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The new community of Belmont will join Arcosanti as another attempt at turning Arizona desert into the next evolution of human habitation. This time, one of the richest men in the world is behind the plans.

The idea is to build a "smart city" on 25,000 acres of land located about 45 minutes west of Phoenix. The new planned community will be called Belmont. "Of the 25,000 acres, 3,800 will be used for office, retail, and commercial space," explains Wiener. "Another 470 acres will be used for public schools. That leaves enough space for 80,000 residential units."

https://www.planetizen.com/node/95773?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-11162017

The Boston Globe_Boston Then and Now letters _11 -11-17.pdf

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The American Planning Association's International Division is sponsoring activities celebrating this year's World Town Planning Day.

Joining planners and planning organizations from around the globe, APA and APA's International Division are excited to bring you online multimedia resources focusing on this year's theme, Implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda (NUA).

 https://www.planning.org/international/worldtown/

In order to spur economic growth and help businesses keep and attract employees, the City of Beaverton is set to begin work on a complete rebuild of Western Avenue between 5th Street to Allen (about two-thirds of a mile). The location of the project is an industrial zone southeast of the downtown core.

Note the Fanno Creek Trail in lower right and Beaverton Town Center in upper left.

In a move that might (pleasantly) surprise you, Beaverton’s update to this road will reduce the number of driving-only lanes and add lanes for bicycling and walking.

“For companies to attract new and younger talent as the Baby Boomer workforce retires,” reads the planning document that prioritized this project, “A location adjacent to bike and pedestrian facilities is a distinct competitive advantage.”

https://bikeportland.org/2017/10/17/to-boost-business-city-of-beaverton-will-build-separated-bikeways-on-western-ave-247398

https://www.planetizen.com/node/95578?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-11022017

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/21/google-urban-cities-planning-data

Optimists predict that autonomous vehicles will be a transportation panacea, but there are good reasons to be skeptical. They may create as many problems as they solve.

https://www.planetizen.com/blogs/95445-many-problems-autonomous-vehicles

Analysis looks at a decade of data to determine which communities are undergoing dynamic transformations, and which are standing still.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/95448?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-10262017

The largest survey of inclusionary housing to date contrasts the efficacy of policies across the United States.

https://www.planetizen.com/node/95466?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-10262017

As part of the deal, NuTonomy will combine more than 100 employees, including 70 engineers and scientists, to Delphi's more than 100-member automated driving team. After the transaction is completed, Delphi will have self-driving operations in Boston, Pittsburgh, Singapore, Santa Monica, and Silicon Valley; NuTonomy will continue to be based in Boston, where both companies currently operate pilot programs. By combining efforts with NuTonomy in Boston, Singapore, and other pilot cities around the world, Delphi will have 60 autonomous cars on the road across three continents by years end.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/24/16533534/delphi-nutonomy-acquisition-450-million-self-driving