In New York, and many other cities, developers can build bigger buildings than would otherwise be allowed, as long as they provide amenities such as parks, schools, affordable housing, etc. I want to show students how this works by providing a photo or drawing of a real building, annotated to show how much of the height is due to these bonuses.
For example, a drawing of a 50 story building, where the first 30 floors are unannotated, but then 30-35 are labeled "plaza," 35-40 "affordable housing units," 40-45 "subway entrance" and so on. I want it to be from a real building, and clear enough to show via a projector. I'm surprised this doesn't already exist, but I've done plenty of searching and can't find it.
posted by lenore
on Feb 20, 2013 -
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What are some good MA programs in Urban planning in the US? With emphasis on working from the architectural side on large scale developments, particularly in relation to tourism.
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posted by pynchonesque
on Aug 19, 2012 -
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I'm looking to make the jump from the public sector to perhaps a career in urban planning. Can you share your experience with me?
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posted by timpanogos
on May 7, 2012 -
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Lost Website Filter: I have a vague memory of a website with an inventory of urban street design options. It had photos and commentary on T-intersections, streets with curves, streets with Big Fancy Buildings framed in arches or gates... an organized collection focused on the aesthetic feel of urban design from the street level. It talked about street design almost like interior design — using buildings to create 'rooms' on the street that could feel expansive or intimate.
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posted by heatherann
on Nov 4, 2011 -
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Cityplanners! How will the city of Munich (Germany) evolve over the next 20 or 50 years? If you dont know M, then what factors would you be looking at?
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posted by freddymetz
on Nov 27, 2010 -
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I need help looking for a graduate school, preferably in Barcelona, or another European city, where they have Urban planning/ urban studies and /or urban design. I have a Bachelor's degree in Art History, minor in Geography and would like to get my Master's in Urban planning/ urban studies and /or urban design and I need a change..picking up and leaving the states. Would you know of any? Thanks.
posted by anonymous
on Nov 3, 2010 -
5 answers
Framing urban/regional planning as economic development, are there any great or just widely accepted numbers out there on this?
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posted by stormygrey
on Feb 2, 2010 -
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Calling all planners, public admin. types, adult education gurus and other smarty pants: I need to develop a training program or at least a strategy for developing a training program for further planning on the local level, put the hard parts.
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posted by stormygrey
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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Experimental and radical urban planning: Where are the interesting multidisciplinary graduate programs in the U.S.?
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posted by lunalaguna
on Apr 22, 2009 -
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Are there techniques or methods to determine how a city will grow and in what direction it will grow?
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posted by reenum
on Jan 12, 2009 -
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Help me with this Urban Planning problem. I live in your typical bedroom community on the perimeter of a large metropolitan area. We have about 30,000 residents and a lot going for us in terms of community and location. We're going to get hooked up on the regions new commuter rail system, but it's on the far side of the community and I don't see it getting much use without a feeder system of some kind. Our regional mass transit system sucks otherwise; so we're on our own to develop an intra-community system that will keep our community vibrant, green, and support commuter rail.
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posted by IndigoSkye
on Aug 22, 2008 -
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Why are there certain intersections in Manhattan that do not have "Walk/Don't Walk" signs?
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posted by nomad73
on Feb 22, 2008 -
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Are there any books that take a Freakonomics like approach to explaining and analyzing urban sprawl?
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posted by stedman15
on Feb 6, 2008 -
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Master's Degree in Urban Planning: now, later, or never? I'm in my third year of law school, and I've realized (after taking on a pile of debt) that I don't really want to practice law. I think urban planning is the right field for me. Should I rush to get applications in now to start a program next fall, or should I enter the workplace and try to apply next year? Or should I skip the urban planning degree and start applying for planning jobs with my JD?
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posted by stopgap
on Nov 23, 2007 -
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I am an aspiring urban planner who lives in the U.S. I am wondering what urban planners would do differently if they could start from scratch and cost wasn't an issue. For example, it is been proven that round-abouts are far safer than your typical intersections found in the U.S. So, as an urban planner, I would recommend roundabouts. Would all cities be built on a grid system? Would all cities have bullet trains or car-pool lanes? Underground power-lines? Phone-charging stations? What would you do differently if you rebuilt Los Angeles or Miami?
posted by kaizen
on Sep 28, 2007 -
41 answers
What are some city neighborhoods that follow an alphabetical-order street-naming convention like the north/south streets in Boston's Back Bay (from east to west: Arlington, Berkeley, Clarendon, etc.) or the east/west streets in San Francisco's Richmond and Sunset Districts (north to south: Anza, Balboa, Cabrillo, etc.)?
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posted by letourneau
on May 21, 2007 -
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i'm looking for a master's Urban Planning program that incorporates significant amounts of radical urban sustainability, healthy communities/liveable streets, 'alternative' energy use, sustainable design, public/alternative transportation, and other transformative ideas. info/advice/experiences? thanks.
posted by entropone
on Mar 30, 2007 -
11 answers
I need help coming up with a clever and not-too-obvious name for my new blog on urban planning.
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posted by lunalaguna
on Jun 14, 2006 -
31 answers
I'm having trouble tracking down information about a movement in
Dada-ist Art I heard about a few years ago. From what I remember Dadaist idealism inspired a group of artists to contemplate the organic development of urban environments. Art, using the defined structure of the city, to reflect the chaotic order which arises from nature.
Did this
century old movement exist or has my brain made it up?
posted by 0bvious
on Apr 26, 2006 -
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