950s when he built two runways for his personal use. LeTourneau donated the runways to the city and county in 1961 and the the airfield was named in his honor.
In addition to lengthening and repaving the runway and taxiways to allow small jets to land at R.G. LeTourneau Field, the TSCAA added an AWOS 3P weather reporting system that is crucial for instrument approaches to the airport. New corporate hangars and T-hangars are also being added to the complex.
A 6,000 square-foot terminal and TSCAA office were built at the airport funded by SPLOST V funds and grants. | urban_planning |
https://davidchipperfield.com/urbanity | 2023-12-10T06:52:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679101282.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210060949-20231210090949-00511.warc.gz | 0.936544 | 822 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__39294816 | en | David Chipperfield Architects strives to create projects that respond to their surrounding context and conditions, making a positive contribution to the vitality of the cities in which they are located. This often requires thinking beyond the boundaries of a site and the immediate ambitions of the brief in order to elevate the purpose of a project. Such an approach is applied to civic, public, private and commercial project alike, in recognition that a broad range of typologies shape the city and the lives it contains.
One Pancras Square in London sought to demonstrate how a speculative office building could make a civic contribution to the city. Seen from a distance the building asserts its presence through its strong tectonic character. At ground level, the double-height colonnade provides a sheltered area that expands the public space of Pancras Square.
The practice recognises that the context of a site is not solely defined by the physical setting but also the socio-cultural and commercial networks in which it is embedded. It is the role of the architect to ensure that this full understanding of context is integrated within the design process and helps to guide decisions. In the practice’s experience, working within and enhancing the complex ecosystem of the city, rather than imposing a singular vision, leads to more socially sustainable and adaptable structures.
This approach informs projects such as the Bötzow Brewery redevelopment in Berlin and the masterplan for eleven buildings at the Lyon Confluence, where former industrial sites are being reintegrated into the city fabric. Both masterplans seek to preserve or create an ensemble of buildings of varying volumes and characters, positioned to generate a range of internal and external spaces to suit a mixed-use programme and active public realm.
As places of encounter and interaction, public spaces are fundamental to the idea of the city. They foster connection and community while also representing civic values. However, in recent decades urban public spaces have been too often moulded by the residual space between buildings rather than actively designed. In response to this, the practice’s projects often expand the provision of public space, such as in the James Simon Galerie in Berlin, Amorepacific headquarters in Seoul, and Museo Jumex in Mexico City.
The role of urban planning is critical to ensuring that individual architectural projects work together to contribute to the idea of the city, and essential if we are to make them sustainable and climate resilient. Short-term commercial ambitions and a lack of vision have weakened planning processes and regulations. In response to this, the practice advocates for the strengthening of planning resources, greater public participation and inclusivity, and for the coordinated involvement of architects in discussions around policy and regulation.
In 2019, David Chipperfield Architects Berlin teamed up with city planners Urban Catalyst and traffic planners LK Argus to lead discussions with Kreuzberg residents which would inform a feasibility study for Berlin’s new central library in the district. Insights gained during the process formed the basis for further planning and an architectural competition.
In 2017, David Chipperfield embarked on a theoretical study of contemporary urban developments with Simon Kretz (ETH Zurich), resulting in the publication ‘On Planning: A Thought Experiment’ (Koenig, 2017). This research highlights contemporary planning culture and provides a vehicle to discuss the relations between the development of a particular site and the city in its entirety, between urban processes and resulting forms, between active and passive planning, and their political and ethical dimensions. More recently, David Chipperfield has been appointed a Mayor’s Design Advocate, advising the Mayor of London on urban planning processes.
The work of Fundacion RIA in Galicia, northwest Spain, is helping to enrich the practice’s understanding of planning processes within the context of sustainable development. The research team works collaboratively with local communities, academia, industry and regional government to devise integrated urban and rural strategies that will enhance quality of life in the region. While locally focused, the outcomes and lessons of this work relate to global challenges and in turn inform the practice’s design culture. | urban_planning |
https://www.worcesterinvestments.com/why-kansas-city/ | 2023-12-06T07:35:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100583.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206063543-20231206093543-00760.warc.gz | 0.943878 | 925 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__246174684 | en | Home to over 2 million people, Kansas City is the 28th largest metro in the country, a bi-state region composed of fifteen counties. Kansas City’s growth is fueled by lower business and living costs than most major metros, a well-educated, productive workforce, and the most geographically central major metro in the country. The central U.S. location has been particularly useful in driving the growth of the metro area?s distribution sector. At the end of 2015, Kansas City stood at 4.2%, 80 basis points better than the national average.
Kansas City is considered a top distribution market in the country, ranking as the number one rail market by freight volume. Warren Buffett’s BNSF and the Kansas City Southern Railroad have recently built huge new intermodal centers. Kansas City intersects 4 interstate freeways (I-70, I-35, I-29, and I-49), and features 4 interstate linkages (I-635, I-470, I-435, and I-670), offering the market the most freeway miles per capita in the country, by far. Amazon just announced its 2nd and 3rd distribution centers at 800,000 square feet each, solidifying Kansas City as a major distribution hub for the internet giant.
In 2012, Google Fiber chose Kansas City to be the first to roll out their new high-speed internet service. In a recent public-private partnership, collaborating with Cisco, Kansas City has become the world’s most connected smart city. In the downtown area, Kansas City enjoys a burgeoning tech & startup industry with an entrepreneurial spirit. The $2B Kauffman Foundation, based in Kansas City, is among the country’s largest private foundations, focusing on entrepreneurship, and empowering individuals to achieve economic independence while becoming engaged in their community.
Kansas City enjoys a healthy combination of small to large businesses, and is one of the most well-diversified markets in the country, with no one single sector dominating the local economy. As an example, Kansas City is home to large Ford and GM plants employing approximately 8,000, but the area is not heavily reliant on the auto industry. The largest employer, Cerner is the leader in perhaps the two fastest growing industries (healthcare and IT) and recently became the world’s largest healthcare IT staff. Cerner is growing rapidly, preparing to occupy its new $4B campus. The Kansas City area benefits from the surrounding agricultural industry and the region boasts the largest concentration of animal health industry in the world, with over 300 companies and a third of the world’s business going through the region. Kansas City is also one of the top life science research markets in the country.
Kansas City offers a large-city feel, with smaller towns in close proximity. Kansas City housing costs and cost of living are on the low end of the largest metros. Quality schools, some of the lowest traffic congestion/commutes in the country, and access to premier entertainment, arts and professional sports, make Kansas City an attractive place to live and raise a family.
Kansas City is ranked number one in the country in the ratio of cultural venues to population, offering a number of highly-acclaimed museums and arts venues. The Kauffman Performing Arts Center is ranked as the third best performance hall in the world. Additionally, Kansas City has more fountains than any other city in the world except for Rome. Kansas City was recently ranked sixth in the country for cultural art destinations.
Kansas City is home to professional teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, as well as a NASCAR track. The downtown Sprint Arena is the 5th busiest in the country for live entertainment, and 12th in the world, with nearly all major entertainment acts coming through Kansas City on tour.
Downtown Kansas City
Kansas City’s urban downtown Central Business District continues to thrive, with over $6B of investments since 2005. The May 2016 launch of the streetcar has improved the walkability and downtown access. The downtown enjoys the lowest multifamily vacancy in the metro, at approximately 3%.
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http://infill-builders.org/board-of-directors.php | 2013-05-26T02:06:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706484194/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121444-00035-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.954879 | 4,247 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__67553113 | en | Board of Directors
Ratner is responsible for Forest City’s commercial and residential businesses on the West Coast. In addition to the development of market rate, affordable, and high-density urban housing, both new and through the adaptive re-use of preexisting structures, Ratner and his team are currently involved with several mixed-use, developments focusing on technology and today’s innovation economy. Ratner has worked in Forest City’s Los Angeles office since 1998 and has been extensively involved in the development of more than 1,500 multi-housing units, including several high-profile redevelopment projects in Southern California.
Ratner has significant expertise in revitalizing urban neighborhoods through public/private partnerships. He is dedicated to the communities in which Forest City works and has participated in many public policy forums.
Ratner is continuing the family tradition of real estate development following his grandfather and father into the family business. Max Ratner founded Forest City in 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, which is still the company’s corporate headquarters. Today, Forest City has established a national reputation as a master developer and property owner of some of America's largest, and most prestigious, urban and suburban real estate projects.
Ratner graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BA degree and holds a Masters in Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California. Ratner is on the Board of Directors for the American Jewish University, the Central City Association of Los Angeles. He is also on the Board of Directors for SCI-Arc and Center for Creative Land Recycling, an Advisory Board Member of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate and UC Berkeley’s Fisher Center for Real Estate and Economics. He is also a member of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Leadership Council.
Prior to her tenure at Mercy, she served as Senior Vice President for Seattle-Northwest Securities, a public finance firm, where she oversaw affordable housing, commercial and public facility real estate financing in five Northwest states.
Previously, Ms. Parker worked for the City of Seattle, where she established the new Office of Housing, doubled the agency’s housing production and managed a $61 million biannual budget. Earlier, she served as the Executive Director of Anchorage Neighborhood Housing Services and General Manager of Portland Student Services.
A former President of the National Neighborhood Housing Network and a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, she has chaired the Sound Families Initiative for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She currently serves as a director of the National Affordable Housing Trust, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle, Housing Partnership Network, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, and the OneCalifornia Foundation.
Ms. Parker is a graduate of Portland State University.
Previously, Mr. Falaschi was the President of Falaschi Improvements where he focused on developing industrial parks and residential housing projects in Northern California and was a Master Developer of Downtown San Leandro, California. His other professional credits include being the Co-Managing Partner at Bay View Construction and Development Company that built 2,500 homes in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.
Named “Trustee of the Year” in 1994 by the Hospital Council of California Excellence in Governance Award, Mr. Falaschi’s extensive list of accomplishments also include the “Living the Example” award granted by the Bay Area Tumor Institute in 1997, the “Citizen of the Year” award from the Oakland Tribune and New Oakland Committee in 1998 and the Excellence in Leadership Award given by Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Asian Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Black Chamber of Commerce and Korean Chamber of Commerce of Oakland in 1999.
