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URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN PORTFOLIOPETER WINCH2017

resources, patterns, t ransformat ions

December 2016 Tashiding, India

resources, patterns, t ransformations

What are the assets of a place and its region? What patterns can be uncovered at the scale of the block, the neighborhood, the city?How can limited resources be used to produce multiple and valuable public benefits? I seek to shape places and guide development in a way that sustains cities as functional, beautiful, and humane.

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ABU DHABI - Public Realm Implementation StrategyApril 2009

DETROIT - Cobo ConfluenceApril 2007

Station Area Planning

Waterfront

Growth AlternativesTURLOCK - General Plan UpdateDecember 2009

TASHIDING - Hotel PemaDecember 2016

Urban Intensif icationSAN DIEGO - Mission Valley Community PlanApril 2016

PALMDALE - TOD Framework PlanDecember 2015

Parks and TrailsPACIFICA - General Plan/Local Coastal PlanMarch 2014

KOLKATA - MaharajDecember 2016

Drawings

Public Realm

Corridor Revital ization

VENICE - Venice for TomorrowNovember 2006

Citywide Vision

CHICAGO - Garfield Boulevard: Vital ChicagoDecember 2006

SchoolsPORTLAND - Schools, Families, HousingJune 2008

MUMBAI - Mumbai Mill LandsDecember 2005

NEW ENGLAND - Rethinking FreewaysDecember 2005/Ongoing

Studies

Existing Conditions and Opportunities on Large SitesWestfield Mission Valley, Westfield Mission Valley West, and Park Valley CenterFenton Marketplace

Dyett & Bhatia was selected by the City of San Diego to lead the commu-nity plan update for Mission Valley, a major transportation corridor and a regional retail cluster. Centered along the San Diego River and a Trolley line, the community has great promise for ecological enhancement, recreation, and higher-intensity urban develop-ment.

Our map-based analysis of existing conditions and investigation of key issues, published in separate reports in early 2016, coverr a broad range of topics. Our studies of the potential for urban-scale development on large retail commercial sites is summarized here.

Diagrams produced collaboratively with Angela Wang and Mark Chambers at D&B.

San Diego April 2016Mission Valley Community Plan Update

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I created this model and graphic for the Pacifica General Plan Update,addressing similar conditions.Future development anticipated to occur at a lower intensity thanin Mission Valley.

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Map produced collaboratively with Isha Bhattarai and Rajeev Bhatia at D&B.

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Palmdale TOD Overlay Zone Land Use Framework Plan Public Review Draft November 2015

Photo 3-10: High density and intensity development around the Station Area creates the opportunity for an engaging public space that serves as a gathering place for the community.

LU-G-13 Parking Design and Management. Design parking facilities and implement parking policies that support a dense, walkable environment at street level.

Implementing Policies

General Plan Revisions LU-I-16 Palmdale Multimodal Station as Downtown Focus.

Revise General Plan Policy L3.2.1 in the Land Use Element to promote the Palmdale Multimodal Station area as a focus for downtown-scale

contemporary design and amenities, and functions optimally for users. e station should feature:

A building form that helps to dene Palmdales future identity;

Smooth connections between High Speed Rail and Metrolink platforms;

Access from both the west and east sides of the rail corridor;

Adjoining public plazas that successfully integrate the future station with surrounding districts and provide memorable, comfortable, and accessible public space;

A high-quality pedestrian environment around the station, with strong pedestrian connections to the local street network;

Direct access to local buses as well as future high-capacity transit along Avenue Q;

Direct access for passenger pick-up and drop-o and taxi and rideshare services; and

Active commercial uses integrated into the station itself.

LU-I-18 Palmdale Transportation Center. Support

1 Introduction

is Land Use Plan provides a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) framework to guide future development in the area surrounding the Palmdale Transportation Center and the future Palmdale Multimodal Station. e Plan envisions a vibrant urban core and walkable mixed-use neighborhoods that enable healthy, sustainable lifestyles.

Palmdale, a fast-growing high desert exurb, lies along two planned high-speed rail lines. Dyett & Bhatia led a team to develop transit-oriented development (TOD) policies to guide the transformation of the future station area and the corridor to the west.

Our TOD Land Use Framework Plan includes a concept diagram and three regulatory maps, shown here. Together with detailed policies, these maps are intended to result in the integration of transportation infrastucture with a high-quality public realm, and the development over time of a vibrant urban district.

