Bacon's Rebellion » Land use & development

How Robots in Parking Garages Can Advance New Urbanism

James A. Bacon — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:13:03 +0000

Robotics and information technology are migrating off the factory floor and appearing in the most remarkable places. Boomerang Systems, an exhibitor at the Congress for the New Urbanism conference last week, outfits garages with automated parking systems. In projects where construction costs are high or land is valuable, it can make economic sense for property owners to invest … [visit site to read more]

Americans Need to Drive Less, Walk More

James A. Bacon — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:47:01 +0000

by James A. Bacon

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.–Something is very wrong with America’s health, Dr. Richard Jackson, professor of environmental health … [visit site to read more]

Krier Decries Kitsch, Inhuman Scale of Modernist Architecture

James A. Bacon — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:49:24 +0000

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA–Leon Krier, one of the world’s leading neo-traditional architects and urban planners, finds a lot to be unhappy about what planners, architects and developers are building these days. He dislikes high-rises and … [visit site to read more]

What the New Retail Revolution Means for Building Vibrant Communities

James A. Bacon — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:27:20 +0000

Ghost shopping mall

by James A. Bacon

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA–Americans between the ages of 16 and 34, known collectively as the … [visit site to read more]

New Urbanism Needs a Re-Boot

James A. Bacon — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:21:43 +0000

Andres Duany. (Photo credit: Domus)

by James A. Bacon

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA–Since its genesis three decades or so ago, the New Urbanism movement … [visit site to read more]

The Agenda 21 Hobgoblin

James A. Bacon — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:29:23 +0000

O'Keefe

by William O’Keefe

The late H.L. Mencken once observed that the “whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace … [visit site to read more]

Clarity Amid Blather on Dulles Rail

Peter Galuszka — Sun, 06 May 2012 17:07:26 +0000

By Peter Galuszka

It has always been supremely puzzling to me why this blog has taken such a strident and shrill anti-union attitude. The shining example is the smear campaign against project labor agreements (PLAs) and Phase Two of the Silver Line of Metro to Dulles airport. The attacks extend to attempts to … [visit site to read more]

Walkable Places Where Glitz Is King

James A. Bacon — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:36:14 +0000

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How Smart Buildings Will (Indirectly) Shape Human Settlement Patterns

James A. Bacon — Wed, 02 May 2012 18:47:59 +0000

Will smart buildings reduce future demand for office space?

by James A. Bacon

I had one overriding question when I came to the … [visit site to read more]

Do Houses Pay their Own Way?

James A. Bacon — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:33:44 +0000

by James A. Bacon

There is a widespread sentiment among Virginia county officials that houses are money losers for local governments, especially when families have school-age children. Families do not pay enough in … [visit site to read more]