#landuse — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #landuse, aggregated by home.social.
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"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."
Land prices are up 79% from last year.
And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."
#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html -
"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."
Land prices are up 79% from last year.
And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."
#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html -
"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."
Land prices are up 79% from last year.
And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."
#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html -
"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."
Land prices are up 79% from last year.
And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."
#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html -
"Data centers represent 27% of development sites in the U.S. this year. It’s the second-highest category after apartment buildings..."
Land prices are up 79% from last year.
And "home builders cannot bid in that market, because a builder’s land budget is capped by what home buyers can afford. A data center operator faces no such constraint. The result is ... no homes at all."
#USA #AI #DataCenters #LandUse #housing #farming
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/06/ai-data-centers-are-transforming-rural-land-markets-fueling-backlash.html -
Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571
#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain
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Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571
#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain
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Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571
#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain
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Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571
#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain
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Carbon credits as currently structured are ineffective for funding peatland restoration - but if effective, they could be actively harmful.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25148486261437571
#wetlands #GHG #conservation #carbonCredits #rewetting #rewilding #carbon #peatland #peatlands #landuse #land #landscape #carbonOffsets #UK #Britain
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”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”
#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities
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”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”
#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities
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”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”
#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities
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”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”
#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities
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”When our rewilding program started, many big corporations offered us huge amounts of money if we certified carbon credits. We consulted with communities. But our answer was that we don’t sell nature.”
#climateFinance #wetlands #rewetting #prevention #deterrence #rewilding #Finland #Karelia #peatland #restoration #landUse #peatlands #nature #carbon #carbonSinks #CDR #wildfires #offsets #carbonOffsets #communities
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/uk-smallest-bird-prey-among-species-risk-extinction-study-finds; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70064-4 (open access). "The #merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 #species that will become #extinct in the #UK if action is not taken to curb #emissions & #unsustainable #landuse, a #study has claimed."
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Catania, Italia: Finding beauty beneath a gritty cover
They say to never judge a book by its cover. Well, the same can be said for cities. Some cities may not have all the glitz and panache of those that appear on Top 10 lists, but beneath its volcanic grit, Catania, Sicily, Italia is a dynamic community just waiting to be discovered.
Catania, Sicily, Italy from Monte PoWhile Catania’s central core and suburbs bask in the Mediterranean sun, some other parts of the inner city are emblazoned with graffiti and a noticeable assortment of litter dotting the streets. Another factor that makes the city seem grittier than average is the use of volcanic rock for construction and periodic douses of ashen rainfall whenever nearby Mount Etna is acting restless. In fact, in 1669 much of Catania was destroyed by an eruption by its gigantic neighbor.
Mount Etna from CataniaIt’s said that initial impressions can be lasting, but if one takes the time to peel back the visible exterior of Sicily’s second largest metropolis, you’ll find a charming, colorful, and quite beguiling city.
Not only are there scenic vistas due to the city’s location adjacent to the Ionian Sea and Mount Etna, but it is filled with impressive human made attributes like the Teatro Massimo Belinni, a number of fontana (fountains), the Greco-Roman Teatro, notable architecture throughout the city, and cute art installations like colorful umbrella covers of public spaces like small piazzas and alleys. Overall, the heart of Catania is very walkable.
Inside Catania’s Teatro Massimo Belinni Very impressive ancient Greco-Roman Teatro in the heart of CataniaBeyond those sights, Catania has a terrific collection of bookstores, vintage/new record stores, and the stunning underground University of Catania Library, where the former Benedictine Monastery Library was previously situated (see below).
We spent 10 days there in late January/early February 2026 and found some truly exquisite sights that are well-worth a deeper look by tourists and locals alike. Interspersed throughout this post are images from Catania that should provide anyone with inspiration to visit this busy and industrious city aside the Ionian Sea.
Peace!
City Hall at night Impressive Fontana (fountain) dei Malaglovia Via Etnea during Festa di Sant’Agata Example of colorful umbrella art in Catania Dancing in City Hall to open Festa di Sant’Agata Fireworks during Festa di Sant’Agata #archaeology #Catania #cities #fun #geography #geology #history #Italia #Italy #landUse #MountEtna #planning #Sicily #teatro #theatres #tourism #transportation #travel #volcanoes -
Lodging to Affordable Living 🏡: Motel Conversions in the Four Corners Region
The following working list identifies those motels and hotels that have been converted into dwellings for the unhoused, those with special needs, and/or to provide affordable housing options in cities across the Four Corners Region of the southwestern United States (the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah). These housing options may include, but not be limited to:
- Income-based housing;
- Section 8 housing;
- Housing for those with special needs
- Housing for needy seniors;
- Housing for young adults and/or women;
- Housing for those returning to society from recovery programs or incarceration;
- Inexpensive housing/studios for artists;
- Veterans housing; as well as
- Transitional/interim housing for unhoused individuals or families.