Mr. Falaschi remains very involved in the community as the current President of the San Francisco Bar Pilots Commission Board, Chairman of the Alameda County Office of Education Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Alameda County Economic Development Alliance for Business. He also serves as a Board Member of the Summit Bank Foundation and is a Trustee for Holy Names University.
The Hunters Point Shipyard-Candlestick Point revitalization project is possibly the largest urban redevelopment project in the country with over 800 acres, 12,000 homes, 3,000,000 square feet of Business and Industrial space, and 800,000 sq. ft. of retail. This project has received numerous awards, including the Grand Award from the Pacific Coast Building Council, the Best Land Plan 20 I0, San Francisco, and recently has been named a finalist for the World Architecture Festival Award.
Located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the Treasure Island development includes 8000 homes, 200,000 sq. ft. of retail and commercial space and 300 acres of parkland. The sustainable aspects of the development plan have been widely acclaimed and have received the Clinton Global Initiative Sustainable Development Award. The Development received approval from the City of San Francisco in June 20 2011.
Born in Ghana, Bonner began his career as an affordable housing developer for Oakland Community Housing Inc., and then in 1989 served as head of redevelopment in Emeryville. In this capacity, he played a crucial role in planning and developing the public financing and infrastructure, and attracting key businesses that led to the successful transformation of Emeryville from an aging industrial city to a mixed use mecca for technology companies and high end retail and housing.
Bonner later held the positions Deputy Executive Director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and Director of Community and Economic Development for the City of Oakland. In 1995, he became the Interim City Manager for the City of Oakland where he helped lead efforts to revitalize the city's downtown neighborhood.
During his term as Mayor, the Honorable Willie L. Brown appointed Bonner to serve as his Chief Economic Policy Advisor. Bonner was in charge of leading the major redevelopment projects and economic growth in San Francisco, including planning and implementing the redevelopment of the City's Mission Bay neighborhood.
From 1998 through 2004, Bonner was the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for the Cleveland Browns where he was responsible for the business affairs of the team.
Additionally, he directed the construction of the $400 million Cleveland Browns Stadium. Later, Bonner became the Regional Director and Executive Vice President of MBNA.
Bonner is a 20 I I UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design Distinguished Fellow and a Member of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Leadership Council, a non-profit public Policy "think tank" organization based in Washington, DC. He is also a member of Lambda Alpha International, a Land Economics society where he recently received the "20 I 0 Member of the Year" Award. He serves on the boards of USC, the Bay Area Council, UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design Alumni Association, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, and San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce.
Bonner, 56, received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He holds Masters degrees in City planning and Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Bonner is married to Gladys and has three children.
Michael led the City’s efforts on a number of major redevelopment projects, including the development of Naval Station Treasure Island, and the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point, together over 1,200 acres of waterfront land in San Francisco recently approved for over 18,000 residential units, more than 4,000,0000 square feet of commercial space and over 600 acres of waterfront parks. Michael also helped to coordinate the City’s efforts on major area plans like the Rincon Hill and Market Octavia plans, supported the Port and the Redevelopment Agency on numerous projects, including the Exploratorium and the Mexican Museum, and created ChinaSF, San Francisco’s economic development platform focused on improving business ties with China.
Previously, Michael was head of the Real Estate and Finance group of the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. In that capacity, he served as lead transaction counsel on a number of complex public-–-private development deals in San Francisco, including the conveyance and development of the first phase of the Hunters Point Shipyard; the renovation of Union Square Park, the new de Young Museum and underground parking garage in Golden Gate Park; the development of the Hotel Vitale on formerly surplus MUNI property along the City's waterfront; and the renovation of Harding Park Golf Course into a PGA Championship course. He also helped create and served as General Counsel to the Treasure Island Development Authority. Prior to joining the City Attorney's Office, Michael was a real estate lawyer for the international law firm of Morrison & Foerster.
At CIM Group John helped grow a pioneering urban investment and development company, starting on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, the Gaslamp District in San Diego and Pasadena’s revival of Colorado Blvd. CIM now manages urban investment funds exceeding $9 billion with assets in Manhattan, throughout California, the DC Metro area, Miami, and other strong markets. CIM has pioneered investment and development across all asset classes in established urban districts. John has led investments in downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Diego Gas Lamp, Huntington Beach, San Pedro, Midtown Los Angeles, downtown Sacramento and San Jose.
John Given is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and a founding member of the California Infill Builders Federation. He also serves on the Boards of LINC Housing and the Central Hollywood Coalition (a BID). In years past John served as a founding board member of the Hollywood Entertainment District and chaired the City of Santa Monica Housing Commission. Mr. Given holds a BA in Urban Planning from the University of Washington and a Masters degree in Regional Planning from Harvard University.
Ms. Hernandez also chairs a conference on Climate Change Law in California and has written and spoken extensively on major California climate change laws (including AB 32, SB 375 and SB 97) and emerging climate change regulations and guidance documents. Her climate change practice currently includes integrating climate change requirements into the environmental analyses (relating to greenhouse gas emissions as well as water supply, flood and fire risk, and other topical areas) required by the California Environmental Quality Act for new and modified projects and plans, and advising clients on legislative and regulatory proceedings pending in Sacramento, in various regional air districts, and in Climate Action Plans and other land use policies being developed by cities and counties.
She has taught land use and environmental law for the University of California and Stanford Law School and frequently speaks for client and lawyer professional associations and continuing education seminars.
She has written two books and more than 30 articles on environmental and land use law. She has received several professional awards, including an American Planning Association Award for her book, "A Practical Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act," the Greenlining Institute's "Big Brain Award" for developing a "New Paradigm that Intersects Environmental and Inner-City Economic and Health Goals," and the Yerba Buena Alliance's "Unsung Hero/Heroine Award" for work on Brownfields policies. Mayor Brown proclaimed October 9, 2002 as "Jennifer Hernandez Day in San Francisco" for her work on sustainable land use and for being a "warrior on the brownfield.
Meea’s career has contributed to the production of over 1,600 units of affordable and market-rate housing, valued at an estimated $400 million. Meea's expertise includes real estate finance, public/private partnerships, site acquisition, community outreach, oversight of design, construction and asset management.
Meea holds a Masters of Architecture from University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cornell University.
David’s 30-plus year career in land development and commercial real estate began with the Trammell Crow Company in their Chicago office.
During his tenure with the Trammell Crow Company, David supervised the design and construction of the Chicago office’s commercial office space and industrial space, and acted as construction manager and licensed operator for the company’s land-application wastewater treatment plant in Illinois.
In the late 1980’s, David was recruited by the Walt Disney Company to manage the re-development of Disney’s studio lot in Burbank, California. He led a team that was responsible for the design and construction of such landmark buildings as the Michael Graves designed Disney World Headquarters, the Robert A.M. Stern Animation Building, the Robert Venturi designed Production Building, the Nadel/Felderman designed Sound Stages 6 and 7, and a reconstruction of the Kem Weber designed Commissary Building and studio entrance.
David migrated from Burbank to Playa Vista, located in Los Angeles’ Westside. A 1,000-plus acre urban infill, mixed-use project, Playa Vista received national recognition for its advancement of smart growth and sustainable building practices. David was responsible for the project’s strategic planning, entitlements, commercial development, environmental and regulatory affairs, and governmental and public affairs, and acted as the lead negotiator on the Dreamworks SKG studio campus transaction.
Immediately prior to joining A.G. Spanos Companies, David worked for Vulcan, Inc in Seattle where he helped Vulcan refine and advance its sustainable development practices, and was instrumental in establishing a life-skills and construction training program targeting at risk adults. And as director for commercial development, David was involved in negotiating an agreement to develop a 1.5 million square feet campus for Amazon.com and a new satellite campus for the School of Medicine, University of Washington.
David is a volunteer alpine patroller and instructor with the National Ski Patrol, is an avid mountaineer, and a regular platelet donor.
Career Overview Susan has 33 years of real estate investment and development experience, during which she has entitled and developed more than 1,500 multifamily housing units and over one million square feet of office and industrial space.
Past Experience Prior to joining MacFarlane Partners, Susan was senior vice president of Forest City Residential West, a division of Forest City Enterprises, a publicly held real estate operating and development company that owns more than $10 billion in real estate assets nationwide. She oversaw the firm’s development activities in the San Francisco Bay Area, which included two large public/private partnerships: The Uptown, a 1,000-unit, mixed-income residential community in downtown Oakland; and the Presidio Landmark, a rehabilitation project that has transformed the six-story, former Public Health Services Hospital on the Presidio of San Francisco into a residential community with 161 rental apartments.
Earlier, Susan has been division president for Watt Industries (now Watt Companies), a real estate operating and development company based in Los Angeles. While there, she established and ran the firm’s Northern California office and helped develop more than one million square feet of office and industrial space, including Great Western Bank’s 130,000-square-foot corporate headquarters in Northridge, Calif.; a multi-tenant office park in Culver City, Calif., that consisted of 160,000 square feet in eight two-story buildings; and Lake Merritt Tower, a 10-story office building in Oakland totaling 200,000 square feet.
Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Smith has represented both individual land development and conservation companies as well as the industry at large in a broad array of land use, entitlement and regulatory contexts. Mr. Smith’s particular areas of legal expertise include land use and entitlement laws, especially climate change (e.g., SB 375 and AB 32), water supply (SB 211 and SB 610), the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the California Environmental Quality Act, and California’s Planning and Zoning law.
In addition to his job responsibilities, Mr. Smith has published many articles on issues of concern for development and conservation interests, including Endangered Species Act compliance and policy, water supply, stormwater quality and regulation, and anti-growth litigation. Mr. Smith has also lectured throughout the nation, including the University of California, Berkeley’s Boalt Hall, UCLA, the University of Southern California, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center.
Mr. Smith received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his J.D. (magna cum laude) from Pepperdine University. Additionally, Mr. Smith served as a judicial extern for the California Supreme Court. Mr. Smith resides in Southern California with his wife and three children.
