1. “Gen Y/Millennials” want density. Ha! Sucks for them.
2. Mini-bleg: Does anyone know what “building regulations” are preventing this proposed Jackson Heights building from having windows on one side?
3. Southwest DC, before and after highways/urban renewal, in pictures.
5. Palm Beach County wants to allow private developers to build along West Palm Beach’s train line and bus stops, but Mayor Lois Frankel wants a sports stadium.
6. St. Louis got money from Obama’s stimulus to hire consulting firms to upzone the city’s dense neighborhoods.
Aaron Brown says
January 14, 2011 at 7:01 pm“Ha! Sucks for them.”
You think the country isn’t moving in that direction?
Stephen says
January 14, 2011 at 8:25 pmIt is, but very slowly. Downtown Brooklyn still has parking minimums, for christsake!
Aaron Brown says
January 14, 2011 at 9:15 pmAh, but that’s because you forgot the second key fact: Millenials don’t vote…
Al says
January 15, 2011 at 7:31 amAs for the ‘no windows’, maybe the wall is too close to the property line?
Anonymous says
January 15, 2011 at 7:55 pm88% of Millennials want urban living? Where did they do this poll, San Francisco?
As a “Millennial” who has zero desire to live in the ‘burbs myself, I doubt that statistic very much.
That said, the percentage IS there, even if its not 88%. The desire for some “urban style amenities” and walkability will at least bring this generation more into streetcar suburb style development rather than sprawlburbs.
Rhywun says
January 16, 2011 at 5:02 amThat’s the problem with statistics – most of them are utterly meaningless. In this case, “urban” might mean “not rural” – who knows? Also, the equivalent statistic for the previous generation is not given, which kind of undermines the whole premise of the article.
AN says
January 19, 2011 at 5:51 pmThe story from St. Louis is actually about St. Louis County, the suburbs surrounding the central city (which is its own distinct county).