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Diagrams produced collaboratively with Angela Wang and Liz Schmidt at D&B.

Photos show examples of vital urban spaces and desirable urban building form.

December 2015Palmdale, CaliforniaPalmdale TOD Framework Plan

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Alternative Land Use ScenariosProduced collaboratively with Sophie Martin, Leslie Gould and Mark ChambersAlternative A: Southeast Only Alternative B: Northwest Emphasis Alternative D: Moderate Compact

Streets and Open SpaceRivermark, Santa Clara

Land UseRivermark, Santa Clara

Scale ComparisonRivermark / SE Expansion Area

Development Potential by Alternative and by Area

For Turlock, a fast-growing city in Californias Central Valley, we developed growth scenarios that varied in the location and intensity of new development outside current city limits. All the options shared core ideas: the creation of compact new neighborhoods and a unifying system of parks and pathways.

We evaluated the alternatives for their implications for infrastructure investments, farmland and other issues. With community feedback, we built the new General Plan around the preferred land use alternative. The Plan was adopted in 2012, and received an award from the American Planning Association.

We studied good precedents for compact neighborhood develop-ment. Rivermark, in Santa Clara, features sensitively-designed pocket parks (left) and a mix of housing types (right).

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e Planning Area has miles of trails through GGNRA land in San Pedro Valley County Park, and along the coast, including segments along City streets. Historically, the City has sought to create a system that includes a coastal trail, a ridgeline trail, and lateral trails connecting the ridgeline to the coast, as shown in Figure -.

Coastal TrailPacificas Coastal Trail currently runs almost the length of the Planning Area, from the Daly City boundary to Pedro Point Shopping Center. e route follows Palmetto Avenue alongside the North-ern Coastal Bluffs, turns onto Esplanade Avenue through the West Edgemar-Pacific Manor neigh-borhood, and follows Palmetto again through West Sharp Park. e trail then branches into two paral-lel routes. e western route travels along the levee between Sharp Park Golf Course and Sharp Park Beach, and then east along the north side of Mori

Point. e eastern route follows Francisco Boulevard south, meeting the other trail at the Mori Point trail-head. From this point, the Coastal Trail follows a path alongside Highway and then arcs west along the restored section of Calera Creek in the Rocka-way Quarry site. After a short on-street segment in the Rockaway Beach district, the trail follows a path over the Rockaway Headlands and then along the inland side of the dunes at Pacifica State Beach. e trail currently comes to an end at the south end of the beach.

Ridge Trailse Sweeney Ridge trail, a segment of the Bay Area Ridge Trail, extends from the Portola Gate at the boundary of the Peninsula Watershed in the south to Milagra Ridge in the north. Lateral trail connec-tions exist along Mori Ridge and Cattle Hill to the west, and the Sneath Lane right-of-way to the east. Trailheads with parking lots are at Milagra Ridge and Skyline College to the north and northeast, Shelldance Nursery off of Highway to the west,

The Coastal Trail runs nearly the length of the City, including this segment along the dunes at Pacifica State Beach.

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Guiding Policies

OC-G- Coastal Access and Recreational Opportunities. Provide maximum coastal access and recreational oppor-tunities for all people consistent with public safety and the need to protect public rights, rights of property owners, and natural resource areas from overuse, including access at each point identified on Figure -.

OC-G- Management of Public Access. Pro-vide public access in a manner that takes into account the need to regulate the time, place, and manner that access is provided, based on such factors as topo-graphic and site constraints; the fragility of natural resources; and the privacy of adjacent residential uses.

OC-G- Distribution of Public Coastal Facilities. Continue to distribute public facilities, including parking areas or facil-ities, so as to mitigate against the impacts of overcrowding or overuse by the public of any single area.

Implementing Policies

OC-I- Public Shoreline Access. Continue to ensure that new development does not interfere with the publics right of access to the sea at locations identified in the Local Coastal Land Use Plan and where public access to the sea has been acquired through historic use or legislative au-thorization.

Public access locations are shown on the Open Space and Trails map and in the Public Access and Recreation chapter of the Local Coastal Land Use Plan.