At CE, all projects are founded on a deep commitment to releasing the untapped potential of great communities and a belief that successful real estate projects must be solid economic investments as well as anchors for community revitalization. CE’s recently-completed Maltman Bungalows applied L.A.’s new “Small Lot” ordinance to restore a 1927 bungalow court and offer the 700-sq. ft. units for sale at moderate-income prices. The project was published in the Urban Land Institutes 2009 international “Awards for Excellence” book, received an Architectural Record magazine “Record Houses” prize and was honored by the Los Angeles Conservancy.
Mott is Co-Director of the Dean’s Initiative for Policy, Planning & Development at the University of Southern California, where he teaches Urban Infill Development in the Master of Real Estate Development program.
Mott received a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Linguistics from UCLA.
Prior to joining Related in 2010, Ms. Tan was Executive Vice President at BRIDGE Housing Corporation, where she oversaw real estate development and finance operations that resulted in the addition of 7,900 homes and $2.4 billion to BRIDGE’s asset base over a 13 year period. While at BRIDGE, she also co-led an investment partnership with CalPERS, California’s public employee pension fund, through which the company invested $113 million in equity to leverage into a $500 million real estate portfolio. Prior to joining BRIDGE, Ms. Tan was a development consultant at Tsen & Associates, providing a range of real estate advisory and project management services. Her early professional career is as an Architect, including principal of her own firm, Fleming + Tan Architects in Oakland.
Ms. Tan holds a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University, and a BA Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. A registered architect, she served on the Santa Clara County Planning Commission for 8 years. Ms. Tan currently is a member of the Board of Directors of the S.H. Cowell Foundation, and the Northern California Community Loan Fund. In addition, she is a member of the Board of Governors of the California Housing Consortium and a member of its Housing Policy Committee. Ms. Tan also sits on the Board of SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research), where she co-chairs the Housing Policy Committee and SPUR San Jose; and the Dean’s Advisory Council for UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. Additional service includes advisory and board roles for Build-It-Green, ZETA Communities, Grand Boulevard Initiative, JTM Communities and the UC Berkeley Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics.
The Sacramento County Bar Association named Tina “Distinguished Attorney” in 2005. Along with her former partners, Tina co-authored the “Guide to the California Environmental Quality Act” which is in its 11th edition (2006).
Tina’s clients include governmental agencies and developers and her practice focuses on the environmental and entitlement process in both administrative and judicial forums. Tina serves on a number of nonprofit boards – including John Burton Foundation For Children Without Homes, The California Museum, Faith in Families, Hemispheres, Sacramento Food Bank Services, Valley Vision and Works in New Directions (WIND Center for Homeless Teens) – and provides pro-bono representation to social-service organizations such as Francis House and Loaves & Fishes.
Tina received her BA from Stephens College and her law degree from the University of San Diego.
Tina and her husband Bill Abbott have three grown children, Libby (28), Mary Claire (23) and Sam (21).
His accomplishments include Prop 1C, which allocated $2.8 Billion general obligation bonds to fund affordable housing, transit-oriented developments and farm worker housing. Don also authored, won bi-partisan legislative support, and led a statewide ballot measure campaign to pass $38 Billion in infrastructure construction bonds.
Don continues to advise businesses, charities, and lawmakers on how to navigate the state's bureaucratic machine, and how to make government work for them. | urban_planning |
https://nhstaysidelowdown.com/2019/06/19/indigo-car-parking-permits-to-change-to-saba/ | 2021-10-26T19:17:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587915.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026165817-20211026195817-00162.warc.gz | 0.954073 | 197 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__144777200 | en | All staff holding an Indigo car park permit are required to have these permits changed to a Saba permit before the end of June.
Car park contractors Saba Park Services UK Limited have replaced Indigo Park and are now responsible for all car parking on the Ninewells site.
It is important that staff change their permit as after June the Indigo car parking permits will not be valid.
Changing the permits is straight forward. Staff can visit the Saba office in the multi-storey car park between 8am and 7pm. Please bring your old permit and fob (if applicable) with you to enable a replacement Saba permit to be issued.
When you remove your Indigo car park permit from your car you must leave a note on your dashboard stating that you are taking your permit to be changed at the Saba office.
This is to make sure that Saba car parking attendants understand why you are not displaying a permit and avoid a parking charge notice being issued. | urban_planning |
https://www.allianceexterior.com/alliance-solar/carports/ | 2017-12-18T22:02:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948627628.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20171218215655-20171219001655-00077.warc.gz | 0.924801 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__223380622 | en | An inovative solution that doesn't require the land of ground mounts or the large roofing areas of roof mounts is a carport solar array.
These engineered canopy structures are erected over parking lots or open areas without "using up" the ground below. These are environmentally friendly structures that don't enclose the area, but merely support the photovoltaic array, provide shade below, but don't negatively impact water run off because there's not an impermeable surface impact.
If you are considering a Photovoltaic System with a carport or canopy, please call us to find out more. We can assist you in the proper design or help you determine the correct output. | urban_planning |
http://www.econs.ch/?page_id=1220&lang=en | 2023-06-10T22:09:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224646350.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20230610200654-20230610230654-00600.warc.gz | 0.844506 | 151 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__271904299 | en | The Ordinance concerning Environmental Impact Assessment (OEIA) requires that new construction projects and modifications to the installations appearing in the annexes to the Ordinance be subject to an environmental impact assessment. Examples include road transport infrastructure, waste disposal facilities, energy production plants, and similar.
In order to comply with the ordinance, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) must be prepared, regarding possible impacts of the work on the various components of the territory.
The review of the EIS and the project constitutes the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), and is overseen by the Environmental Impact Assessment Group (grEIE). For more information concerning the procedure visit the EIA Tool website.
For more information see: Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (OEIA). | urban_planning |
http://thompson-bender.com/stagg-group-gets-approval-for-new-apartment-building-in-yonkers/ | 2018-03-20T09:36:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647327.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20180320091830-20180320111830-00794.warc.gz | 0.97708 | 919 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__134510160 | en | By Working with City Officials and Neighbors, Developer is Turning an Abandoned Property into an Asset for the City and Neighborhood.
YONKERS, NY (March 23, 2017) – In what is the culmination of three years of review by City officials and numerous meetings with neighbors, Stagg Group announced today that its plan for transforming a rundown abandoned property in Yonkers into a new luxury rental building is finally moving ahead.
The Yonkers City Council voted March 21 to rezone 705 Bronx River Road from commercial to residential which allows Stagg Group to move forward with its plans to develop a 160-unit, nine-story apartment building, with parking.
After investing $7 million into the project, Stagg plans to begin demolition within the next 30 days and start construction later this spring. The new complex will take up a city block on Bronx River Road, Crescent Place and Reyer and Springer avenues. Currently, the block has an empty commercial building, parking lot and the 5 houses Stagg Group has acquired on Crescent Place.
For the past three years, Stagg Group has met repeatedly with neighbors and worked with City officials to adjust the number of units and address parking and density concerns so that it could proceed with plans to raze the existing structure and build new apartments there.
“We want to be part of the solution,” said Mark Stagg, President of the real estate development company that is best known for the many units of housing it has built in Westchester and the Bronx since 1996. “We wanted to find out what works best for the neighborhood, what works best for the city.”
When Stagg first acquired the rundown property at 705 Bronx River Road in 2013, he envisioned it as the new headquarters for his company. “We liked its central location and the fact that the building could accommodate all of our employees under one roof,” he said.
But after inspecting the abandoned building, which had undergone four awkward additions over the years, Stagg realized that renovating the existing structure was not economically feasible. “It’s completely unworkable as is. It’s a tiny commercial island surrounded by residences. If you look at a map, it looks like a missing tooth,” he said.
After meeting with neighbors, it became clear that their primary concerns were about density. To address those concerns, Stagg and his team reduced the number of units several times, going from as high as 224 apartments to its current plan for 160 rental units. “We realized that 160 is the right number,” Stagg said. “This is what the neighborhood wants.”
In response to community concerns, a new traffic pattern for the intersection of Bronx River Road, Midland Avenue and Broad Street to reduce back-ups was also added to the plan. “We realize this was a pre-existing condition however, we feel it’s the right thing to do for the entire community,” Stagg said.
The site at 705 Bronx River Road in Yonkers is within walking distance of two Metro-North train stations — Fleetwood and Mount Vernon West. Both Yonkers and Westchester County have planning policies in place that promote the construction of dense housing near train stations, also known as transit oriented development.
The end result is that an abandoned eyesore is being turned into an asset for the City and neighborhood while putting the property back on the tax rolls. It also helps unify the zoning map by inserting what Stagg said was “the missing tooth.”
Yonkers City Council President Liam J. McLaughlin said, “The City Council has worked closely with the surrounding coop boards in the area to craft a plan that addresses community concerns including parking, traffic and overcrowding. Stagg has worked with the community in a truly meaningful way on those issues and what we have is a finished product that puts a valuable parcel on the tax roll and creates good construction jobs. I’d like to thank everyone involved from the City, Stagg Development and the members of our coop boards who worked together to bring this project to fruition.”
“We went the extra mile, spent the money, and listened and worked with the community to put together a workable plan, something that will benefit everybody,” Stagg said. “We wanted to do what is right, what is sensible. It’s a win-win for everybody.” | urban_planning |
https://chelmsfordgardenvillage.co.uk/ | 2021-10-24T19:04:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587593.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20211024173743-20211024203743-00683.warc.gz | 0.904217 | 697 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__68291252 | en | Chelmsford Garden Village receives UK Government funding through Garden Communities Programme
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The vision for Chelmsford Garden Village is to create a thriving settlement that offers the best of town and country living. It will deliver new housing with healthy placemaking principles, new employment opportunities, a supporting transport network, social and recreational facilities and open space. Chelmsford Garden Village has received support and financial backing from the UK Government as one of 19 new villages to receive funding through the Garden Communities Programme.
Situated to the north east of Chelmsford and designed according to timeless Garden City principles, Chelmsford Garden Village will create in the region of 5,500 new homes, approximately 45,000 sqm of high-tech employment space and significant areas of new open space and parkland to meet the needs of a new generation of Chelmsfordians, and to support the sustainable growth of England’s newest City.
