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A new 15-minute city is being developed near Salt Lake City

Brandon Donnelly

In 2018, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill creating a new land authority to guide the future development of 600 acres of state-owned land in Draper, Utah (just south of Salt Lake City). This is a difficult thing to achieve in many cities, but I think it’s one the greatest urban amenities out there.

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A simple guide to 15-minute cities

Deezen

The 15-minute city concept has repeatedly made the news this year. What are 15-minute cities? The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that, as its name suggests, aims to create communities where people can access key amenities by travelling no more than 15 minutes on foot or by bike. Who invented the 15-minute city?

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NYC announces Midtown South office conversion rezoning to combat housing shortfall

Archinect

New York City officials announced plans on Thursday to ease the conversion of office buildings to housing and to open manufacturing areas south of Times Square to new residential development, as part of a broader push to reinvent the struggling business district in Midtown Manhattan and address the city’s housing crisis.

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Toronto proposes at 49% increase to development charges

Brandon Donnelly

The big news this week for Toronto city builders is that the city has put forward a proposal to substantially increase development charges. When our cost consultant ran the numbers back in 2019, the estimate was that about a quarter of the price of a new condominium in Toronto was going to government fees and taxes.

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Milan's L'Innesto development to provide net-zero social housing

Deezen

L'Innesto Milan is one of the winners of the Reinventing Cities global urban development competition , and Barreca & La Varra is aiming to make it the first zero-carbon example of Italy's "housing sociale". Read: Urban developments that "strive for zero carbon" to start on site in Milan, Paris, Reykjavik and Oslo.

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Cities modify density zoning to spur more affordable housing projects

BD+C

With housing affordability reaching crisis proportions in many cities, local officials are implementing new zoning regulations to catalyze more home construction. Land-use rules that include density restrictions, and even some that influence aesthetics and design, restrict development.

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Austin supertalls "not really dealing with the problems" of the city

Deezen

million people by 2040, and various city initiatives are addressing growth in the region. Supertalls bringing liveliness Predictably, their presence is controversial among the city's residents, although some see them as exciting symbols of Austin's rise. You can go a quarter-mile high if you want to. What are the limitations?"

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