Promote potential trail improvements by GGNRA to create controlled public access to the bluffs while protecting Northern Coastal scrub and other vegetation (top). The City is planning improvements to the public access point south of the San Fran-cisco RV Park (middle). Ensure permanent public access to Rocka-way Beach, and pursue opportunities to enhance it (bottom).


to enhance recreational use of Sharp Park and provide public access in a wooded area unique in Pacifica.

OC-I- Harry Dean Trail. Improve and extend existing trails connecting City-owned parks and open spaces in Pacificas northern neighborhoods to reach Skyline Boulevard on the east and Westline Drive along the Northern Coastal Bluffs.

OC-I- Pier to Ridge Trail. Develop a direct pedestrian route between the Sharp Park Beach Promenade and upper Sharp Park Road, also connecting the West and East Sharp Park neighborhoods. Improve-ments should include:

A new trail extending east from the top of Talbot Road to Sharp Park Road, with a public access easement;

Pedestrian improvements and trail sig-nage along Talbot Road and San Jose or Santa Rosa Avenue; and

Replacement or rehabilitation of the Highway over-crossing to enhance pedestrian access between the West and East Sharp Park neighborhoods.

OC-I- San Pedro Valley Trail. Develop a pedestrian route between Pacifica State Beach and San Pedro Valley County Park through the Linda Mar and West Linda Mar neighborhoods, including enhance-ment of the San Pedro Terrace right-of-way; sidewalk improvements and signage along Rosita Road; and connections to the Sanchez Adobe and Old San Pedro Mountain Road.

OC-I- Enhanced Visitor Services at Shell-dance Nursery. Support the proposal for enhanced visitor services at the Shell-dance Nursery site, including an educa-tion/visitors center, additional parking, and better access, to be implemented by GGNRA.

Develop a direct pedestrian route between the Sharp Park Beach Promenade and upper Sharp Park Road (top). Connect the Por-tola Expedition Camp with the San Francisco Bay Discovery Site on Sweeney Ridge, giving visitors the experience of this historic route (middle). Support the development of a new Highway 1 over-crossing at Mori Point, enhancing the Shelldance Nursery location as a central point from which to explore Pacificas trail system (bottom).


Distribution (Acres per 1,000 Residents)Pacifica requires developers to dedicate land or pay an in-lieu fee to provide park land at a ratio of five acres per , residents. e citywide ratio (. acres per ,) includes school grounds. Distribu-tion standards by park type are provided in ranges to give the City flexibility to respond to opportunities and adapt to potentially changing circumstances.

Recreation Facilities and Needs

Athletic Fields and CourtsCity parks include five baseball fields and two soccer fields. School sites provide another tennis courts, baseball or softball fields, eight soccer fields, four foot-ball fields, three gyms, two full tracks, and two swim-ming pools. e Jean E. Brink Pool, located at Oceana High School, is home to the City of Pacificas aquatics program. e pool at Terra Nova High School is not open to the public. Pacificas two high schools have renovated athletic facilities at both campuses.

Pacifica youth participate at high levels in league sports, including two soccer and three baseball leagues. Currently, local sports leagues may use the Citys fields for free but may take responsibility for maintenance. e leagues pay a fee to the school dis-tricts for use of those fields, often using grant money from parent organizations. ere is a shortage of fields for both organized play and general commu-nity use.

Playgrounds

Pacifica currently has playgrounds within its dis-trict, neighborhood and pocket parks. West Edge-mar-Pacific Manor, much of West Sharp Park, West Fairway Park, Rockaway Beach, and Pedro Point, as well as much of Linda Mar and Park Pacifica, are not within walking distance of a playground.

Other Amenities

Many parks have fields where dogs can play or be walked on-leash, and an off-leash dog park has been developed at Sanchez Park. Dogs also are allowed off-leash at Esplanade Beach. A bocce ball court has been built at the community center, with donated funds and services.

Parks and Recreation Priorities

According to the California Parks and Recreation Society, the most valued feature of parks is the pres-ervation of and access to outdoor spaces, particularly minimally-developed areas in a nearly natural state and areas with facilities for childrens play and for exercise and group sports. Parks also provide a sense of social connectedness. e desire for natural areas is abundantly met in Pacifica.

Pacifica has a good inventory of park land. Because population growth is expected to be slow during the planning period, little new land is needed. Fiscal constraints, meanwhile, make park maintenance a

Oddstad Park occupies a mostly wooded 20 acres on a ridge in Linda Mar (left). Pacifica Skate Park could become part of an enhanced community gathering place with diverse attractions (right).

