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Berlin citizens propose law to ban cars from city centre

Deezen

The city government will now formally consider the petition, with a decision due to be announced in February. Residents would only be permitted to use a car or van up to 12 times a year, for special circumstances such as moving house. If the city rejects their proposal, they will need to increase the number to 175,000.

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HarborPlace: How not to make a deal

Community Architect Daily

"The full weight of city government is ready to make this a reality. The bills are intended to create the zoning necessary to permit the proposed size of the project which cannot be built with the existing Urban Renewal Plan and current zoning in place. They alone are estimated by MCB to cost another $400 million.

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How to properly complain about development charges

Brandon Donnelly

At a high level, the concern is that the proposed changes will reduce the amount of money that cities are able to collect from developers, and that this will exacerbate any existing funding shortfalls and possibly force municipalities to do things like raise property taxes. Of course, not all city services are self sustaining.

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Downtown- How Bright is Right?

Community Architect

Yet, it is a hotly debated issue in many larger cities. More people than lights: LA in the 1920s Downtown as an ailing patient comes like a shock: Weren't cities just enjoying a huge renaissance with urban life as the desired cultural frontier above all else? One estimate is that the billboard industry is $8.2 billion big.

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Explorers at Home

Landscape Architecture Magazine

In their wills, they bequeathed their garden, then 13 acres, to the city of Portland for the public’s enjoyment. If the city didn’t take over the land in earnest within a decade, it was to convey to the YMCA—which it very nearly did. The city let the garden lie unclaimed, and in 1980, the YMCA called on the city to make up its mind.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

BD+C

MFPRO+ Blog Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Apartments Designers Architects New Project Portfolios A wave of residential projects rising across the country is meeting an insatiable demand, given the estimated shortage of 7.3 Jersey City has called it the largest-ever mixed-income development in the Tri-State area.

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Update: Santa Cruz County ADU Regulations

Santa Cruz Architect

Note that each local jurisdiction in the Monterey Bay area – Cities of Santa Cruz, Capitola, Watsonville, and Scotts Valley – each have their own, specific regulations: this article applies specifically to ADU regulations particular to the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. with permits) may be converted to ADUs.