November 17th, 2015
A range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living
Source: http://missingmiddlehousing.com/
90% of available housing in the US is located in a conventional neighborhood of single-family homes
Distributed throughout a block with single-family homes
Placed on the end-grain of a single-family block
Using an entire block to transition to a commercial corridor
To transition from single-family homes to dense housing
Source: http://thisbigcity.net/three-strategies-for-refueling-abandoned-gas-stations/
The process for developing sustainably and livably is technical, creative, and participatory. It includes:
Full post: http://www.mallorylbrooks.com/blog/tallahassee-photography-foremost-happy-motoring
More info: http://ecodistricts.org/
p.s. This is hybrid rational/collaborative planning in action.
Real talk. Real work.
Pilot study championed in 2010 by Portland State Univesity
PSU and thirteen other major property owners formed the SoMa EcoDistrict Steering Committee in April 2011. Adopted name and boundaries via MOU. Drafted vision and goals.
Brainstormed initial projects, such as bike share and green building best practice handbook
Launched SOMA EcoDistrict roadmap in 2012.
Source: https://www.pdx.edu/planning-sustainability/sites/www.pdx.edu.planning-sustainability/files/SoMa%20EcoDistrict%20Roadmap.pdf
"People make cities, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans."
- Jane Jacobs