Green Space

As green spaces and public areas increase in demand, more and more projects are being awarded to landscape architects rather than architects, some foresee a potential professional turf war.

March 30, 2011 - The Architect's Newspaper

Grist looks at the volunteer group in Portland that legally removes unnecessary pavement from places around the city and replaces it with gardens and green space.

September 17, 2010 - Grist

Jones Plaza in Central Houston was redesigned in 2001 to accommodate large concerts and events, but locals objected to the lack of green space. So planners are going back to the drawing board.

February 2, 2009 - The Houston Chronicle

Queensland University of Technology Prof. Jeannie Sim says that while density has increased in the city, green spaces have diminished.

January 30, 2009 - The Brisbane Times

This film from Streetsblog looks at a community effort in Portland to remove pavement from unused parking lots.

June 20, 2008 - Streetsblog L.A.

A former bus and rail yard in park-poor South Los Angeles will be converted into an "urban wetland park".

April 27, 2008 - The Los Angeles Times

A new zoning requirement passed by the New York City Planning Commission will require all new developments to plant trees along the street.

March 28, 2008 - The New York Times

Urban projects have resulted in the paving over of significant chunks of parkland in Melbourne, Australia -- land set aside more than 150 years ago to act as the city's lungs.

March 11, 2008 - The Age