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Beyond Brasilia - Contemporary Urban Design In Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
Beyond Brasilia - Contemporary Urban Design In Brazil, Vicente Del Rio
City and Regional Planning
This paper is a brief discussion of a recent research on how Brazilian cities have been shaped from the late 1980s to the early 2000s through several case studies in different cities. After the disruption of the modernist paradigm, the demythification of Brasilia, and the redemocratization of the country in the 1980s, architecture and urbanism in Brazil were eager for new models with which to face urban development. On one side globalization and market forces dragged society towards an “entrepreneurial” and fragmented city of shopping centers, gated communities, private enclaves, and trendy and irrelevant architectural imagery. On the other side …
Hosting An International Conference On Women And Shelter: Pedagogic And Logistical Insights, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sujata Shetty
Hosting An International Conference On Women And Shelter: Pedagogic And Logistical Insights, Hemalata C. Dandekar, Sujata Shetty
City and Regional Planning
The experience of hosting an international conference at the University of Michigan on the topic of shelter, women, and development provided the authors of this paper with two kinds of insights. First, there was useful substantive information which broadened our delineation of the subject area addressed. Second, we developed a heightened awareness of university and institutional administration and the logistical issues that must be attended to if faculty/student initiatives are to succeed. This paper extracts some elements of this experience in the areas of substantive inquiry, logistical arrangements, and implications for pedagogy, which may be useful to other academics considering …
Village Homes, Davis, California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
Village Homes, Davis, California: A Learning Lab For Future Planners, Paul Wack
City and Regional Planning
Built in the 1970s, Village Homes is an extremely successful housing development in Davis, California, and considered a model of sustainable community design. Energy-conscious houses are organized around a system of pedestrian-friendly streets and open spaces, with community facilities, shared gardens, orchards, and vineyards, all managed by residents. Professor Paul Wack, a founder of the Sustainable Environments minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, has been adopting it as a case-study for his classes for several years.
Discounting Transit Passes, Cornelius K. Nuworsoo
Discounting Transit Passes, Cornelius K. Nuworsoo
City and Regional Planning
Public transit operators in the United States have long known that fare hikes do not increase total revenues. Although while fare reductions might boost ridership, they can also reduce total revenues and thus increase reliance on subsidies. Transit operators trying to balance their budgets need new strategies that can produce more revenue than costs. Some transit agencies have tried selling steeply discounted unlimited-ride transit passes to groups, such as students at a university or employees at a large company. Such deep-discount group-pass programs are paid for either by participants though payroll deductions or school fees, by an employer or school, …
Templeton 2030 Community Plan, Crp 410/ 411 Community Planning Lab
Templeton 2030 Community Plan, Crp 410/ 411 Community Planning Lab
CRP 410/411 Community Planning Laboratory I & II
No abstract provided.
Park Marina Area Concept Plan, Crp 553 Project Planning Lab
Park Marina Area Concept Plan, Crp 553 Project Planning Lab
CRP 553 Project Planning Laboratory
No abstract provided.
Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo
Deep Discount Group Pass Programs: Innovative Transit Finance, Cornelius Nuworsoo
City and Regional Planning
For public transit operators in the U.S., neither fare increases nor fare reductions have been successful in boosting revenues. A different kind of strategy is needed, one that can produce more revenue for transit operators than it costs. This article argues that deep discount group pass (DDGP) programs can accomplish this goal. DDGP programs provide groups of people with unlimited-ride transit passes in exchange for a contractual payment by a group’s employer or other organizing body. While previous research on DDGP programs has ignored their impact on operator revenues, this article addresses that gap by focusing on their revenue-increasing potential. …