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- Developer ask to rethink Boylston Street project
Boston Globe reports that developer – Ronald M. Druker is being asked by the city to rethink his design for a redevelopment of 103 year old building on Boylston Street.
For more information read ‘City wants new design for project near park’ @ the Boston Globe
- Valley Voices: Bus rapid transit may suit Fresno
With gas now approaching $5 a gallon, ridership has shown a small increase. We are not, however, even close to our potential. Our bus transportation system known as FAX (Fresno Area Express) could be a viable alternative for all of us to use. Some critics say we should be exploring light rail mass transit. Cost […]
- Gibbs lectures on revitalization at Harvard - The Oakland Press
Oakland Press reports that “Robert Gibbs of Birmingham will carry on what for him has become something of a summer tradition.
Gibbs, the principal behind the Gibbs Planning Group, will be a featured speaker and program instructor for the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Gibbs will participate in a graduate session titled, “New Urban and […]
- Landmark development plans inch forward - Alexandria Times
Plans for redeveloping Landmark Mall and the surrounding area continued their torpid march toward implementation in a pair of meetings held July 17 and 21. Though other plans to redevelop the West End site have stalled in years past, the two meetings concerning a draft framework and transportation options present compelling evidence that the City […]
- Planner Bob Gibbs: Retail rebirth likely for Michigan’s downtowns, neighborhoods -
Bob Gibbs of Gibbs Planning Group believes city centers and residential neighborhoods hold the keys to retail’s future.
The Birmingham-based, nationally recognized retail planner and consultant was involved in the Calthorpe planning process, Domino’s Farms and work on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. He’s preparing to visit Harvard University as a featured speaker and program […]
- Where the Car Is King, Tysons Faces a Dilemma - washingtonpost.com
Think there’s no such thing as too much parking? Take a look at Tysons Corner, where there’s more parking than jobs, more parking than office space, more parking than in downtown Washington.
That must change, said advocates and politicians seeking to transform Virginia’s largest business hub from suburb to city. Reducing parking, charging for parking and […]
- Widewaters Group/Robert M. Leidig & Associates and the City of Salinas Agree To Cooperate On Major Urban Redevelopment | Articles and Archives | Boston Real Estate News
The Salinas City Council voted to award the Widewaters Group/Robert M. Leidig & Associates the exclusive right to negotiate the redevelopment and master planning of an eight block area in the city’s historic downtown business district.
Mayor Dennis Donahue said, “Clearly this is a momentous event in the history of Salinas, one which will benefit Salinas […]
- Design approved for city’s new transit center - Daily Record
An important step toward the July 2011 opening of the Jacksonville Transportation Center (JTC) took place Thursday afternoon. That’s when the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) of the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission (JEDC) approved the conceptual design of the first phase of the project.
Bruce Robbins, senior landscape architect at Reynolds, Smith and Hills, said the […]
- Arboretum’s Overlook Pavilion construction set to begin
Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved the start of construction of the Overlook Pavilion in The Arboretum at Penn State at its meeting today (March 21) in Washington, D.C.
The one-story masonry structure is the architectural anchor in phase one of the Arboretum, the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens. The 800-square-foot structure will include public restrooms, office […]
- Locals to have say in what Midland’s future riverfront could be
Local residents who want a say in the future of downtown Midland’s riverfront will have a chance to take a survey in the near future.
The city has hired the Detroit architectural, planning and design firm Hamilton Anderson Associates to make an in-depth study to plan future amenities for the area. Amy Chesterton, a planner and […]
