My #SuburbanRemix co-editor and #Stantec's Urban Places colleague Jason Beske authored a terrific study: "Repurposing Retail Centers: Profiles in Adaptation, Repositioning and Redevelopment" (NAIOP, 2020)
https://t.co/4yflhtyZJX that frames redevelopment as community building
Great group of students for the urban design and master planning module at Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region campus. Lots of talent in the making!
@VTMURP students hard at work during their urban design and master planning module…taking a close look at Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard @VTSPIA@UAPVirginiaTech@VTSPIADirector @VTCAUS @JasonBeske
Want to learn about suburban placemaking? Join me at 3:30 today for Pavement to Placemaking: The Rebirth of America's Suburbs - at Placemaking Week https://t.co/unPfiZLpSD @PPS_Placemaking#PlacemakingWeek
Not sure about the term “hipsturbia”, but I do agree that “suburbs with the right downtown-mimicking attributes can expect renewed attention from real estate developers and investors.”
#suburbanremix https://t.co/kDedgogm4S
What my generation (Gen X) and the Millennials that followed us did to make shopping malls obsolete is seemingly being revived by Gen Z. Although, now it’s all about the experience/tech interface. We will see how this turns out...
https://t.co/TXbWXzyoQv https://t.co/AgT07hXb4P
Do you plan to stay inside and keep warm today? May as well earn Free AICP CM credit while doing so.
Join me for the Opportunistic Suburbs webinar today at 1pm EST and listen to national experts discuss walkable suburbs and innovative financing structur…https://t.co/7v3sHLHZ92
Can't help it...national emergencies worth a Federal shutdown (and worth Federal dollars):
1) urban affordability
2) aging transportation infrastructure
3) climate change
4) generational poverty
5) add your own
Great Boston Globe piece on urban transformation of malls happening now across the Boston region https://t.co/MH4uTEHkah. Noting 1 in 4 US malls will close by the early 2020s, article demonstrates that markets forces can transform dying malls into lively centers of community life
Trees are more valuable than you think. "For every dollar invested in planting [trees], cities see an average $2.25 return on their investment each year." https://t.co/eDmCwbKkLI
Stan Lee wrote this in 1968, the year before I was born. I wrote to him a bunch of times as a little boy, like many little boys did. Like his creations, he was my hero. He still is.
‘nuff said.
#Legend#StanTheMan#StanLeeRIP#StanLee#Excelsior
@JasonBeske and I are really looking forward to more great questions, even greater answers...and good discussion during tomorrow's webinar. See info below. @Suburban_Remix. #SaveOurSuburbs
@NewUrbanism To #SaveOurSuburbs I want to continue sharing the value of walkable suburbs in my research, writing, and outreach. There are many success stories to share and a long way to go...