Chelmsford Garden Village will build on the success of the new neighbourhoods of Beaulieu and Channels. Moreover, it will be a new community, with its own strong identity. The design will be underpinned by the Garden City philosophy, as set out by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), and Chelmsford City Council’s Spatial Principles. It will help to deliver a wide range of community facilities including two new primary schools and a secondary school, a mixture of housing types and high quality open spaces. It will also help provide much needed infrastructure to support the future growth of Chelmsford.
Garden Village Principles
The following principles will underpin the delivery of Chelmsford Garden Village over the next 5-25 years.
• PARTICIPATION from the new and existing community will drive the VISION
• It will be a new PLACE not a suburb
• Surrounded by distinctive landscape on 3 sides, it will be designed to respect and enhance the BEAUTIFUL LOCATION
• It will create a perfect balance for LIVING, WORKING and VISITING
• A series of VILLAGE CENTRES will create leisure and community destination hubs with a rich mix of uses, designed with and managed by the community
• It will be highly SUSTAINABLE on all levels, designed as connected WALKABLE neighbourhoods with walking and cycling trails linking hubs, greenspaces and key destinations
• It will provide HOMES for EVERYONE set in a variety of neighbourhoods of different character with beautifully designed open spaces
• LOCAL ENTERPRISE will be supported with two employment centres: the INNOVATION QUARTER and BEAULIEU BUSINESS PARK
• Multi-functional LIVING LANDSCAPE networks will be created where people and wildlife can live together
• It will deliver SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT modes, future proofed for future trends
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The North East Chelmsford Garden Village Consortium is committed to engaging with local stakeholders and the wider community to develop the proposals.
Over the coming weeks this website will be expanded to provide more information and details of a public exhibition event will be publicised. Please keep an eye out for further information.
This website has been produced by JTP on behalf of Chelmsford Garden Village Consortium.
For more information please email firstname.lastname@example.org or telephone the JTP Community Planning team on Freephone 0800 0126730 | urban_planning |
https://paketconcierge.de/en/blog/3000-450 | 2024-04-21T11:37:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817765.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20240421101951-20240421131951-00744.warc.gz | 0.945516 | 385 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__150666842 | en | This is how the number of package delivery vehicles in Berlin can be reduced from 3,000 to 450!
Every day, approximately 3,000 delivery vehicles traverse the streets of Berlin to distribute around 600,000 packages to nearly as many front doors. We are well aware of the challenges associated with delivery vehicles, whether it's blocking roads or parking in the second row, causing inconvenience for many and posing a danger to all road users, particularly cyclists.
3,000 delivery vans for 600,000 packages every day
The delivery driver departs from the depot with approximately 200 packages in the van, intending to deliver them individually to each front door within an eight-hour timeframe. This equates to roughly 3 minutes allocated for each package. Within this timeframe, the driver must navigate to the address, find parking, retrieve the correct package from the van, locate the door and doorbell, await a response, and potentially ascend to higher floors or back buildings – and then return to the vehicle. Throughout this process, the vehicle often becomes obstructive to traffic flow.
Reducing the amount of delivery vans and CO₂ emissions by 85%
Assuming packages were not delivered to front doors but to package pick-up stores without exception, the landscape would change dramatically. Let's consider Berlin as an example. Presently, there are 3,000 package pick-up stores across the city. With an even distribution, each store would handle approximately 200 packages, a manageable volume. Consequently, rather than spending three minutes delivering a single package to a front door in the best-case scenario, the delivery person could distribute 200 packages to a package pick-up store within just a few minutes.
If we follow this reasoning to its logical conclusion, a significantly more efficient logistics concept can be implemented. With only 450 delivery vehicles—85% fewer than are currently in operation—all 600,000 packages could still be delivered. | urban_planning |
https://www.pacebus.com/dupagecounty2022hearing | 2023-12-03T19:44:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100508.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203193127-20231203223127-00178.warc.gz | 0.897649 | 145 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__174710789 | en | DuPage County - 2022 Proposed Fare Reductions Hearing
Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, is holding virtual public hearings on proposed 2022 fare reductions. Click here for more information.
In addition, any person wishing to comment on the proposed fare changes separate from or in addition to the actual hearings, may do so online, by email to firstname.lastname@example.org, by telephone to (847) 354-7943, or by mail to: Pace, Community Relations Department, 550 W. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005-4412. All comments must be received by 6:00 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022. | urban_planning |
https://ihrarchive.org/mahindra-eden-bangalore/ | 2024-04-13T12:18:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816734.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413114018-20240413144018-00280.warc.gz | 0.951515 | 307 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__69429321 | en | Living in the luxurious Mahindra Eden is an excellent choice for people who are looking for a great location, luxurious amenities, and an excellent commute to work. The project is situated in the heart of Bangalore, close to many prominent business centers and is easily accessible via the nearby highways and expressways. The building has a 24-hour security monitoring system and frequent police patrols, and all residents can expect a high standard of quality service. The Mahindra Eden development is devoted to customer satisfaction, not to blind profits.
Quick And Easy Fix For Your Mahindra Eden, Bangalore
Located in Kanakapura Road, Mahindra Eden offers superb connectivity to its residents. It is near to the Bannerghatta Road and JP Nagar tech parks. It is also close to several business hubs, and NICE Junction, making it easy for residents to reach their office on time. The residential development is accessible via rail, with a 20-minute drive from Kengeri Station and 25 minutes from the Nayandahalli Station.
The Mahindra Eden Bengaluru apartment units are designed with modern amenities and luxurious finishes. Residents can enjoy green living by strolling through the landscaped gardens or sitting on balconies to soak in the sunlight. The interiors of the apartments are beautifully appointed, with luxurious furnishings and large windows for natural light. While living in the Mahindra Eden project, residents can enjoy nearby entertainment at shopping malls and multiplexes. They can also visit a local hospital if they require treatment. | urban_planning |
http://www.ecsconsultants.com/storage1 | 2019-09-20T15:09:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514574039.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20190920134548-20190920160548-00199.warc.gz | 0.886817 | 203 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__198517794 | en | Water Storage Project:
Lower Crystal Springs Dam Improvements
The Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir System is the primary water storage facility for emergency backup and supplementary water supply for the entire San Francisco Peninsula. This WSIP project included critical improvements effectively increasing the water capacity of the Upper and Lower Crystal Springs Reservoirs to 22 billion gallons.
ECS’s cost, scheduling, and office engineering roles on the Construction Management team helped keep this complex project on budget and on schedule. The American Public Works Association (APWA) Northern California Chapter awarded this project its 2013 Project of the Year (for projects between $5 and $25 million). Successful completion of the dam improvements within the constricted construction window minimized environmental impact and now assures that the SFPUC can provide minimum water service to one million residents of San Francisco and San Mateo County within 36 hours of a major earthquake.
ECS | 290 Division Street, Suite #307, San Francisco, CA 94103 | (415) 934-8790 | urban_planning |
https://okaforjusticeblog.com/2018/03/01/lagos-ibadan-highway-nigerian-government-releases-update-on-construction/ | 2020-10-31T19:33:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107922411.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201031181658-20201031211658-00031.warc.gz | 0.963803 | 377 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__35419333 | en | The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Godwin Eke, has said that construction work on Section 1 of the Lagos Ibadan Expressway would resume in March.
He revealed that the Federal Government had mobilized the contractor, Julius Berger Plc, to return to site.
Eke said this in a chat with newsmen after his inspection of road projects in the Lagos axis on Wednesday.
Eke said the project was over 50 percent completed before the contractors left site due to debts.
Section 1 of the project spans from old toll gate plaza at Ojota in Lagos State to Sagamu Interchange in Ogun State.
Section 2, which spans from the Sagamu Interchange to Ibadan in Oyo State, is being handled by Reynolds Construction Company.
Eke, who supervises Section 1 of the expressway, said: “Recently, we got approval for augmentation because at a point, Julius Berger could not make claims for works already executed.
“So, now that we have the approval in our hands, construction work will soon resume fully on Section 1 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
“The project is more than 50 percent completed.”
He revealed that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration had clear debt owned by previous administrations on road projects.
Eke stated that this would pave the way for the completion of the various roads projects ongoing across the nation.
The controller also said construction work had resumed on the two pedestrian bridges on the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway.
The official explained that the contractors had earlier abandoned site because there was the need to harmonise the design of the foot bridge project.
He said the bridges are the bus Rapid Transit project being executed by the Lagos State Government on the highway. | urban_planning |
https://www.selgomez-news.com/career/buying-condos-at-capitol-commons-is-it-worth-it/ | 2024-04-23T20:23:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818740.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423192952-20240423222952-00804.warc.gz | 0.950368 | 677 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__106605417 | en | Ortigas Center is one of the largest central business districts in the country. The area is close to Capitol Commons, which is a mixed-use real estate project developed by the Ortigas and Company (one of the country’s premier real estate developers). Although the recent Asia Pacific Property Awards recognized Ortigas and Company’s Capitol Commons as the best in the Philippines, will it satisfy your needs and wants? Are condos for sale at Capitol Commons worth your money?
The Ease of Doing Business at Capitol Commons
Several condos are up for sale at Capitol Commons. However, you might not be only interested in the idea of living in the area but also in the ease of doing business. Capitol Commons, being a mixed-use development, also offers several office facilities and commercial spaces. Occupying or leasing these places is one thing, but the operating of business is another matter.
Capitol Commons is under the local government of Pasig and adheres to the city’s regulation in doing business. The city has a “one-stop-shop” that caters to all domestic or foreign business needs, such as permits, and other regulatory requirements needed before setting up shop. Capitol Commons is also a good alternative to the offshore business operations of several multinational companies if they find the rates of other business districts a little over their budget.
