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Posts Tagged ‘Urban Form Project’

Give your feedback on the City’s Downtown Phoenix Plan

May 28, 2008

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 [...]

Learn more about Urban Form at public meetings

March 17, 2008

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 statement on redesigned ASU College of Nursing

February 14, 2008

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 [...]

ASU planning students getting involved in downtown issues

February 12, 2008

ASU college students are getting out of the classroom and into the “real world” of urban planning issues by attending public meetings, helping local non-profit organizations and neighborhood associations, and encouraging others to “get involved.”  One surge in interest came as a result of ASU School of Planning students hearing that City of Phoenix officials, [...]

Plans revised for downtown ASU nursing building

January 17, 2008

[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] – It’s not on the books yet, but a plan to make downtown Phoenix an oasis of shade and inviting streets is already packing a punch.  The first hit: Arizona State University’s $30 million expansion of the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation.  Phoenix and ASU are sharing the cost [...]

Downtown Voices statement on ASU College of Nursing design

January 15, 2008

Frank Dolasinski
Zoning Administrator
City of Phoenix
200 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Dear Mr. Dolasinski:
The Downtown Voices Coalition had representation at the variance hearing on January 10 regarding the ASU School of Nursing, ZA-997-07.  However, we did not learn about the hearing, and the variances being requested, until the morning of the meeting.  We are in the process [...]