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Deep Dive
Shopping to shelter: Abandoned mall sites welcome senior housing
A number of cities nationally are looking to "infill redevelopment" of vacant mall sites to bridge the growing housing gap for aging populations.
By Joan Mooney • Updated Dec. 4, 2020 -
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Mississippi Power plans ‘smart neighborhood’ with Tesla Solar Roofs
The community of up to 150 homes will feature Tesla Powerwall batteries, smart home automation and other energy-efficient equipment and appliances.
By Cailin Crowe • Dec. 1, 2020 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive
From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.
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Top U.S. cities for women in construction
A recent breakdown of census data shows the areas with the highest share of women construction workers and their annual salaries.
By Zachary Phillips • Nov. 24, 2020 -
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Airbnb stock more than doubles in IPO debut
The company started trading on Nasdaq at $146 a share on Thursday, weeks after it expressed confidence in a strong recovery from a pandemic-driven drop in profits.
By Chris Teale • Updated Dec. 10, 2020 -
San Francisco’s gas ban on new buildings could prompt statewide action
The vote adds San Francisco to the growing list of nearly 40 California cities to pass such ordinances since Berkeley's historic ban in July 2019.
By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 12, 2020 -
Seattle Parks. (2020). "Fritz Hedges Waterway Park" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Seattle Parks.
Seattle’s $5.6M plan to address trash-collection woes
The "Clean Cities Initiative" aims to tackle an influx of trash in parks, particularly as they have become a refuge during the pandemic, according to Mayor Jenny Durkan.
By Cailin Crowe • Nov. 9, 2020 -
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Sponsored by LCPtrackerTransforming our economically distressed cities: How construction is playing a vital role
See how cities across the country are stepping up to transform lives and communities.
Nov. 9, 2020 -
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Mass timber reaches for new heights to unlock zero-carbon cities
Design firms are tapping mass timber to illustrate how eco-friendly material can be used to support a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Cailin Crowe • Nov. 4, 2020 -
Blue, Fibonacci. (2016). "Open Streets Northeast, Minneapolis, MN" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
REEF Technology raises $700M to support the 15-minute city
The mobility, logistics and neighborhood hub operator said the funding will help promote its efforts to connect people to goods and services without a car.
By Chris Teale • Nov. 4, 2020 -
NYC strengthens Climate Mobilization Act building requirements
Buildings with less than 35% of units under rent regulation will be required to comply with the act's emissions limits and not pass the costs to tenants, following a Thursday city council vote.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 30, 2020 -
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COVID-19 could boost interest in smaller cities' real estate: ULI
Ninety-four percent of real estate experts said companies will allow employees to work remote at least partially, which could shrink office spaces to save costs.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 29, 2020 -
Disasters waiting to happen: 5 major infrastructure projects in need of repair
From aging dams and deteriorating tunnels to deficient bridges and lead-filled drinking water lines, the U.S. has plenty of work to do when it comes to the quality of its infrastructure.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 28, 2020 -
10 statewide ballot measures to watch: results
Of the 10 ballot initiatives identified last week as "measures to watch," only one — a rent control initiative in California — failed at the polls.
By Kristin Musulin , Chris Teale , Cailin Crowe • Updated Nov. 4, 2020 -
How would a Biden administration address infrastructure?
Experts from Bloomberg Intelligence analyzed how infrastructure would be addressed if Joe Biden were to become president, with a particular focus on funding and the impact on U.S. transportation.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 22, 2020 -
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Pennsylvania bill would allocate $200M in aid to live venues
Rep. Jake Wheatley said there are 225 independent venues in the state that generated $1.36 billion last year. Under this legislation, each would be eligible for up to $2 million in funding for payroll, rent and other costs.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 21, 2020 -
DOE campaign drives $95M in building energy cost savings
The campaign, facilitated by the Berkeley Lab, unlocked what is reportedly the world's largest dataset of building energy analytics and value propositions.
By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 20, 2020 -
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Can Toyota succeed where Sidewalk Labs failed?
Toyota broke ground on its "city of the future" this week, just more than a year after its Woven City prototype was teased at CES 2020.
By Jason Plautz • Updated Feb. 24, 2021 -
Albuquerque, NM breaks ground on 50 MW solar field on tribal lands
The array, through a partnership with utility PNM and the Jicarilla Apache Nation, will help the city get 88% of its electricity from renewable energy by the end of 2021.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 16, 2020 -
US cities less walkable than international counterparts: study
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, which called on cities to plan for more pedestrian use, found Boston, NYC, San Francisco and Baltimore led the way for walkability.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 15, 2020 -
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Sidewalk Labs unveils Delve tool to enhance urban development
Delve uses machine learning to explore an abundance of design possibilities that meet the criteria, constraints and priority outcomes of any development project.
By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 15, 2020 -
Crane watch: 7 mixed-use projects costing mega-billions
Some megaprojects have suffered coronavirus-related delays but most are ready to begin or continue construction. Here is an update on seven of the most expensive mixed-use developments in the country.
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 14, 2020 -
WOCinTech Chat. (2016). "wocintech (microsoft) - 56" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
COVID-19 is upending workplace gender equity: USGBC
A U.S. Green Building Council survey found 62% of women in the green building industry believe the pandemic has negatively affected workplace equity.
By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 12, 2020 -
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Google details 80-acre mixed-use project in San Jose, CA
The tech giant is moving forward on the 8 million-square-foot Downtown West project in conjunction with Lendlease, SITElab urban studio and other firms.
By Jennifer Goodman • Oct. 12, 2020 -
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ColumnHow varying building codes affect offsite construction
Modular building codes and regulations vary across jurisdictions. How are offsite builders supposed to know which hurdles to jump through?
By Kim Slowey • Oct. 6, 2020 -
USGBC expands green building resilience resources
The U.S. Green Building Council and Green Business Certification Inc. released a suite of tools to support green building initiatives amid the costly threats of climate change and the coronavirus.
By Cailin Crowe • Oct. 2, 2020
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