Capitol Commons: Getting Around
If you are only looking at Capitol Commons for various condos, towers in Ortigas such as The Imperium, The Maven, and The Royalton offer good deals. These towers are complete with amenities, including gyms, swimming pools, international bars and restaurants, and spacious parking spaces. In the future, Ortigas and Company will expand its current Estancia property to include new recreational and shopping areas. The area is also near the Kapitolyo area, which is home to hundreds of hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
Moving around Capital Commons is relatively easy. The area has well-lit and concrete walkways that connect the entire project. The place is also near other big cities that you can access by using various transportation options, including local ride-hailing and ride-sharing apps. Other options include the aboveground light rail services locally known as the Metro Rail Transit–3 (MRT-3) and Light Rail Transit (LRT; which has two lines, LRT1 and LRT2). You can easily travel across Metro Manila, go to other business district areas, and visit nearby recreational places.
Although traffic remains the biggest problem in staying at the Capitol Commons, the developer and local authorities are undertaking new ways to mitigate this problem. In 2017, Ortigas and Company inaugurated the construction of the BGC-Ortigas Link Road, which will significantly cut travel time between the two major business areas.
Getting a condo at Capital Commons is worth it if you are looking for a place where you will stay for the long-term and conduct your business. The rates for-sale condos within Capitol Commons depend on their locations. Apart from accessibility and the ease of doing business, you should also consider the safety or security of the area. Before deciding whether you will settle or not, you should try to acquire security information, such as reports of crimes that specifically targeted foreign nationals. | urban_planning |
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As a centerpiece of Portland’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, Bud Clark Commons (BCC) represents a new approach to providing dignified housing and comprehensive services to help those experiencing homelessness. Funded by a combination of low-income housing tax credits, urban renewal funding, and HUD stimulus dollars, the project sets a new standard by combining permanent supportive housing and temporary shelter with a community resource center.
Located at the gateway to downtown Portland near historic Union Station, BCC sits between the Pearl District, an upper-income mixed-use neighborhood, and Old Town/Chinatown, a district undergoing an unprecedented level of redevelopment. The LEED Platinum project achieves a perceivable balance between the rigorous programmatic requirements of a coalition led by the City of Portland, a progressive design approach, and sustainable building practices.
The project’s mission is to provide a continuum of services to help transition homeless individuals toward stable, permanent living arrangements. The architecture helps achieve this goal in the expression of both form and function: a walk-in day center with public courtyard and access to services; a 90-bed temporary shelter; and a separate and secure entrance to 130 efficient, furnished studio apartments for homeless men or women seeking permanent housing with support services.
Sustainability at BCC meant creating a durable place of dignity for our most vulnerable citizens while treading lightly on the planet. The team creatively combined three disparate program elements with similar missions on a tight urban site, conserving land and maximizing the city’s density, mixed-use, and transit-oriented goals. The designers considered the users’ health and wellbeing in every design decision, and employed energy-saving technologies, materials, and construction methods to ensure that public resources were used wisely.
The key environmental issues at BCC are particularly complex given its population. We had to consider the need for outdoor space for users to congregate, wait for services, and to experience nature amidst an urban environment. Access to daylight was balanced with the need for privacy, achieved with filtered views, borrowed light from courtyards, and relites. Clear, safe, and efficient wayfinding was essential; simple entrances and ramps to each public program component allow for universal access.
The key concepts for this project were social equity and the triple bottom line: sustainability that includes financial, social, and environmental performance measures. We wanted to create an energy-efficient building for financial sustainability, environmental stewardship, and as a distinguishing element to support the mission of this vital facility.
Homelessness is not sustainable for the individual or the city.
Nearly 2,000 people are on the streets each night in Portland, Oregon. Contributing factors of unemployment and long-term poverty range from domestic violence, untreated physical and mental illnesses, and disabilities to alcoholism and drug abuse. The costs and impacts of homelessness are significant and difficult to quantify, so we committed to achieving sustainability in a second way: social sustainability and those immeasurable qualities of the human condition, safety, independence, and health.
The project provides 130 permanent apartments for the most vulnerable homeless, many suffering from compromised mental and/or physical health. The 90-bed temporary men's shelter is offered to clean, sober men actively looking for work. The project’s Day Center offers support services such as drug and alcohol counseling, showers, telephones, mail service, job training, classes, and community space, available to any male or female homeless individuals on a walk-in basis.
Parking was intentionally excluded to save space for critical program elements and to maximize the use of nearby alternative transportation choices including light rail, train, and bus services. Drawing people off the street, BCC’s courtyards have become transformative places that set forth a positive environment of hope, dignity, and respect.
The building had been conceived as a full-block, two- and six-story building with wood construction, but it was revised to become a half-block, 8-story concrete structure. The smaller footprint reduced the cost of land acquisition, and the greater height is closer to the maximum allowed on its site, making it a better fit for the city’s density goals.
The exclusion of parking lots or spaces promotes density and infill on what was a brownfield site, turning zero floor area ratio (FAR) into 6:1 FAR, maximizing allowable zoning density and height goals, while creating a gateway building and icon at the entrance to downtown.
The brownfield site had previously housed a gas station and parking lot, which required intensive soil remediation tactics and the careful removal and treatment of much of the site’s excavated soil. Responding to BCC’s ecological context, the team minimized excavation to avoid disturbance to groundwater, due to the building’s low elevation and proximity to the Willamette River. Additionally, innovative stormwater management treats runoff from the adjacent bridge with green street planters.
Siting of the building was a delicate balance of trying to conserve half of the block, utilizing grade change to maximize universal access to multiple floors, and addressing appropriate street frontages for both the users and the city’s goals around the public realm (retail wants to be on light rail line so we oriented away from 6th avenue toward the less-trafficked Broadway).
The design team realized that the micro-residential units would be primarily heated by the residents and refrigerators inside, so there was less need for robust heating technologies. To further reduce or eliminate the need for non-renewable energy resources, the team incorporated strategies such as solar hot water, graywater harvesting, heat recovery ventilation, green power purchasing, and electric (as opposed to natural gas) air handling units.
Courtyards were situated to maximize exposure to sunlight both now and when projected future developments are completed on the adjacent lot to the east, and on the block across the street to the south. The team placed the courtyards as far away from future shadow lines as possible. Additionally, the team selected many species of native, drought-tolerant plants for the courtyards, which are more likely to thrive in the local climate.
The building’s residents and staff greatly benefit from natural light, plentiful clean air, and energy-efficient lighting. The ample daylighting and views of nature give users a connection between indoors and outdoors. Courtyards and balconies are additional sources of light, and areas on each of the eight floors also offer some access to the outdoors.
Floor-to-ceiling windows on the ground level extend the length of the west façade, the abundance of glazing allowing natural light to saturate the interior. A comfortable year-round temperature is maintained through a highly efficient sensor that shuts off the heater when the window is open. Fresh air is circulated into each apartment through a heat recovery system.
An issue unique to this project type, tuberculosis control necessitated additional air exchange rates and UV air treatment in assembly and group living spaces. Displacement ventilation strategies, which are extremely rare in homeless shelters, provide maximum air changes without sacrificing comfort for a compromised population.
BCC features eco-roofs and stormwater treatment systems that are well integrated into the two courtyards. Rainwater is collected from roofs, and then exhibited in the courtyards via stormwater planters designed in concert with public art.
A significant innovation of this project includes graywater harvesting on a large, urban scale—rarely if ever incorporated at homeless facilities. The graywater recycling system captures water from showers and washing machines to flush toilets, reducing the water needs and usage of the building.
Low-flow plumbing fixtures further reduce water usage in the building, and a solar-powered hot water system provides almost all of the hot water needs for the building year-round.
A landscaped courtyard with seating, tables, and a bioswale water feature provide a transitional space between the street and the safety of the day center. Native landscaping, non-invasive species, low water use, and zero permanent irrigation results in zero stormwater runoff. The team created lush outdoor courtyards and vegetated roofs where there was previously asphalt, a welcome change for wildlife and humans alike.
BCC earned LEED Platinum certification, with public savings from the use of energy-efficient technologies estimated at $60,000 per year. BCC features a range of highly efficient systems, including one of the largest solar hot water heating systems in the Pacific Northwest, satisfying 80% of the building’s hot water needs. The building’s tight and highly efficient thermal envelope significantly reduces its heating load. A heat recovery system for residential units, Energy Star appliances, and low-flow plumbing fixtures throughout the building further enhance energy and water savings.
The project’s lighting design exceeds energy code requirements by 25% through the use of fluorescent and LED sources. Extensive electrical and water metering allow for the tracking of mechanical, lighting, and water system performance. The building performs 51% better in terms of energy efficiency and 53% better in water efficiency than a typical similar building.
While the building is more heavily used than originally anticipated, the energy savings compared to the typical similar building is still significant. Between the efficiency strategies and the purchased green power, the project meets the current 2030 Challenge target of 60% CO2 reduction. Most importantly, the resulting utility cost savings allow for more funds to be directed to BCC’s mission and the services it provides.
Materials for this project were chosen specifically for their ability to optimize the health of residents, many of whom suffer from illnesses; durability and maintenance; and energy use, given the public nature of the project and its need for cost savings.
The building features two courtyards that are both constructed with durable materials such as painted concrete and weathering steel, a recycled and recyclable product. Many materials used in the building’s construction are either locally sourced or sustainably harvested and produced, including local brick, local concrete, and local, FSC-certified interior siding and trim.
In an effort to reduce the amount of materials used on the project, its concrete structure serves as the flooring and ceiling in many areas. The use of thicker continuous exterior insulation allowed us to eliminate insulation in the stud cavity. We incorporated Passive House concepts for the residential floors with high-performing fiberglass windows and continuous insulation “perfect wall” assembly, in addition to an IRMA roof that keeps dew point and moisture out of wall and ceiling cavities.
Additionally, a building-wide recycling plan, recycling stations on each floor, green housekeeping training, and free green supplies for tenants help promote recycling and environmental stewardship for occupants.
Durability was a top priority for this publicly funded, sustainably minded project. The team made constant and deliberate value decisions to invest in long-lasting solutions rather than accepting immediate savings; examples include solid surface counters, solid core doors, higher performing windows, durable brick and concrete skin, and post-tensioned concrete structure (as opposed to wood framing).
