Planning the Freeway: Interim Controls in Highway Programs

From a sustainability point of view, the development of Stockholm County both in terms of population and activities will induce a high demand for public transport needs in the coming decades. Several districts currently badly linked to the Stockholm rapid transit network will see a large increase of inhabitants and workplaces, like Hagastaden or Årstafältet. Therefore a new North-South high capacity and fast connection is needed between these areas and the rail network. This thesis will estimate the corridors and the infrastructure of this new line. Since another objective of the new North-South Metro line is to create an alternative to the existing radial network with all the lines merging to Stockholm Central station, this thesis will also evaluate how this new line will improve the robustness of the global public transport network in Stockholm region. That is, how the passenger loads on the other lines will be influenced by the new link as the aim is to decrease the load on the existing overcrowded stretches (e.g. around T-Centralen) and reduce travel times. Comparisons will be made between the different alternatives, with and without the new line, to evaluate the efficiency of the new line in terms of passenger load, travel time savings and economicall

Writing Urban Spaces: \u27Street Graphics and the Law\u27 As Postmodern Design and Ordinance

In exploring the writing of urban design in legal ordinance and in literary and theoretical inscriptions, the former Soviet Union and the United States might serve as two extremely opposed examples of a hyper-regulated urban planning ethos on the one hand, and an under-regulated, unconstructed ad hoc laissez-faire situation on the other. In his comparative study of city planning in the Soviet Union and the United States, Daniel R. Mandelker found that despite theoretical differences, actual planning processes were subject to similar pressures. Additional convergences occur in architectural design. In both nations, the historical event of the revolutionary establishment of a new government influenced the creation of and designation of public space, both in subservience to ideological agendas, and in the impulse to assert legitimacy and authority. Therefore, architects and planners of Colonial America and Petrine Russia share an affinity for neo-Classical architecture, as a citation of enduring antiquity

The Affordable Housing Element in Comprehensive Plans

The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Mount Laurel doctrine requires all municipalities in the state to accept their fair share of regional housing need. Planning statutes that require housing elements in comprehensive plans have adopted the fair-share doctrine as a basis for assigning local affordable housing obligations. This Article argues that the assignment of numerical fair shares is not an acceptable basis for affordable housing policies in comprehensive plans. Alternate strategies should be considered

Delegation of Power and Function in Zoning Administration

This Article began as an investigation of delegation of power doctrine as it has been applied to the standards used in zoning ordinances. In the face of the decreasing importance of delegation problems, this constitutional prohibition is invoked more than occasionally to invalidate zoning ordinances which either lack standards, or which contain inadequate standards. Enough cases raising the delegation issue continue to be decided to present a prima facie case for investigation. This Article focuses on delegation problems in order to explore the control of arbitrary decision-making under zoning ordinances. It will begin with a critique of variances and exceptions, and move on to a consideration of modern techniques that have achieved more flexibility, often by adapting amendment processes. Finally, some insights will be attempted into the underlying framework of zoning administration