Parks, Open Space and Trails

Coastal Access

Pacifica, lying along the coast south of San Francisco, has a community torn between the need for more tax revenue and the strong desire to preserve open space. D&Bs plan emphasized the opportunity to make the most of the natural setting for both local quality of life and economic development. We gave detailed attention to creating a cohesive and legible trail system connecting the ridges with the coast, and to create clusters of activity with a rich sense of place.

While Pacifica has a wealth of open space, active parks are in short supply. The Plan features detailed policies for enhancing existing parks and commu-nity amenities.

Finally, the Plan includes a managed retreat strategy for public land, includ-ing the cherished Sharp Park, to adapt to sea level rise while preserving both recreation and habitat.

Maps produced collaboratively with Isha Bhattarai and Mark Chambers.

Support bluff trail development on GGNRA land

Pursue small bluff-top park if feasible

Improve public access and restore bluff conditions

Maintain public parking as part of redevelopment of City-owned property

Ensure public accessProvide public trail to overlook point as part of development or land conservationProvide additional signage and amenities at Crespi Drive parking lot

Improve new segment of Coastal Trail along former railroad berm

Trail and access improvements expected under GGNRA management

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Circulation Network With New Midblock Connections Street Rights-of-Way as Civic Land ReserveThe Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) hired a consulting team including Dyett & Bhatia to develop implementation tools for its ambitious Abu Dhabi Plan 2030. Our teams focus was on the citys core.

The Public Realm Implementation Strategy defines a connected network of streets and features policies to prioritize the pedestrian, provide a tapestry of public spaces, and manage parking.

My role included concept develop-ment, graphics, plan writing, and coordination with the larger project team.

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Maplewood

Rosa Parks

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EarlBoyles

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Alder

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AliceOtt

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Lent

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Grout

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Glencoe Mt. TaborSunnyside

Laurelhurst

Buckman

BensonDa Vinci

Wilson

Gray

Jackson

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Schools, Families, HousingAn Initiative of the Portland City Council

June 2008

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Winterhaven

Hayhurst

Binnsmead

Maplewood

Rosa Parks

Forest Park

Ockley Green

RonRussell

DavidDouglas


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Chief Joseph

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Jefferson

Humboldt King

Woodlawn

Faubion

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Sabin

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Jackson

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Chapman

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JamesJohn

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June 2008

Portlands largest school district had experienced ten years of declining enroll-ment, while districts on the outer east side struggled to keep pace with growth. Families with children had moved out from close-in neighborhoods, and housing affordability and choice were important factors.

Schools, Families, Housing, an initiative spearheaded by Commissioner Erik Sten, aimed to make all Portland neighborhoods work well for families with children. I helped to convene stakeholders around partnership opportunities, and produced a series of maps to discover and express the relationships between school enrollment and housing affordability, school facilities and neighborhood infrastructure.

Rosa Parks Elementary School (top) was built as part of the creation of a mixed-income neighborhood on a large public housing site.

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Winterhaven

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RonRussell

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BensonDa Vinci

Wilson

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CapitolHill

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Markham

Bridlemile

SylvanAinsworth

Chapman

MLC

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JamesJohn

Riverdale

Fir RidgeCampus

Helensview

Marshall

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DiagramsRegional Green

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My proposal for downtown Detroit aims to create transit accessibility, high-quality public space, legibile urban structure, a great riverfront, and a vivid international connection. I drew upon plans pairing infrastructure and cultural regeneration (Bilbao), great waterfront parks (Chicago) and the transformation of freeway corridors (Seoul).

The plan hinges on relocating the Cobo convention center to a site adjacent to the abandoned rail station. This action would be coordinated with transit and open space systems at the regional scale. The current Cobo site would be integrated into a coherent public riverfront and a new downtown residential district.

This was my final studio project at the University of Michigan.

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Design Guidelines

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Sidewalk-facing active uses support State St. commercial character

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Setback above 25 to provide buffer from traffic noise for upper-level usesMy plan for Garfield Boulevard intends to transform

a depressed urban arterial into a stimulating, diverse environment with strong and clearly articu-lated transportation and design links to the larger city. The proposal would reconfigure the boulevard to create distinctive public spaces and enhance an experience of rhythm. The boulevard would be heterogeneous in form and use. A variety of new housing choices for neighborhood residents and newcomers would be introduced. Preliminary design guidelines cover the functional characteris-tics of program and circulation and the formal categories of bulk and architectural expression. This project was completed for an urban design studio at the University of Michigan.