The team designed BCC to be a 100-year building, but parts and pieces are meant to be accessible and replaceable over time as technologies improve or advance. Examples of these replaceable parts include the rooftop equipment, solar hot water system, and windows. Notably, the windows were specifically designed to be replaced without impacting the brick façade.
The building’s concrete structure is a durable framework that allows for future uses. It was purpose-built but could potentially be repurposed for senior or student housing, or a long-term-stay hotel. The layout and program are conducive to these other potential uses: a courtyard leads to a welcoming lobby, with community and administrative spaces, a commercial kitchen, yoga and art rooms, and efficiency apartments with galley kitchens.
BCC is showing measurable results in both promoting housing stability among Portland’s homeless, and in its building performance. In the year following BCC’s opening, the client served more than 7,000 homeless persons at the day center and kitchen, including approximately 200 veterans. More than 3,600 individuals have been connected with social services, and more than 350 permanent housing placements have been made. We are conducting ongoing monitoring of building performance via mobile electrical meters that measure performance across the building and analyze plug loads and power demand.
One important lesson learned emerged from commissioning the building’s innovative graywater. The designers used the only graywater system manufacturer licensed by the state at the time. There are graywater systems that are plug-and-play for small residential applications, and there are full-blown custom-designed commercial systems, and we tried to do a hybrid of the two. However, the system was too residential for this scale of development and intensity of use, so we had to revise it to utilize more robust pumps and filters, and streamline maintenance procedures to ensure staff safety. We were truly on the bleeding edge of commercial graywater for this size and type of project, and have many lessons to share.
Funded with limited public monies, rigorous cost-benefit analysis was performed to support decision-making throughout the design process. Because the client, Home Forward, plans to own and occupy Bud Clark Commons building for years to come, the project team evaluated several energy conservation measures by life cycle cost rather than the traditional first cost.
Energy and water conservation measures, with simple paybacks over longer periods than are typically accepted by building owners, were implemented to provide reduced building operations costs. With long-term occupancy, additional savings are anticipated to be realized as energy and water rates continue to increase.
To financially support the sustainable design elements, the project was able to shift funds committed to the building operation to fund the energy efficiency measures based on the annual energy cost savings these systems would achieve. The energy and water conservation measures studied for the project include heat recovery, efficient boilers, highly efficient envelope, solar hot water, and graywater reclamation. The estimated payback for these measures is a combined 14 years.
PreDesign: Arguably no building before Bud Clark Commons has had this complex program mix of homeless services on such a tight urban site, much less with such aspirational goals for sustainability. Combining three specific and intense uses in a vertically stacked program required an intense research phase before we could design the building. The entire design team held charrettes, public workshops, and visited other cities to better understand the problem and learn how this singular solution could begin to take shape. An "all hands on deck" approach was taken with the owners, engineers, consultants, contractors, tenants, neighbors, social services advocates, and the homeless community to foster a sense of ownership of the project by the entire community.
Design: Designing for people experiencing homelessness required a deft understanding of how to create warm and inviting design solutions that also stood up to high levels of use and sometimes abuse. We had to create a healing environment that lifted people's spirits while ensuring that the building could be easily cleaned, maintained, and repaired due to the extreme level of use. We liken the project to trying to combine the welcoming environment of one's home with the durability of a penitentiary.
|Role on Team||First Name||Last Name||Company||Location|
|Owner||Steve||Rudman||Home Forward||Portland, OR|
|Owner||Mike||Andrews||Home Forward||Portland, OR|
|Owner||Julie||Livingston||Home Forward||Portland, OR|
|Architect; Partner||Jeffrey||Stuhr||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|Architect; Partner||John||Holmes, AIA||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|Architect; Project Manager||Dave||Otte, AIA||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|Designer||Kim||Wilson||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|Designer||Cory||Hawbecker||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|Designer||Katherine||Decker||Holst Architecture||Portland, OR|
|General Contractor; President||Bob||Walsh||Walsh Construction Co.||Portland, OR|
|General Contractor; VP||Mike||Steffen||Walsh Construction Co.||Portland, OR|
|Structural Engineer||Randall||Toma, PE||ABHT Structural Engineers||Portland, OR|
|Civil Engineer||Josh||Lighthipe PE, LEED AP BD&C||KPFF Consulting Engineers||Portland, OR|
|MEP Engineer; President||Paul||Schwer, PE, LEED AP||PAE Consulting Engineers||Portland, OR|
|LEED Documentation & Commissioning||Ralph||DiNola||Green Building Services (DiNola is now Executive Director at New Buildings Institute)||Portland, OR|
|Furniture Procurement||Linda||Czopek||Czopek & Erdenberger (now Czopek Design Group)||Portland, OR|
|Landscape Architecture||Carol||Mayer-Reed||Mayer/Reed||Portland, OR|
|Landscape Architecture||Michael||Reed||Mayer/Reed||Portland, OR|
|Cost Estimating||Stan||Pszczolkowski||Architectural Cost Consultants||Portland, OR|
|Financing||City of Portland, State of Oregon, Multnomah County, US Department of Housing & Urban Development, and Wells Fargo||Portland, OR|
|Shelter and Day Center Tenant||Doreen||Binder||Transition Projects||Portland, OR|
The Bud Clark Commons integrates Portland's commitment to environmental and social sustainability. The quality of space is elevated by its integration with building performance strategies. Location in an urban brownfield site in a gentrifying part of Portland is a bold statement. The project houses homeless people with convenient transit access. It doesn't feel institutional; the design fosters and encourages community within the complex through interconnecting interior and exterior through transparency and connection to the street. Performance focused on indoor environmental quality including daylighting and ventilation techniques to address tuberculosis concerns. Energy performance was enhanced through the use of solar thermal heating and domestic hot water. | urban_planning |
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https://www.atenis.it/civil-market/smart-cities/ | 2023-11-30T06:49:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100172.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130062948-20231130092948-00132.warc.gz | 0.876271 | 291 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__33089665 | en | ATEN IS Group has increasingly diversified its offer by also designing and developing civil application systems – smart solutions, applying Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, IoT technologies.
The solutions of the ATEN IS Group are integrated, modular, high-tech, flexible and customized according to requests. In the context of smart cities, the following are presented:
- Smart Farming system – Intelligent Agriculture 4.0
- Telemedicine platform
- Solutions for “Smart Cities” such as: infomobility, traffic management, etc.
- Decision support systems for emergency management (“Firefighter of the future”)
- Air quality monitoring system
- Environmental monitoring system (e.g. smartree)
- Projects related to culture and tourism
LOG ON PROJECT
The LOG-ON Project consists of the Planning and Management of Urban Logistics through;
- Cloud computing
- Satellite navigation and networking
- Traffic and parking control
- Decision support
- Goods tracking and localization
- Blockchain for Payment Systems
The system will make it possible to collect a whole series of information to implement policies to encourage citizens’ behavior. This information may come from mobility operators, field personnel (vigilant), third-party services already up and running, and finally from the sensor network.
The developed modules can basically be divided into 3 units:
- IoT Gateway
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http://post.woonsocketcall.top/jiankang/2628167.html | 2023-06-07T08:47:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224653631.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20230607074914-20230607104914-00034.warc.gz | 0.946037 | 683 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__91375258 | en | Plan lays out carbon targets in construction
Workers are seen at the construction site of Baogong Main Road, a key urban transportation project in Hefei, Anhui province, in April. [Photo by RUAN XUEFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY]
Green buildings, photovoltaic panels to play key role in eco-friendly transition
Chinese authorities on Wednesday unveiled an action plan on the work to peak carbon dioxide emissions in the construction sector, laying out key specific targets and measures for the eight years to come.
Emissions from the sector are expected to peak before 2030. By 2060, a comprehensive green transition will have been accomplished in construction modes, according to the plan, which was jointly issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the National Development and Reform Commission.
The country aims to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and realize carbon neutrality before 2060.
The construction sector is a major contributor to emissions.
According to the China Association of Building Energy Efficiency, a total of 4.9 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide was generated in China in 2018 through the entire building process from producing construction materials to building and operating.
Buildings in use produced roughly 2.1 billion tons of emissions, accounting for about 22 percent of the country's total emissions in the year.
Energy conservation and the application of solar energy generation facilities in buildings are among the major goals of the action plan.
The country, for example, will accomplish energy-saving transformation in all public buildings in major cities by 2030, which will help lift energy efficiency by at least 20 percent, the document said.
By 2030, 80 percent of lights used in public spaces in the country's urban areas will be LED or other efficient, energy-saving products. At least 30 percent of cities will use digital lighting management systems, it said.
It said the country will endeavor to have the roofs of half of all newly constructed public buildings and factories covered by photovoltaic panels by 2025. Efforts will also be made to add photovoltaic panels to existing buildings.
According to the document, the country will minimize building demolition and reform how buildings are constructed.
"The removal of a sprawl of buildings on a large scale will be avoided unless the buildings are illegally built or identified as dilapidated and not worth renovating," it said.
The country will build more small and medium-sized residential units while restraining the development of oversized ones, it said. More new houses will be delivered to buyers already decorated.
Measures will be rolled out to boost the development of prefabricated buildings, it said. By 2030, such buildings will cover 40 percent of those constructed across urban China in the year.
According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, China has made significant progress in promoting green buildings.
A green building is defined by the ministry as one that contributes to resource conservation, environment protection and pollution reduction and can help realize the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. The ministry unveiled a dedicated assessment standard for such buildings in August 2019.
Over 90 percent of buildings constructed in the first half of this year are green, the ministry said. In 2021, the total floor area of green buildings across the country reached 2 billion square meters, compared with only 4 million sq m in 2012. | urban_planning |
https://phillysmithclub.com/bulletin-board/philadelphia-water-department-call-for-resumes/ | 2023-03-21T00:58:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296943589.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20230321002050-20230321032050-00475.warc.gz | 0.868214 | 460 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__268440519 | en | Exciting job opportunities with the Philadelphia Water Department, shared by Catherine (Katie) Anne Shafer, Class of 2008:
We have several opportunities for young graduates or experienced water resource professionals to join a diverse inter-disciplinary team in a dynamic and challenging work environment. The full-time, on-site positions would be offered through a sub-contractor of CDM Smith with the opportunity to test into the City’s Civil Service System (which include the titles of Environmental and Civil Engineers, Planners, Environmental Scientists, and Public Relations Specialists).
