u/bewidness

A lot of these government buildings could either add height or reduce parking if they are in neighborhoods where people want to live.

Was thinking about the difference between a post office in a building versus a standalone post office with a lot of parking. Certainly depends on the community it is serving.

"Empty buildings don’t simply wait for redevelopment. They shape investment, street life, and neighborhood momentum in ways that tax policy and makeover economics rarely measure."

Written by an architect but certainly seems insane that Jersey City is not taxing vacant land at all. The owners have no incentive to sell or do anything?

"125 Monitor Street isn’t interesting because it’s vacant. Every city has vacant buildings. What’s interesting is where it’s vacant: in this case, in the middle of one of Jersey City’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. Because of that placement, it has become an accidental experiment in urban inertia. The warehouse is privately owned, but its presence has never been a private matter."

TOD was a big thing in the U.S. in 2010 as there was a lot of federal money to fund pilots etc.

Would be interesting for the current Department of Transportation to have some kind of signature policy that helped with traffic/emissions etc.

I also assume this is largely gospel in other countries although Toronto comes to mind where I guess the traffic is quite bad no matter how much transit they have.

The city’s overhaul of permitting, plan review, and long-range planning offers practical lessons for municipalities seeking to speed housing and commercial development. - ULI

There is also a europe version of this award but it hasn't been released yet.

Here is asia as well: https://asia.uli.org/uli-asia-pacific-announces-14-winners-of-the-2026-uli-asia-pacific-awards-for-excellence/

Just sharing this as some examples of reuse, mostly in the U.S.

Largely a U.S. topic but is there still a place for purpose built properties for those 55+ but not yet retired?

A ULI report on some projects in Poland which is seeing a lot of growth.

Just noticing some kind of 'stunt' races this year like this NASCAR race at Coronado and then the upcoming Indycar one in DC.

Feel like F1 has been really eating their lunch.

One episode to go. I would say at least as good as Night Agent with little more gory gloom and more fun accents.

for anyone who was asking what does this mean now that it passed, although a lot is implementation details.

Just sharing something from an industry conference about working people from other industries. https://urbanland.uli.org/design-planning/inside-garth-brooks-vision-for-hospitality-safety-and-growth-on-nashvilles-honky-tonk-row

Gensler did most of the interiors. Hopefully some landlords continue to kind of go floor by floor if tenants want smaller office spaces in good locations.