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For a studio project, we were asked to develop a concept that would support a spectacular event and a long- term reinvigoration of Venice. My proposal seeks to exploit opportunities for big change, and also to respond sensitively to the particular beauty and dynamics of Venice.

Small moves, dispersed throughout the city or acting through its citizens, act as a cushion beneath larger strategic moves which reorganize transportation infrastructure and create new districts and parks. The changes concern the relationship between tourism and residency, and aim to make the Venice experience better in both categories.

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Hotel Pema (this page)Traveling in rural India, I was intrigued by the common occurrence of buildings which served as both home and business. I chose one of these build-ings as my subject for a composite drawing bringing together a site plan, floor plan, front and rear elevations, and 3-D view. These are rendered in pen, colored pencil and marker.

Maharaj (facing page)I was delighted by this street corner scene in Kolkata and its social environ-ment. I was also interested in the biodegradable clay cups and banana-leaf dishes. Ive tried to capture these aspects in my drawing.

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d sale proceeds. MOA rules, to put it in a level agree that regulation of ability of textile industry MILL LAND POLICY.

lls managements rehabilitation uld be reopened, 1500 workers eme is resisted by GKSS, which already promised and failed to ILLS.

pany, a Ruias venture, opens in Phoenix cial annex, after Ruias premise of opening nter for workers. Workers protest, are joined d given press attention. Business owner

ng singled out unfairly. RMSS offi cial points workers are being paid. PHOENIX MILLS, TION.

At Hindoostan Mills in Mahalaxmi, Thackerseys sold land for development of 39-storey Kalpataru Heights luxury high-rise, built between 1997 and 1999. This and other towers, and the new entertainment emphasis, are back-drop for gushing new report on Parels prospects. HIN-DOOSTAN MILLS, GENTRIFICATION.

Reliance becomes citys largest housing owner with pur-chase of development rights at three mills. 3 lakh sq ft of housing will be built on Shaktis 2 ha property adjoin-ing Mahalaxmi railway station. Svadeshi, owned by the Tatas and located in Kurla, is to be partially redeveloped, supposedly as part of a rehabilitation package. Victo-ria Mills, part of the so-called Golden Triangle in Parel, would be jointly developed with the Govanis. SHAKTIMILLS, SWADESHI MILLS, VICTORIA MILLS, MUMBAI REAL ESTATE.

Mumbai BMC plans to relax its industrial location con-trols, and boost permitted FSI at the same time. INDUS-TRIAL LOCATION POLICY.

Balanced article in Business India reasons that succes-sive governments of both leading parties have pleaded helplessness in confronting illegalities, and have tried to milk the lucrative development potential while ostensibly protecting the interests of workers. Interviewed mill own-ers affi rm they have no intention to run mills in Mumbai, a

.segatnavdasrotcesmoolrewopehtybenodnussenisubGKSS points to the few mills that remain profi table as evidence to the contrary. All parties want government to

.scimonocednuosnodesabycilopahtiwdrawrofpetsMILL LAND POLICY, TEXTILE INDUSTRY.

Maharashtra government under new Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh sanctions the sale of 140 acres of excess land by NTC mills in Mumbai, and is expected to follow with permission for private and state-run mills. The integrated approach of the Correa report is mentioned. A deal for private mills is expected to follow. In anticipation, MOA says it has been trying valiantly to revive mills (see confl icting statement above!), and RMMS says govern-ment should ensure that all viable mills remain in opera-tion. RMMS also proposes creation of tripartite commit-tee to monitor use of sale proceeds. There is doubt that the expected drop in land prices will materialize. MILL LAND POLICY, NTC MILLS.

Editorial affi rms Maharash-tra government decision to allow NTC land sale, and ar-gues that land use formula of DC rules should be adhered to, but that proceeds should not be required to be used for on-site mill moderniza-tion. Rather, workers should be taken care of and industry should be supported where it can succeed. MILL LAND POLICY, NTC MILLS.

Articles examine the integrated approaches to mill land development recommended by the recent Maharashtra subcommittee report, and alternatives by Neera and Arvind Adarkar. The latter recommends that a 600-acre area be planned as a whole, and that millowners one-third share should include both retained industrial uses and new commercial ones. Further, millworkers should get jobs and housing in the area. MILL LAND POLICY.