Philadelphia is a national leader in innovative stormwater management planning and policy. The Green City, Clean Waters program aims to provide the maximum return in environmental, economic, and social benefits, while helping the City to meet the regulatory obligations of the Federal Clean Water Act. CDM Smith has been selected to assist the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) meet these requirements in the implementation and proof of concept phase of the Green City, Clean Waters program. For more information, visit http://www.phillywatersheds.org.
Potential positions in The Office of Watersheds include:
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure Design
- Program management and data analysis (contract management, data tracking and database skills, stormwater capture calculation, CSO compliance)
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure pilot and research program
- Stormwater planning and stormwater flood relief
- GSI Public Outreach and Policy Support
- Hydraulic and Hydrologic Modeling
- Green stormwater infrastructure monitoring and maintenance
In addition, there are potential openings at PWD in Planning and Research for:
- Water Supply strategic planning (including plan development, water demand, source water protection, treatment and distribution)
- Capital Planning: a position to support capital project planning within PWD on all large capital projects for water, wastewater, and stormwater.
Potential candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Katie Shafer at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Office of Watersheds
Philadelphia Water Department
1101 Market Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107 | urban_planning |
https://ekimsplace.com/products/nobay-apartments-downtown-lakeland | 2022-01-21T11:54:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-05/segments/1642320303356.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220121101528-20220121131528-00632.warc.gz | 0.867206 | 235 | CC-MAIN-2022-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-05__0__8739566 | en | Located in the heart of Downtown Lakeland, Florida and less than 5 miles from I-4, NOBAY is Lakeland’s only mix use community, combining modern, open concept apartment living with new retail and restaurant amenities on-site!
We proudly offer fresh and upscale one bedroom, one bathroom loft-style units, and two bedroom units, each having en-suite master bathrooms for each resident. NOBAY residents will enjoy being only a few minutes’ walk to Munn Park, Lake Mirror, Lake Morton, the Terrace Hotel, downtown restaurants, bars, coffee shops and other retail establishments. What’s more, NOBAY is pet friendly and provides on-site parking for resident.
Mixed Use Residential and Retail Spaces, Spacious Loft Style One Bedroom, Double Master Two Bedrooms, Modern Plank Flooring, Recessed Lighting, Stainless Steel Appliances, Washer & Dryer Connections, Urban Living, Outdoor Greenspaces, Barbeque Grills, Patios, Seating, Small Pet Park-Let, On-site Parking, Walking Distance to Night Life, Restaurants and Farmers Market | urban_planning |
https://www.hawksnestbeachrealty.com.au/property?property_id=1348899/12-booner-street-hawks-nest-hawks-nest | 2024-02-28T03:22:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474690.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228012542-20240228042542-00735.warc.gz | 0.860123 | 403 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__207605944 | en | Discover the perfect canvas for your dream development with this exceptional 1125 sqm block nestled close to the picturesque Myall River. Boasting a generous 20-metre frontage and a building height allowance of 12 metres, this property is a rare gem for those looking to capitalize on medium-density zoning.
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Seize this unique opportunity to invest in a prime piece of real estate. The combination of size, zoning, and proximity to the Myall River makes this 1125 sqm block a developer's dream. Don't miss out on the chance to shape the future of this extraordinary location – inquire now and turn your vision into reality! | urban_planning |
http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Portsmouth,_Pacifica_(Napoleon%27s_World) | 2018-03-18T14:01:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257645775.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20180318130245-20180318150245-00120.warc.gz | 0.975592 | 467 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__71684516 | en | Portsmouth, Pacifica is a suburban city in the Quad-Cities Metro Area in Pacifica. The city has a population of 85,540 as of the 2010 census and is the wealthiest incorporated city in Pacifica on the affluence index.
Portsmouth is bordered by Wamash to the west, Sahalee to the north, Sumner to the east, and the state of Washington to the south and southeast, as well as Semiahmoo Bay to the southwest. Portsmouth is located in Nansett County.
The city originally was a port on Semiahmoo Bay that started as a fishing village founded by transplants left in the Fraser Territory after the Alaskan War and was a notoriously violent town populated by prospectors in the Fraser Gold Rush in the 1890's and early 1900's. With the growth of the Quad-Cities, Portsmouth evolved initially into a blue-collar town with farmland within its city limits thanks to expansions in 1923 and 1940. It eventually evolved into an affluent suburb thanks to immigration in the 1950's and 60's and due to the growth of professionalized work in the Quad-Cities area and its prime beachfront location that was unmarred by major shipping, like the kind that powered Wamash or nearby Bellingham. The town underwent several radical remodels and redesigns in the 1970's and 1990's to better establish a "waterfront" and enjoyed a healthy real estate boom beginning in the late 1980's.
History of Portsmouth
Portsmouth had 85,541 residents as per the 2010 census. 87.1% of its population is Caucasian, with a 10.5% Asian/Indian population. About 1.2% of its population is African-American, with 0.3% Pacific Islander/Native American population, and 0.7% Hispanic of any race, with another 0.2% identifying as "Other."
Portsmouth is served by the Portsmouth School District, which has three high schools (Portsmouth, Glenmore and Westfield), four middle schools (Portsmouth, Southwood, Bayside, and Semiahmoo) and fourteen elementary schools, as well as an alternative 6-12 school, Mount Baker. The PSD serves approximately 9,750 students. | urban_planning |
https://bimmerlife.com/2022/05/24/bmw-manufacturing-donates-to-preserve-wetlands-in-greenville-sc/ | 2024-02-23T14:34:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474412.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223121413-20240223151413-00050.warc.gz | 0.934962 | 603 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__33875580 | en | Spartanburg, S.C. BMW Manufacturing pledged to donate $1.25 million to restore and preserve eight acres of urban wetlands at Unity Park west of downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The donation will also support the construction of a series of low-impact boardwalks and overlooks through the wetlands, which occupy the northern portion of 60-acre Unity Park.
“Sustainability is an integral part of BMW’s corporate strategy, and we actively take responsibility to participate in our local community on sustainability initiatives,” said Dr. Robert Engelhorn, president and CEO of BMW Manufacturing. “That is why we are excited about this donation to preserve and maintain these wetlands for future generations. We want to ensure that everyone can enjoy and learn about this unique ecosystem that is in Greenville’s back yard.”
BMW’s donation to Unity Park is the largest received to date by the city of Greenville. Unity Park is a visionary public-private project on the west side of Greenville that will bring citizens of Upstate South Carolina together. The Park includes playgrounds, pedestrian bridges, walking trails, and a welcome center; the restoration of historic Mayberry Park; and the protection and enhancement of the Reedy River.
“Just as BMW has had a transformative impact on the Upstate since its arrival 30 years ago, Unity Park will be a transformative project for the Greenville community,” said Greenville Mayor Knox White. “The city is proud to partner with BMW, a worldwide leader in sustainability, on the restoration of the wetlands at Unity Park.”
“We’re honored to partner with other great companies and individuals in Upstate South Carolina to revitalize an urban community in an attractive and sustainable way,” said Max Metcalf, manager of government and community relations at BMW Manufacturing. “Unity Park will not only bring people together, it will celebrate the diversity of communities in which we live.”
Wetlands serve as a beautiful, natural focal point and are important to the health and prosperity of communities. They help in flood abatement, naturally filter harmful pollutants from water, store carbon and keep it from being released as a greenhouse gas, and provide visitors an opportunity to enjoy diverse plant and animal life while learning about wetland habitats, the species that live there, and the ecology’s importance to our environment.
“The wetlands serve as a critical interpretive and infrastructural feature of the park,” said Kristina Granlund, a landscape architect at MKSK Studios, the Unity Park designers. “Located along the original course of the Reedy River before its channelization, the wetlands offer a glimpse at this forgotten history of the Reedy while showcasing best-in-class green infrastructural systems and habitat restoration.”
View BMW Group’s video of the Wetlands at Unity Park. | urban_planning |
https://heartofswlep.co.uk/projects/taunton-toneway/ | 2021-06-13T00:06:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487586465.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20210612222407-20210613012407-00040.warc.gz | 0.906763 | 438 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__153578961 | en | The Toneway is the heavily used highway route linking Taunton with the M5 motorway at Junction 25. It carries an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of 36,600 vehicles. Weekday peak hours see around 3,000 vehicles per hour.
There are three major junctions on the Toneway – Heron Gate Roundabout, Creech Castle traffic signals and Obridge Roundabout. All three junctions will require capacity increases to accommodate growing demand. The most urgent is Creech Castle, which is the subject of this project.
The Creech Castle junction is a large signalised junction, with segregated left-turns on each of the four approaches. The A358 Toneway forms the east and west arms of the junction. The A38 Bridgwater Road lead north, via Monkton Heathfield, towards Bridgwater and to the south Bridgwater Road provides access to a largely residential area of Taunton. Both Bridgwater Road arms are single-carriageway. The four left-turn movements are provided using short give-way slip roads. During certain times of the day mainline vehicle queuing prevents full utilisation of these arms particularly on the northern side of the junction. The Creech Castle signals suffer from high levels of congestion during the morning and evening peak hours.
The main components of the improvement scheme are:-
- Widening of the Toneway East Approach from two to three ahead lanes
- Widening of the Bridgwater Road South approach to four lanes at the stop line, with three lanes for right turning and traffic and a separate lane for right turning traffic. One of the right turn lanes is shared to provide a straight ahead movement. The existing segregated left turn lane will be removed.
- Removal of the dedicated right turn lane from Toneway West to Bridgwater Road South with this lane now marked for straight ahead traffic. The existing segregated give-way left turn lane on this arm will remain.
The A38 North will have an additional right turn lane and the left turn will be increased to two lanes at the stop line.
