Nathan Koskovich, AIA sits down
with Patrick Sweeney, a Landscape Architect and Urban Planner who has just
completed a stint working for the Atlanta Beltline. Patrick talks extensively about planning strategies and the advantages and greater freedom of well planned communities.
With over 23 years of extensive
experience in transit, transportation and land use planning, Patrick Sweeney is
a professional urban planner with expertise in making the connection between
communities and neighborhoods and their mobility needs. Patrick was a Senior
Project Manager for Transit and Transportation at Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., one
of the country’s best comprehensive urban redevelopment programs. Patrick was
the project manager for the Atlanta BeltLine/Atlanta Streetcar System Plan, the
blueprint for advancing the citywide expansion of the Atlanta Streetcar. Patrick
was also manager of the Atlanta BeltLine Sustainability Action Plan, a project
that will result in an actionable framework for integrating sustainability into
all aspects of Atlanta BeltLine’s identity and will improve the function,
profitability, and community benefits of ABI’s organization, partnerships, and
projects. Formerly a Senior Transit Planner with the Portland Bureau of
Transportation, he was in charge of the development of the first modern streetcar
system plan for the City of Portland, Oregon. His experience includes 16 years
as a consultant working on transportation, land use, urban design and TOD planning projects around the country. Patrick is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Planners, is a LEED Accredited
Professional with the US Green Building Council and is a licensed Landscape
Architect.
Links
We spend a lot of time talking about Urban Growth Boundaries, a kind of city planing strategy in which a boundary is drawn, within which high density development is allowed, and outside of which only low density development is allowed.
To learn more about the roots of zoning like this, see David Green's article.
Pictures
A picture showing Portland's Urban Growth Boundary
Google Earth view of Portland. You can see a pretty clear relationship between the Urban Growth Boundary and the location of urban development and the preservation of agriculture land and undeveloped natural environments.
Detail image of Portland showing the impact of the Urban Growth Boundary
Detail of Portland showing the impact of the Urban Growth Boundary
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