The City of Phoenix Planning Department staff re-write of the Downtown Phoenix Plan is available online. This document was given to the Planning Commission on May 14 and represents a major re-write of the Public Review draft presented to the Planning Commission in January by the project consultant. City staff has ”tweaked” the text, replaced a number of [...]
Archive for May 28th, 2008
Why is there so much bad design, 2004 DV report wonders?
May 28, 2008Excerpt from “Downtown Voices: Creating a Sustainable Downtown,” August 2004: “During the past two decades, many large scale projects in downtown Phoenix have been on a fast track, not leaving sufficient time for a thoughtful and well developed planning process. Any truly thoughtful planning process should take the necessary time to develop well-designed projects [...]
New blog fosters communication & cooperation south of downtown
May 28, 2008A new blog, SoDo Phoenix, has been set up to facilitate communication and cooperation between businesses and organizations of three distinct neighborhoods on the south side of downtown Phoenix, namely the Warehouse District, Central Park, and Grant Park. An additional goal of the blog is to educate the public on the residential, dining, [...]
Locally owned businesses add authenticity says 2004 DV report
May 28, 2008
Scroll your mouse over each photograph for commentary from the “Downtown Voices: Creating a Sustainable Downtown“ report of August 2004.
In the chapter on Locally Owned Business, the report states: ”The city of Phoenix is facing an unprecedented surge in growth, and city leaders are working hard to make a livable downtown that will sustain the addition [...]
