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AKU Recieves Planning Award

KARACHI, July 12 (APP): The Aga Khan University (AKU) has been presented with an international award for an innovative land use plan for a university village for its new Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in Pakistan.An announcement here on Monday said that the Merit Award for Excellence in Planning for District or Campus Component was given by the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) to AKU and Goody Clancy, the planning consultants, during a ceremony at its annual conference in Minneapolis, USA. (Click here to read more)

Our plan for the Clifton Corridor in Atlanta has received a 2010 Charter Award from CNU

The heading above links to CNU’s description of the urban design guidelines we prepared for the Clifton Community Partnership, sponsored by Emory University. Designed to improve quality of life in the neighborhoods around Emory, the smart-growth guidelines encourage walkable, mixed-use new development and infill projects while strengthening protection of distinctive natural areas and historic, Olmsted-designed neighborhoods. The Partnership has already begun implementing many of the plan’s public-realm recommendations. (Click here to read more)

Dublin considers downtown face-lift

Transforming about 10 million square feet of the corridor into multilevel housing, office spaces and retail businesses would take about 20 years and $3 billion to $5 billion worth of public and private investment, said David Dixon, principal-in-charge of planning and urban design at Goody Clancy and Associates. Dixon's company researched market trends and outlined development ideas for Dublin. (Click here to read the entire article)

Preliminary results of the Bridge Street Corridor Study revealed

 Out of the research, Dixon said five guiding principles were created: enhance economic vitality; make the center the heart of the Dublin community; embrace Dublin's natural setting and commitment to sustainability; expand livability choices for Dublin; and create a sense of place that expresses Dublin's commitment to community. (Click here to read the entire article)

David Dixon FAIA will be a moderator at this year's Common Boston Festival

Goody Clancy's David Dixon FAIA, will be a moderator at the 4th annual Common Boston Festival which runs June 17- 27th.

Making Connections: A Public Forum
Thursday, June 24th at 6:30pm
Cloud Place, 647 Boylston Street, Boston

For more information on the Common Boston Forum go to http://commonboston.org/special-events/forum/

Plan envisions warm, walkable downtown

"Dixon and Carlson see a safe, friendly downtown that is fun for pedestrians, featuring open first-floor storefronts, sidewalk attractions and parking that invite visitors to get out and take a look as they move between anchor attractions like Intrust Bank Arena and Old Town." (Click here to read the entire article and view images from the draft plan)

Goody Clancy lays out draft plan for downtown Wichita

"As they laid out their draft master plan for downtown Wichita, Goody Clancy executives said the city should ensure that public dollars are spent on projects that have strong public-use components — such as parking garages and public parks. Government also should establish a point system to score potential projects and developers on whether their programs are viable and worth helping." (Click here to read the entire article)

The Wichita Eagle - Downtown master plan can work

"Thanks to the unveiling last week of the draft downtown master plan by Boston-based consulting firm Goody Clancy, Wichita now has an idea of what might be found in a reimagined downtown." (Click here to read the entire article and view images from the draft plan)