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Baltimore City and County Planning the Future: How they prepare their new Masterplans

Community Architect Daily

Baltimore County calls it Masterplan 2030 and its last version is from 2020. Baltimore County Masterplan logo Why those plans are so important Comprehensive Plans or Masterplans serve the purpose of planning the future of an entire jurisdiction for over ten years in all those areas required by State law.

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"The best climate activist is a good urban planner"

Deezen

When Oregon's legislature drew an urban growth boundary to Portland's metropolitan area, the city reversed single-family zoning and is developing infill housing projects to promote densification and the production of smaller housing units. Portland is one of the pioneer cities on this agenda.

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Density - Dirty Word or Solution?

Community Architect Daily

A train without development: Failing mall next to a transit station (Photo: Philipsen) With zoning squarely in the hands of local council representatives, NIMBY pressure is always on them to keep new housing in existing communities at bay, especially denser multifamily housing that could bring "those people" to their neighborhood.

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TOD - still mostly an aspiration in our region

Community Architect Daily

The location, in Baltimore County, sits on land that is zoned commercial, a category which doesn't allow real TOD since it excludes residential use. The term TOD is still not part of the County's zoning toolbox, even though transit rail stations are part of the County's landscape for more than 40 years.

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Estonia Architecture News: Estonian Buildings

e-architect

Old City Harbour Masterplan 2030 competition , Kadriorg, Port of Tallinn. The Port of Tallinn launched the competition for ideas for the development plans of Masterplan 2030 for the Old City Harbour in 2016. 1 Sep 2017. Design: Zaha Hadid Architects. visual : VA-Render, image Courtesy architecture office. 31 Aug 2017.

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Is Density a Dirty Word or a Solution?

Community Architect

A train without development: Failing mall next to a transit station (Photo: Philipsen) With zoning squarely in the hands of local council representatives, NIMBY pressure is always on them to keep new housing in existing communities at bay, especially denser multifamily housing that could bring "those people" to their neighborhood.

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Konoz Box of Jewels, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Konoz Box of Jewels, Riyadh Mixed-use Development, Saudi Arabia Architecture Design Images, KSA Masterplan Konoz Box of Jewels in Riyadh 17 Apr 2023 Design: Benoy Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Konoz Box of Jewels, KSA Benoy appointed to design $1.8