Featured Image: Rieselfeld Ecovillage
The Rieselfeld and Vauban Ecovillages were conceived as transit oriented developments with short distances to commercial outlets, shopping, public institutions and schools. Public transit creates the...
View ArticleFeatured Image: Namba Parks
The 8.33 acre Namba Parks in Osaka, Japan is a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) situated on the Namba Transit Subway Station, one stop away from Kansai Airport. The mixed-use program includes...
View ArticleFeatured Image: Stockholm Complete Street
Long recognized as an environmentally aware city, Stockholm, Sweden takes a multi-layered approach to encourage low-carbon transportation. At the street level, this includes designing rights-of-way to...
View ArticleFeatured Image: Ahmedabad BRTS Network Map
The Bus Rapid Transit System in Ahmedabad, India, is a successful transit initiative to reduce GHG emissions from private car trips, improve air quality, and prevent sprawling growth within this...
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Swatch Profile: Transit-Oriented Development
The 2030 Palette is an interactive web platform containing a set of principles and actions, called Swatches, for the planning and design of sustainable and resilient buildings and communities...
View ArticleFeatured Image: Paya Lebar
Paya Lebar is a Transit-Oriented Development in the northeastern part of Singapore, served by the East-West line of Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. Paya Lebar is one of 55 urban planning...
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Case Study: West Village, UC Davis
West Village / © Karin Higgins/UC Davis Written by Francesca Desmarais / Architecture 2030 The 2030 Palette is a set of distinct actions – or Swatches – for the planning and design of environmentally...
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Case Study: The Bullitt Center
The Bullitt Center / © Nic Lehoux Written by Francesca Desmarais / Architecture 2030 The 2030 Palette is a set of distinct actions – or Swatches – for the planning and design of environmentally...
View ArticleFeatured Image: Development Along a Transit System Corridor
In Curitiba, Brazil, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system has become the predominant method of mass transportation for the city’s inhabitants. Zoning along the BRT’s route was modified to allow higher...
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Facades and Shared Streets
What do Facades and Shared Streets have in common? They are both sustainable design strategies published as part of the 2030 Palette, a complete framework for planning and designing decarbonized,...
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Urban Bikeways
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Complete Streets
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Shared Streets
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Transit Corridors
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