James Lima Planning + Development is hiring an analyst, urban strategy to perform quantitative and qualitative research, including market analysis and financial modeling. $75k - $85k salary.

https://jlpd.com/media/pages/about/d1144a29de-1779911792/jlp-d-analyst-job-description-2026.pdf

#urbanism #urbanplanning #UrbanStrategy #FinancialModeling #UrbanDevelopment

Calgary’s mayor floats temporary pause on downtown Green Line to extend further south
Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas suggested the city partner with the federal government on a downtown tunnel while extending the Green Line further south.
#Canada #CalgaryCityCouncil #CalgaryCityHall #cityofcalgary
https://globalnews.ca/news/11899201/calgary-mayor-temporary-pause-downtown-green-line/
Prince George Central Street development moving forward despite traffic concerns
Prince George city council passed the first three readings of a zoning bylaw amendment that would allow for the development of the Village on Central by Hyland Properties despite concerns from residents about how the development will impact traffic in the surrounding neighbourhood
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-central-street-development-9.7230903?cmp=rss

Dubai is not waiting for 2040.

It is already building the future now.

Air taxis, mega airports, smart mobility, metro expansion, underground transport ideas, waterfront cities, and climate-aware planning.

But the real question is:

Can a city grow this fast and still remain livable?

Full article:
https://validatefacts.com/articles/dubais-future-is-already-under-construction

#Dubai #FutureCities #UAE #SmartCities #Dubai2040 #UrbanDevelopment

Inside the Subway Expansion a Century in the Making

The next phase of the Second Avenue subway, first proposed in the 1920s, could finally be completed by 2032, creating a new transit hub in Harlem.

The New York Times

This morning was the day I taught my dog to blep. Blepping is when they stick out their lil pink tongues and I've decided it is so adorable that I want to be able to ask for it.

In other news, I guess I should give a new intro to folks on this server who don't yet know me.

Hi! I'm Shan. Been around Mastodon for awhile but recently moved to this new server home. I'm into loads of things. Here's a start...

#DogsOfMastodon #PositiveReinforcementTraining #Politics #AlbertaPolitics #Mending #Sewing #FixingThings #DoingNothing #BikesNotCars #CargoBikes #UrbanDevelopment #Bread #DeepCanvassing #Writing #Reading

Enormous mega-development over Toronto rail corridor morphs again
A mega-development with eight towers and new public space could soon transform Toronto's downtown rail corridor. It's a promise (or threat, depending on your outlook) that locals have heard many times over the last decade, with nothing to show for it so far but an evolving set of plans and renderings.When former mayor John Tory first propos...
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2026/06/rail-deck-park-development-toronto/
Kleinserie "Rotterdam Sommer 2022, die Töchter wollten Stadturlaub"
Fassaden uuuahhh, alles nur Fassade, beim seriellen Bauen bleibt nur zu oft die Poesie auf der Strecke, manch oft hilflose Versuche mit individueller Balkongestaltung gehen dagegen an, nur, wenn die fehlen ......
Hier der Versuch, mit einer zusätzlichen Fassadenhülle mehr Tiefe, aber auch Abwechlung zu erreichen, wobei .... der Wunsch nach ewiger Höhe lässt auch hier den unteren Stadtraum gern außer Acht...

Small Series “Rotterdam Summer 2022, the Daughters Wanted a City Break”
Facades... ugh, it's all just facades. In mass housing, poetry all too often falls by the wayside; some often-desperate attempts at individual balcony design only work if they're missing......
Here is an attempt to achieve more depth, but also variety, with an additional facade cladding, although... the desire for endless height tends to overlook the lower urban space here as well...


#care-x #rotterdam #hochhaus #wohnen #wohnhaus #high-rise #living #residential-building #niederlande #netherland #care-x #blackandwhite #schwarzweiß #monochrome #monochrom #quadrat #blackandwhite #noiretblanc #Biancoenero #Blancoynegro #minimalism #rhein #rhine #stadtentwicklung #urbandevelopment #architektur #architecture #sky #himmel
Are community stores a thing of the past for Calgary — or is a renaissance around the corner?
For kids, they represent independence — the freedom of a first dollar spent. For adults, a fail-safe for the forgetful, where last-minute ingredients save a recipe. It feels like these shops are always there when needed, but the reality is that corner stores are disappearing from major cities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-corner-stores-development-struggle-9.7220749?cmp=rss
New Kolkata Sangam Serampore | Premium Riverside Township – Tycoon World

Kolkata, June 3, 2026: India's major real estate success stories have often followed a familiar trajectory—initial skepticism, followed by large-scale

Tycoon World