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Parking Reform

SW Oregon Architect

20-04 in March of 2020, which directed all state agencies to take actions to reduce and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. In response, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission updated Oregon’s Transportation Planning Rules to launch the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program in July 2022.

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Embracing the Trend: Shipping Container Homes in California

The Architecture Designs

These steel boxes, typically used for transporting goods across the globe, can be recycled and repurposed into beautiful living spaces, and can go anywhere due to their portability. The Shipping Container Home Appeal source: pinterest.com The allure of container homes lies in their affordability, versatility, and eco-friendliness.

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9 Best Practices For Moving Heavy Equipment

Architecture Ideas

The whole process requires knowledge, skill, and experience to load and unload the moving heavy equipment carefully while taking the necessary precautions to avoid accidents when transporting equipment. . Fortunately, there are practices for transporting heavy equipment that ensure you safely get your equipment to its desired location.

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Prepared to Change

Landscape Architecture Magazine

And some of them kind of knew or kind of thought they knew, but it was a lot of education of: “Well, it’s more than residential. ” The team that I joined here at DuBois & King was originally planning, specifically transportation planning. Vermont has a really strong planning presence. We all know that. Does the public know that?

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“When Fascism Comes to America, It Will be Wrapped in Presumption and Carrying a Planning Code.”

Architizer

Their interference has come at an enormous cost to every community and our general well-being, not to mention huge permit fees and endless delays for homeowners and developers alike. It pretty much boils down to obsessive regulation. Needless to say, the building guidelines are exhaustive and detailed.

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Slow Streets: Tactical Urbanism as a Health Initiative - Here to Stay?

Community Architect

Photo: Treece) The Transportation Research Board, an extension of the National Academy of Sciences , dedicated session 1039 of its annual international conference to the topic "Rapid Repurposing of Urban Streets for COVID-19 Emergency Response". It is slowly dawning on transportation planners that transit is an equity issue.

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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.