#urban-development

#urban-development

Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago. "Let's close our eyes and ask our Mother Water for permission to sail in peace," she said as the boat moves slowly, in contrast to the frenetic traffic of Mexico City just a few miles away.

Over its 23 years in business, Corsica Studios, opened by Amanda Moss and Adrian Jones, has built a reputation for being one of the best clubs in the city. It's played host to DJs like Four Tet, Bicep, Nina Kraviz and Fred Again, it's been regularly voted as one of the best clubs in the world by DJ Mag, and soon it'll be closing down.

Not even eight years after it was finished, the mural was obscured by a 25-storey high-rise built next door. Peering from the sidewalk into the small gap between buildings as this CBC Arts writer has done you can no longer glimpse a single beam of Letendre's luminous Sunrise. The masterpiece of Canadian art has been eclipsed behind a condo tower.

"To be clear, this is not simply a rejection of a new casino in Manhattan - it is a rejection of new housing, new schools, billions of dollars in investment, and more for the borough," said William Fowler, an Adams spokesperson.

The idea of stuffing a casino in a place already buzzing with hordes of tourists and gaudy lights made sense from afar. So did some specifics: It would have made use of an old office building at 1515 Broadway; it was proposed in partnership with Caesars; and it had the backing of a beloved local (Jay-Z and Roc Nation were onboard to run a club in the space).

In the book you're talking about, in that kind of mindset anyways, we have all these subsidies that go towards, you know, extending the subway, the utilities, but also that it's kind of like some gasoline is put on, during the New Deal, but also afterwards when you get all of the HOLC loans and the FHA and all these subsidies to homeownership, right?

"All on top of one of the biggest transit hubs in the city. The new 395 Flatbush will be a major addition to the skyline, towering high as the second-tallest building in Brooklyn," Adams said at a Real Deal forum in May.

Baltimore is undervaluing vacant land by nearly half a billion dollars, leading to low tax bills for absentee speculators while residents face the highest property tax rate in Maryland.

"We are making something nice for the traffic that goes through this space," artist Ferran Torras said recently as he stood before a long stretch of boards, his blank canvas, covering eight vacant storefronts.

A woman was arrested after attempting to take a 10-month-old baby from his stroller near Aquatic Park, according to police reports.

Imagine tracing Manhattan's edge without once being nudged into traffic or cruising the waterfront from Far Rockaway to College Point with nothing but river views and a smug sense of smugness between you and the skyline.

CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati's design for a new cultural center in Addis Ababa aims to support the local community and preserve Ethiopian cultural traditions. The project includes a four-story civic space with an open stage, designed in collaboration with local communities.

The new concrete barricades will stand 3.5 feet tall, shorter than the current plastic ones, and run along both sides of the street for two blocks, from San Jacinto Boulevard to Neches Street.

The IBX will now run 32 minutes end-to-end from Sunset Park to Jackson Heights instead of 42, with 160,000 daily passengers instead of 121,000.

Los Angeles is a city built upon amnesia and denial, transformed from its natural landscape into a mythologized paradise that masked the struggles of many.

Anrenli Community is strategically located on the outskirts of Anren Ancient Town in Chengdu, Sichuan, near key transport and tourist sites.

The abundance movement is carving out its own political identity for people who no longer feel represented by Democratic or Republican policies. New York is a de facto one-party city, Slow Ventures principal Yoni Rechtman told Business Insider.

ITV News cameras have caught 200 cyclists jumping red lights at rush hour in the space of just 60 minutes, highlighting a growing issue of cycling safety in London.

The construction of a two-way protected bike lane on Grand Street in Alameda aims to improve bike access and safety, featuring new pavement and pedestrian facilities.

"On a clear day, the trails winding through West Coyote Hills near Fullerton, California, offer a sweeping view of the mountains rising over Orange County's suburban sprawl."

The triangular trailhead opened quietly this spring along the Mokan Trail, which runs parallel to a section of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail line and connects to the Southern Walnut Creek Trail.

Live music venues help raise the profile of a neighborhood, drawing new residents, but their existence is often threatened by complaints from these new residents.

The Wilds incorporates a variety of multispecies infrastructure, from beehives and bird nests to duck houses and insect hotels, supporting cohabitation with wildlife.

"It's just much easier to start from a brand that's identifiable ... and get people familiar with all the neighborhood has to offer."

Wuhan has completed over 150 skyscrapers, making it a rising contender in urban development, particularly in the past two decades as part of China's inland urban expansion.

San Jose's new affordable housing development, on a 0.97-acre site, will offer 158 rent-restricted units, including studios and multi-bedroom apartments.

MVRDV has completed the GATE M West Bund Dream Center, transforming a former cement factory into a culture and leisure district that adds to Shanghai's expanding string of West Bund cultural projects.