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 [...]
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City Council okays Arts, Culture, and Small Business Overlay
April 3, 2008[Source: City of Phoenix Planning Department] — The Phoenix City Council approved the Arts, Culture, and Small Business Overlay on April 2, 2008. The overlay allows greater flexibility in uses and standards that will contribute to the vitality of the downtown area and enhance community events. Benefits of the overlay include additional primary and accessory [...]
Learn more about Urban Form at public meetings
March 17, 2008The City of Phoenix Planning Department will hold a series of public meetings to provide an update and gain feedback on the Downtown Urban Form Project and Downtown Form Based Code proposal. You are welcome to attend one or more of the following:
March 18, 6 p.m., SoDo Phoenix Business & Civic Association, Coach & Willie’s, [...]
Garfield concerned about 7th St. & Van Buren project
February 3, 2008[Source: Kim Moody, Garfield Organization] – Because the Form Based Code has not yet been formally adopted by the Phoenix City Council, some developers are taking buildings to the sidewalk (literally). Garfield, like other downtown neighborhoods, is again being hit with another project, this time at the northeast corner of 7th St. and Van Buren.
The developer [...]
The last thing poor New Orleans needs is planning tips from Phoenix
August 2, 2007[Source: Sarah Fenske, New Times, August 2, 2007] – I have to admit it. When I heard that Mayor Phil Gordon was in New Orleans last week, announcing that Phoenix city planners will “help” that stricken city with planning and redevelopment, I laughed. Hey, it’s better than crying, right?
Now, it’s true that New Orleans needs [...]
