Okay, we all know about plans and what happens to many plans (i.e., they just sit on a shelf collecting dust). Well, the City of Phoenix Planning Department wants to make sure that doesn’t happen to its Downtown Phoenix Plan, adopted by the Phoenix City Council on July 2.
The Plan is a policy document that will [...]
[Source: Arizona Republic, July 9, 2008] — Want to build a cool project in downtown Phoenix? Start applying for zoning variances. You’ll need as many as 18 to carry out an appealing urban, people-friendly plan — even though it is exactly the type of development the city is so eager to attract.
We have a huge [...]
[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic, July 2, 2008] — Today, Phoenix is expected to take an important step toward bringing more shade, better-looking buildings and pedestrian-friendly spots to downtown. The City Council will likely approve today a key part of that sweeping effort, which is called the Urban Form project. The final part could go [...]
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 [...]
The 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, [...]
Downtown Voices Coalition has been involved in the ASU College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation variance issue since the first hearing in January 2008. The Coalition, its steering committee, and the organizations it represents can now lend support for the requested variances based on improvements made to the building’s exterior and movement towards subscribing to Urban Form Project design [...]
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