National government set to legalize contract labor, which article argues is already the lifeblood of Indian economy. Change anticipated to give contract workers a voice, (while undermining the power of labor unions.) NATION-AL INDUSTRIAL POLICY.

Landmarc Citi, a 4 lakh square foot leisure complex on the Sriram Mills site, quietly opens its fi rst phase, with go-karts. SRIRAM MILLS.

Indian Property Research report fi nds that land prices have fallen in Mumbai, and the city remains desirable for international business. Parel is the new favored offi ce location, for its funky and fl exible spaces, lower prices and location. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Deshmukh announces new textile policy for private mills, a revision of the DC rules. Now, mill owners would be able to sell 30% (rather than

.tnempolevederronoitazinredomrofdnalriehtfo)%51Resulting new commercial development would be re-quired to employ retrenched mill workers, and displaced chawl dwellers would have to be provided replacement housing units. A tribunal would be set up to oversee mill modernization and relocation plans, and use of proceeds to fi rst pay workers. MILL LAND POLICY.

Frontline article assesses the cultural and political his-tory of the mill lands question, and suggests that the new policy is as good an offer as mill workers have seen in decades, but that its promise could be tragically hollow if history is a guide. MILL LAND POLICY, TEXTILE IN-DUSTRY, GIRANGAUN CULTURE.

States Town Planning department holds public review of new textile land policy, and is moving forward in expedited fashion. Relief and anticipation, but caution that property prices wont immediately fall, that Mumbais textile indus-try cant be cured by modernization alone, and that if the

.noitatnemelpmituobayrrowdluohsew,ediugasitsapMILL LAND POLICY.

Swadeshi Mills proposes selling 48 acres from its old complex in Kurla, for development of hi-tech space. The state is the putative buyer, and proceeds would go to

.stbeddnasrekrowyapot,tnuoccaderetsinimda-truocSWADESHI MILLS.

Colin Cunningham, architectural historian, proposes comparative study of British and Indian textile mills, and offers idea of converting engine houses to community halls. MILL LAND POLICY, CONSERVATION.

New policy for private mills still pending; speculation that it is being delayed until after upcoming election, and/or to prevent a rapid fall in land prices. Mafatlal Mills workers agonize, with no pay since September when the mill closed despite recent modernization. They are grim about their chances in the new economy. MILL LAND POLICY, MA-FATLAL MILLS.

Report on Reliances investment in redevelopment projects at Victoria Mills, Standard Mills, and Sadhana Mills. Redevelopment of Standard Mills, in Prabhadevi, was stalled in 1998 when the builder was killed, but now completion of the three Chaitanya Towers is expected in four months. Sadhana Mills redevelopment has stalled; the builder has run out of money. VICTORIA MILLS, STANDARD MILLS, SADHANA MILLS, MUMBAI REAL ESTATE.

In Art India, Darryl DMonte briefl y relates Mill Lands chronicle, the stop-go policy that predominated until re-cent revision of DC rules, and the alternative policies rec-ommended by the Correa committee and by the Adarkars and Das. He emphasizes the conservation potential of mill structures. MILL LAND POLICY, CONSERVATION.

Phoenix Mall, a 3 lakh sq ft retail and entertainment com-plex, opens in the old Phoenix Mill. PHOENIX MILLS.

Chief Minister Deshmukh calls for govtion of mills that fail to submit revival sctextile policy adopted in 2001. This wouprovisions of the Urban Land Ceiling ancritics see it as easier said than donPOLICY.

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The great concentration of textile mills in central Mumbai is the subject of a story of deindustrialization, deregula-tion, real estate speculation, labor and environmental activism, and the failure of government to administer rules or provide leadership.

A 1991 policy established terms for legal redevelopment of mill lands, ensuring that two-thirds of the land be reserved for public housing and open space. In 1996, architect Charles Correa recommended that these public amenities be planned as a whole, and sought to show how this could have profound public benefits.

The one thirds policy was continually evaded, and the recommendation for coordinated planning was never followed. As an independent study at the University of Michigan, I created a detailed timeline tracing the course of this missed opportunity.

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d sale proceeds. MOA rules, to put it in a level agree that regulation of ability of textile industry MILL LAND POLICY.

