urban plans
Metropolitan development schemes
Urban plans are official proposals for how a city or town should develop and use its land.
They address zoning, transportation, housing, parks, and infrastructure: The urban plan designated the waterfront for mixed-use development.
City governments create urban plans to guide growth, prevent haphazard building, and balance competing interests like commerce, housing, and green space.
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
infrastructure · grid · density · rezoning · building codes · transit · neighborhoods · skyline · architects · commissioners · public hearing · community input · ordinances · parcels · corridors · greenspace · green belt · revitalization
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