Growth Deal Funding: £6.7m | urban_planning |
https://manningelliott.com/blog/top-5-ways-real-estate-could-be-affected-new-bc-government/ | 2024-03-05T15:17:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948235171.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305124045-20240305154045-00379.warc.gz | 0.962587 | 1,056 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__155101208 | en | August 3, 2017
Top 5 Ways Real Estate Could Be Affected by New BC Government
Changes in the House at the BC Legislature this summer will mean changes in the housing sector too. Here are five ways we expect British Columbia residential real estate to be affected as a result of the ushering in of a new BC Government:
Buying Property in BC
The foreign-buyer tax of 15% on purchase price of real estate was imposed by the Liberal provincial government in August 2016. The government’s primary goal was to slow the growth in the cost of housing in the Vancouver area, and the initiative has garnered attention around the world.
While this new tax resulted in an initial slow-down of housing purchases by foreign buyers, purchases subsequently rebounded. As a result, and with the NDP in power, supported by the Green Party, we can expect a review of the foreign-buyer tax, potentially with two-fold results:
- An increase in the tax rate
- The jurisdiction of this tax expanding to include the whole province.
The foreign-buyer tax also affects commercial real estate transactions.
The Green Party has also proposed a new system for property transfer tax (also called the “PTT”) — a tax that is paid by the buyer. There would be a sliding scale for the tax rate, tied to the value of the property in question.
Real Estate Speculation
Canadian residents in other provinces are also eyeing the benefit of the growing value of real estate in BC, particularly with a view to buying and then selling as soon as its value has grown sufficiently. This practice of speculating has led to the proposal of a real estate speculation tax on a purchaser in, for example, Ontario, who buys a home in BC yet does not pay taxes in BC.
Add to this, the Green Party’s proposal to tax lifetime capital-gains in excess of $750,000 on BC primary residences, if those properties are purchased and then sold again in less than five years, and it is clear that addressing real estate speculation is high on the list of priorities for this new BC government.
Hand-in-hand with housing purchases and speculation, is the issue of empty homes and condos. The Green Party has proposed the use of a surtax on properties for which the owners cannot produce proof of rental income nor proof that they pay income tax in Canada. The City of Vancouver is already assessing measures it can take to discourage purchasers from leaving homes vacant.
Above all, British Columbians involved in residential real estate transactions of any kind can expect, for both new regulations and existing ones, stricter enforcement.
Increasing Urban Density
British Columbia’s two largest cities are growing, with housing demand exceeding supply. One idea to mitigate the housing shortage is to relax zoning rules, thereby increasing opportunity for higher density housing.
Residents in Victoria and Vancouver living in neighbourhoods currently zoned for detached homes can expect to see their skylines change. Furthermore, construction of high-density housing along transit routes is already underway (Cambie Street corridor in Vancouver is one example) and favoured by the NDP and the Greens as an ongoing objective.
Creating Affordable Housing
The NDP and the Green Party agree that a new supply of affordable housing needs to be created quickly. In addition, the Green party spoke of the provision of government-subsidized affordable housing.
In reaction to the election results, the Liberals took the subject of affordable housing one step further. The Liberals announced they would “work with the private sector to build 50,000 units of new housing across the province over 10 years that will go into a new Rent-to-Own home program available to middle class families. The program would help middle-class renters grow equity through their monthly rent payments until they are in a position to own the home.”
Regardless of the composition of politicians in the House this fall and beyond, we can expect action on this topic.
Real Estate Lending
The BC Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership, known for short as the “BC HOME Partnership program” is a repayable, down-payment assistance loan set up by the BC Liberals. It is intended to help Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are prospective first-time homebuyers get into the real estate market. The Liberals launched the program in early 2017.
Due to criticisms by economists that this program could increase housing prices and put individuals into further debt, the BC HOME Partnership program is expected to be reviewed, and then changed or eliminated by the new NDP leadership, with support from the Green Party.
Whether you’re a real estate buyer, a seller, or a rural or an urban dweller, the old mantra may still be “location, location, location” but the new watchwords will be taxation, speculation, housing creation, and densification.
The above content is believed to be accurate as of the date of posting. Tax laws are complex and are subject to frequent changes. Professional advice should be sought before implementing any tax planning. Manning Elliott LLP cannot accept any liability for the tax consequences that may result from acting based on the information contained therein. | urban_planning |
https://leicester-libdems.org.uk/en/article/2006/0061569/wheelie-bin-fines | 2022-06-25T20:00:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103036099.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220625190306-20220625220306-00655.warc.gz | 0.960293 | 132 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__229410663 | en | Wheelie Bin Fines
By Dale Keeling
Residents who leave their wheelie bins on the pavement could be fined up to £100 from April this year.
Leicester City Council will be among the first authorities in the country to use new powers as part of the Government's Cleaner Neighbourhoods and Environment Act. Local resident and Focus team member Jeff Stephenson said, " Wheelie bins are an eyesore and they block many terrace pavements for people with pushchairs or wheelchairs, but I hope the Council shows leniancy if some residents find it hard to pull their bins through narrow alleyways leading to their backgardens." | urban_planning |
http://omahagardens.org/gardens/tiki-index.php?page=About | 2016-02-12T03:31:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-07/segments/1454701163421.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20160205193923-00157-ip-10-236-182-209.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.971035 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2016-07 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-07__0__83606978 | en | New Omaha Community Gardens are all located at 495 South 192nd and West Dodge Road, south 1/2 mile on the East side of 192nd Street in Elkhorn Nebraska. Each garden tract is divided into individual plots, which are rented annually by families who would like to grow their own vegetables.
NOGP garden plots, rent each year to residents of the Omaha Nebraska area, for the sole purpose of gardening. Renting starts February 1st. Renting is on a first-come, first-serve basis unless you have gardened with us in past years. Rent early—these plots sites fill quickly! | urban_planning |
https://www.hacmb.org/about | 2019-10-22T15:01:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987822098.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20191022132135-20191022155635-00300.warc.gz | 0.949701 | 1,092 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__182894374 | en | Letter From the Executive Director
During 2013, the Housing Authority of the City of Miami Beach (HACMB) continues to excel in providing quality housing services to over 3,700 families annually. Indeed, the HACMB now ranks as one of the top ten largest housing agencies among Florida housing authorities, with an impact on the local economy of over 30 million dollars annually.
Seven years ago, the HACMB instituted its Model Agency Initiative (MAI) establishing a strategic approach to achieve excellence in all areas of services provided. After identifying improvements and new endeavors to be pursued, the HACMB proceeded to secure the necessary funds by competing successfully for State of Florida HOME funds, Miami-Dade County Surtax funds, and City of Miami Beach HOME funds. These funds, as well as Public Housing Capital Funds, CDBG Disaster Recovery Initiative funds, and ARRA funds, have now been put to work in the most comprehensive renovation ever conducted at Rebecca Towers. In addition, the HACMB has undertaken the rehabilitation and new construction of quality affordable housing.
Today, the HACMB is developing housing for the first time since the 1970s. Acting as the developer, the agency completed the rehabilitation of Henderson Court, a five-unit Art Deco building that had been previously boarded up for a decade. Simultaneously, the construction of the Steven E. Chaykin Apartments, providing 30 units of affordable elderly frail/disabled housing in the heart of South Beach, was completed in December 2012. In addition, in February 2013, the HACMB completed the renovation of the Lois Apartments, a 16-unit Mediterranean Revival building which provides affordable units to families. The Leonard Turkel Residences, a 21-unit contemporary building for the elderly, is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2014.
Concurrently, the HACMB is successfully conducting multi-million dollar upgrades for Rebecca Towers, turning this complex into a model of public housing for the 21st Century. Completed so far in this comprehensive initiative are the installation of over 1,600 high impact windows, an elevator modernization project that provided state-of-the-art elevators, a full-scale renovation of the residents’ lunch room, professional exterior pressure washing and painting, installation of upgraded emergency generator systems, installation of a tele-entry system, as well as eco-friendly initiatives such as roof replacement, installation of tankless water heaters, water conserving toilets, new energy efficient domestic water pump systems, and a rain-sensing irrigation system. Currently, underway is the replacement of a hot water boiler system with a high efficiency tankless system.
While these major physical improvements are underway, the HACMB has managed not only to operate as a U.S. HUD designated High Performer for the last seven years; but to increase its Section 8 voucher baseline by an unprecedented 20 percent, currently administering 3,100 vouchers from the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and the HUD-VASH Programs. The HUD-VASH program operated by the HACMB has emerged as the most prominent and largest in South Florida. As part of this growing effort to service our veteran community, the HACMB is also implementing a HUD-VASH program under an agreement with the Key West/Monroe County Housing Authority. Meanwhile, the HACMB continues to successfully operate its FSS Program, including the Section 8 Homeownership component through which FSS participants have become first-time homeowners. In addition, the HACMB serves as a member of the Housing Committee of the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.
Another innovation also introduced under the HACMB’s MAI, is a quarterly networking event attracting over 20 social services providers from South Florida. Most recently, the HACMB and FIU School of Architecture entered into a design collaboration effort. Despite all the new initiatives the HACMB remains a model of efficiency, operating as a streamlined agency consistently within budget.
Currently, the HACMB is actively involved with the Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (FAHRO) and the Southeastern Association of Housing and Community Development Professionals (SERC). At the same time, the HACMB is involved with the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).
In 2008, HACMB received the South Florida Business Journal Excellence in Human Resources Award.
In 2009, the Alliance for Aging, Inc. awarded the HACMB the Jose Paulos “Above and Beyond” Award for community networking efforts to better serve the elderly.
In 2010, the Department of Defense recognized the HACMB as a Patriotic Employer.
In 2010, the HACMB Executive Director received FAHRO’s Executive of the Year Award, a first for the agency.
In 2011, the HACMB received FAHRO’s Housing Authority of the Year Award, also a first for the agency.
In 2012, the Steven E. Chaykin Apartments was selected for the Award of Merit for Innovation for Sustaining Places by the American Planning Association - Florida Chapter.
The HACMB is a member of FAHRO, NAHRO, SERC-NAHRO, PHADA and ULI.
Miguell J. Del Campillo | urban_planning |
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