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ng singled out unfairly. RMSS offi cial points workers are being paid. PHOENIX MILLS, TION.

At Hindoostan Mills in Mahalaxmi, Thackerseys sold land for development of 39-storey Kalpataru Heights luxury high-rise, built between 1997 and 1999. This and other towers, and the new entertainment emphasis, are back-drop for gushing new report on Parels prospects. HIN-DOOSTAN MILLS, GENTRIFICATION.

Reliance becomes citys largest housing owner with pur-chase of development rights at three mills. 3 lakh sq ft of housing will be built on Shaktis 2 ha property adjoin-ing Mahalaxmi railway station. Svadeshi, owned by the Tatas and located in Kurla, is to be partially redeveloped, supposedly as part of a rehabilitation package. Victo-ria Mills, part of the so-called Golden Triangle in Parel, would be jointly developed with the Govanis. SHAKTIMILLS, SWADESHI MILLS, VICTORIA MILLS, MUMBAI REAL ESTATE.

Mumbai BMC plans to relax its industrial location con-trols, and boost permitted FSI at the same time. INDUS-TRIAL LOCATION POLICY.

Balanced article in Business India reasons that succes-sive governments of both leading parties have pleaded helplessness in confronting illegalities, and have tried to milk the lucrative development potential while ostensibly protecting the interests of workers. Interviewed mill own-ers affi rm they have no intention to run mills in Mumbai, a

.segatnavdasrotcesmoolrewopehtybenodnussenisubGKSS points to the few mills that remain profi table as evidence to the contrary. All parties want government to

.scimonocednuosnodesabycilopahtiwdrawrofpetsMILL LAND POLICY, TEXTILE INDUSTRY.

Maharashtra government under new Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh sanctions the sale of 140 acres of excess land by NTC mills in Mumbai, and is expected to follow with permission for private and state-run mills. The integrated approach of the Correa report is mentioned. A deal for private mills is expected to follow. In anticipation, MOA says it has been trying valiantly to revive mills (see confl icting statement above!), and RMMS says govern-ment should ensure that all viable mills remain in opera-tion. RMMS also proposes creation of tripartite commit-tee to monitor use of sale proceeds. There is doubt that the expected drop in land prices will materialize. MILL LAND POLICY, NTC MILLS.

Editorial affi rms Maharash-tra government decision to allow NTC land sale, and ar-gues that land use formula of DC rules should be adhered to, but that proceeds should not be required to be used for on-site mill moderniza-tion. Rather, workers should be taken care of and industry should be supported where it can succeed. MILL LAND POLICY, NTC MILLS.

Articles examine the integrated approaches to mill land development recommended by the recent Maharashtra subcommittee report, and alternatives by Neera and Arvind Adarkar. The latter recommends that a 600-acre area be planned as a whole, and that millowners one-third share should include both retained industrial uses and new commercial ones. Further, millworkers should get jobs and housing in the area. MILL LAND POLICY.

National government set to legalize contract labor, which article argues is already the lifeblood of Indian economy. Change anticipated to give contract workers a voice, (while undermining the power of labor unions.) NATION-AL INDUSTRIAL POLICY.

Landmarc Citi, a 4 lakh square foot leisure complex on the Sriram Mills site, quietly opens its fi rst phase, with go-karts. SRIRAM MILLS.

Indian Property Research report fi nds that land prices have fallen in Mumbai, and the city remains desirable for international business. Parel is the new favored offi ce location, for its funky and fl exible spaces, lower prices and location. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Deshmukh announces new textile policy for private mills, a revision of the DC rules. Now, mill owners would be able to sell 30% (rather than

.tnempolevederronoitazinredomrofdnalriehtfo)%51Resulting new commercial development would be re-quired to employ retrenched mill workers, and displaced chawl dwellers would have to be provided replacement housing units. A tribunal would be set up to oversee mill modernization and relocation plans, and use of proceeds to fi rst pay workers. MILL LAND POLICY.

Frontline article assesses the cultural and political his-tory of the mill lands question, and suggests that the new policy is as good an offer as mill workers have seen in decades, but that its promise could be tragically hollow if history is a guide. MILL LAND POLICY, TEXTILE IN-DUSTRY, GIRANGAUN CULTURE.

