Skylines and Developments of the US/World

[Java King]

My Melbourne Photo Series. It's a very interesting skyline and a quite dynamic city.

 

[Java King]

I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could learn a LOT from Melbourne, one of Boston's sister cities.

 

[stick n move]

Some higher density for redwood city, san mateo county. They should be doing this by every caltrain stop. 313 apartments for seniors.

https://sfyimby.com/2024/09/new-ren...g-at-910-marshall-street-in-redwood-city.html


In some ways this is pretty distopian, but in many others makes perfect sense. It is what it is at this point… 800 units is 800 units. Costco housing coming to LA. Groundbreaking was wednesday.

https://www.aol.com/news/first-mixed-development-us-featuring-080015703.html

 

[Arenacale]

Now I want an urban BJ's! Maybe with a more limited selection than a full store, but I don't see too many negatives to having bulk quantities of "you need it anyway" stuff like toilet paper available to city residents where they don't need a car.

 

[stick n move]

I looked on maps and its located right next to the expo/labrea station on the expo line too. So the 800 ppl who live here will be able to walk downstairs to the grocery store and also walk to the transit stop to go to work. Id say that work and groceries/food are probably the 2 biggest uses for having a car so knocking those 2 out should make this very viable for ppl to go without a car in LA.

 

[stick n move]

Baltimore has been doing a lot of work redeveloping a lot of the blighted and underutilized areas and its been making a huge difference. I’m not very familiar with the different neighborhoods, but the area to the east of downtown is a really nice area but it had a public housing complex right in the center of it that was pretty old and run down. Luckily they are now in the process of doing a Boston style mixed income redevelopment of the area which is going to stitch it back into the neighborhood while adding more units. Its coming out pretty nice.

Perkins Homes

Perkins square

https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimo...rkins-homes-redevelopment-east-baltimore.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimo...rkins-square-perkins-homes-first-tenants.html
https://www.kleinfelder.com/project/perkins-homes-neighborhood-redevelopment/

 

[MrDee12345]

I know this is the skylines thread, but the transit in Melbourne was excellent with a HUGE tram system that is very easy to use. I thought downtown traffic was fairly light because so many people used public transit. The tram system even had a night network that ran all night. We could learn a LOT from Melbourne, one of Boston's sister cities.

I was there a few months ago. It's a lovely city, but the area reminds me so much of various places around the US.

The CBD reminds me of parts of Manhattan or even Boston and the suburbs look a lot like ones we'd see in the Pacific Northwest.

And the tram network is fantastic, but so is the commuter/regional rail.

 

[#bancars]

Interesting article on Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper project, in Oklahoma of all places:

The Plan to Save Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Isn’t Going as Planned

Less than two years ago, the building was thought to have been rescued from financial woes. Now the new owners have it on the auction block and some Wright-designed furnishings have already been sold.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Java King]

Interesting article on Frank Lloyd Wright's only skyscraper project, in Oklahoma of all places:

The Plan to Save Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Isn’t Going as Planned

Less than two years ago, the building was thought to have been rescued from financial woes. Now the new owners have it on the auction block and some Wright-designed furnishings have already been sold.

www.nytimes.com

My brother lives in Bartlesville. I've stayed at the Price Tower Boutique hotel. It was VERY cool, and I hope they can save it. I think it worked PERFECTLY as a small hotel, but Bartlesville isn't a huge tourist draw. It's an hour north of Tulsa.

 

[stick n move]

Proposed RenCen Detroit makeover includes some demolition​

“Under the proposal, GM and Bedrock would create a "waterfront destination" using the RenCen and 27 acres of riverfront property that would become an "entertainment district" with restaurants, residential and market space, according to a news release.

• They would tear down the two office towers closest to the river, leaving the tallest and two other GM Renaissance Center towers intact.

One of those towers would become residential, with 300-400 units, according to Crain's, which broke the news.

• As part of the larger $1.6 billion plan, Bedrock and GM would shrink the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center hotel and reserve the highest levels of the RenCen for high-end residential units, per Crain's.”

https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/2024/11/26/rencen-detroit-redevelopment-proposal

 

[#bancars]

Currently in Tokyo and was fortunate to see Fuji from the observatory level of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building a few days ago: