Category: Arizona
Plans for Phoenix Redevelopment Advance
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton announced a new project this month under PHXRenews, the city's new redevelopment plan. The city's initial project is reclaiming a 15-acre parcel of land that had been vacant for 20 years. The land is centrally located on a lig… more »
Phoenix Tests Sustainable Strategies to Mitigate Heat Waves
Planners in Phoenix are working to reduce the impacts of increasingly frequent summer heat waves. City officials hope to make Phoenix a laboratory for testing strategies to mitigate increased urban temperatures. Ideas being considered including covering… more »
Phoenix Residents Drive Less than Suburban Neighbors
A new report by the Arizona Department of Transportation found that residents of higher-density Phoenix neighborhoods drive substantially less than similar residents located in lower-density suburban neighborhoods. The study found that urban dwellers dr… more »
Mesa’s Innovative Zoning to Create More-Walkable Community
A recent article by Smart Growth America describes how Mesa is planning to become more walkable and economically resilient by improving their zoning codes. The “form-based code” focuses on how buildings function and interact with the street and communit… more »
Tucson Streetcar Line Encourages Infill Development
At least five sizeable student housing developments are in the planning or construction stages along Tucson’s new Sun Link streetcar line. The housing projects could bring more than 2,000 students within walking distance of the line. “This is part of w… more »
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