States Town Planning department holds public review of new textile land policy, and is moving forward in expedited fashion. Relief and anticipation, but caution that property prices wont immediately fall, that Mumbais textile indus-try cant be cured by modernization alone, and that if the

.noitatnemelpmituobayrrowdluohsew,ediugasitsapMILL LAND POLICY.

Swadeshi Mills proposes selling 48 acres from its old complex in Kurla, for development of hi-tech space. The state is the putative buyer, and proceeds would go to

.stbeddnasrekrowyapot,tnuoccaderetsinimda-truocSWADESHI MILLS.

Colin Cunningham, architectural historian, proposes comparative study of British and Indian textile mills, and offers idea of converting engine houses to community halls. MILL LAND POLICY, CONSERVATION.

New policy for private mills still pending; speculation that it is being delayed until after upcoming election, and/or to prevent a rapid fall in land prices. Mafatlal Mills workers agonize, with no pay since September when the mill closed despite recent modernization. They are grim about their chances in the new economy. MILL LAND POLICY, MA-FATLAL MILLS.

Report on Reliances investment in redevelopment projects at Victoria Mills, Standard Mills, and Sadhana Mills. Redevelopment of Standard Mills, in Prabhadevi, was stalled in 1998 when the builder was killed, but now completion of the three Chaitanya Towers is expected in four months. Sadhana Mills redevelopment has stalled; the builder has run out of money. VICTORIA MILLS, STANDARD MILLS, SADHANA MILLS, MUMBAI REAL ESTATE.

In Art India, Darryl DMonte briefl y relates Mill Lands chronicle, the stop-go policy that predominated until re-cent revision of DC rules, and the alternative policies rec-ommended by the Correa committee and by the Adarkars and Das. He emphasizes the conservation potential of mill structures. MILL LAND POLICY, CONSERVATION.

Phoenix Mall, a 3 lakh sq ft retail and entertainment com-plex, opens in the old Phoenix Mill. PHOENIX MILLS.

Chief Minister Deshmukh calls for govtion of mills that fail to submit revival sctextile policy adopted in 2001. This wouprovisions of the Urban Land Ceiling ancritics see it as easier said than donPOLICY.

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The Interstate Highway SystemIn 2006 the U.S. interstate highway system reached its fiftieth anniver-sary. As a graduate student, I undertook an independent study of limited-access highways: how they have been viewed by urban theo-rists, the forms they have taken, and the ways in which they have struc-tured our development patterns and our experience of place.

Highway engineers led in the creation of the 41,000-mile system, but modern planning concepts of blight removal and downtown revitalization had a major influence on the location of design of urban freeways. Behind the logic of efficient and safe traffic movement, freeways have been part of an intentional restructuring of urban space.

Reflections on FreewaysPlanning thinkers of the Progressive era imagined a synergy between parkways--a new type of roadway introduced around New York City--and a dispersed settlement pattern.

The real effects of freeways on the urban fabric provided an early challenge for the emerging area of urban design, in the context of freeway revolts in the late 1960s and 1970s. Recent years have seen invigorated thinking about the interac-tions between transportation networks and land use patterns, including the role of freeways.

The environmental and cultural impacts of freeways have been widely commented on. Lewis Mum-ford was early to celebrate the potential for limited-access highways in the landscape, but by 1962 lamented the thinly spread conglom-eration of homes, shopping centers, and factory sites adrift in a vast sea of car parks...[and] the constantly multiplying expressways and clover-leafs and space-eating traffic inter-changes. Some have seen in those interchanges a process of cultural standardization and loss. Others view freeway environments as prototypical shapes or even monuments in the contemporary world.

Rethinking FreewaysI have continued to develop an argument about how the American freeway system can be changed, to better address and connect with cities, towns and landscapes. The principles I propose include the integrity of urban and rural environ-ments; complexity and diversity in the transportation system; and a new focus on the possibilities of land reclaimed from the freeway system.

Southern New EnglandI focus my observations on the freeways of southern New England. This region has been a laboratory for new forms of highways, and thinking about highways, from Patrick Geddes vision for the townless highway to Kevin Lynchs ideas for designing highways to produce legibility at the scale of the modern urban region; and from the early parkways to the Big Dig. As a region with many small and compact old cities, it is rife with the conflicts between urbanism and highways.

Photo SeriesIn the fall of 2005 I spent four days driving the freeways of southern New England, documenting the formats and the patterns, and keeping my eyes and mind open.

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