Motel conversions provide another tool for municipalities for combating homelessness, gentrification, and rising housing costs. It also helps revitalize and reinvigorate older highway commercial districts such as Historic U.S. 66 in New Mexico and Arizona or Old U.S. 40 in Colorado. In some cases, such a conversion from lodging to affordable living quarters may require amendments to local zoning codes to allow such housing options in commercial zoning districts.
Peace!
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Albuquerque, New Mexico: Adobe Manor Motel to Adobe Manor (2023) = 16 units
Albuquerque, New Mexico: SureStay by Best Western (1999) to Los Altos Lofts (2024) = 90 units
Albuquerque, New Mexico: Luna Lodge (1949) to Luna Lodge Apartments (2013) = 14 units + 16 new units
Luna Lodge Apartments in Albuquerque, NM – Source:route66news.comAlbuquerque, New Mexico: Sundowner Motel (1960) to Sundowner Apartments (2014) = 71 units
Colorado Springs, Colorado: 4U Court/Motel (1955) to The Studios (2024) = 12 units
The Studios in Colorado Springs, CO – Source: springsrescuemission.orgDenver, Colorado: Quality Inn & Suites to Fusion Studios (2020) = 139 units
Denver Colorado: Best Western Hotel to New Directions = ?
Denver, Colorado: 7 Star Motel to Night Windows (2020) = 25 units
Denver, Colorado: Best Western to Stone Creek (2023) = 194 units
Denver, Colorado: DoubleTree Hotel to The Aspen (2023) = 289 units
Denver, Colorado: La Quinta Inn to Park Avenue Inn = 103 units
Denver, Colorado: Clarion Hotel (mid-late 1980s) to Renewal Village (2024) = 215 units
Denver, Colorado: Embassy Suites (1985) to Tamarac Family Shelter (2023) = 205 units
Durango, Colorado: Best Western to The Residences (2025) = 72 units + 48 new units
Flagstaff, Arizona: Crown Motel (1966)/Howard Johnson’s (1991) to The Crown (2022) = 58 units
Source: flagshelter.orgFlagstaff, Arizona: Motel 6 (1962) to The Lantern (2025) = 103 units
Kingman, Arizona: Pony Soldier (1963)/Route 66 Motel to Joshua Tree Apartments (2025) = 20 units
Joshua Tree in Kingman, AZ – Source: housingforhopeaz.orgPage, Arizona: Antelope Canyon Motel (1960s) to Pinyon Pointe Apartments (2024) = 20 units
Pinyon Pointe in Page, AZ – Source: housingforhopeaz.orgPhoenix, Arizona: Days Inn (?) to 2900 E. Van Buren (2025) = 50 units
Phoenix, Arizona: Super 8 Motel (?) to not yet named (2026) = 126 units
Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix Inn (1983) to The Haven (2025) = 130 units
Phoenix (Mesa): Arizona: Grand Hotel (1973) to Sunaire (2026) = 70 units
Phoenix (Mesa), Arizona: Windermere Motel (1950s) partially converted for the Off the Streets Program (2023) = 85 units, but will be moving to the Sunaire site.
Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona: Howard Johnsons (1970)/Motel 6 (1994) to not yet named (under development) = 60 units
Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona: Rodeway Inn to Sue’s Espacio = 40 units
Salt Lake City, Utah: Airport Inn (?) to The Point = 100 units
Salt Lake City, Utah: ? to The Point Fairpark = 94 units
Salt Lake City (Sandy), Utah: EconoLodge to Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) Shelter (2024) ~ 97 units
Salt Lake City (South Salt Lake), Utah: Motel 6 to FINCH – Families In Need Congregate Housing (2025) = 85 units
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Lamplighter Inn (1962) to Lamplighter Apartments (in progress) = 58 units
Lamplighter Apartments in Santa Fe, NM – Source: s3santafe.orgSanta Fe, New Mexico: Santa Fe Suites (1999) to Santa Fe Suites Apartments (2022) = 120 units
Santa Fe, New Mexico: Stage Coach Motor Inn (1940s) to Stage Coach Apartments (2013) = 66 units + 44 new units
Tucson, Arizona: Amazon Motel (1950s) to Amazon Flats (2025) = 30 units + 59 new units under development
Tucson, Arizona: De Anza Motel (1940) to Milagro on Oracle (2025) = 63 units
SOURCES:
- https://www.hcn.org/articles/in-albuquerque-developers-are-turning-old-motels-into-affordable-housing/
- http://www.google.com
- gemini.google.ai
- https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/city-now-renting-all-apartments-in-first-motel-conversion-project/
- https://citydesk.org/2024/02/14/city-owned-los-altos-lofts-marks-a-housing-first/
- https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2022-12-12/abq-proposes-turning-more-old-hotels-into-affordable-housing
- https://savingplaces.org/stories/a-motel-gets-a-noble-second-life-on-route-66
- https://www.taxcreditcoalition.org/gallery/luna-lodge/
- https://s3santafe.org/lamplighter/
- https://www.integrateddesignarch.com/stage-couch-apartments
- https://archives.huduser.gov/portal/periodicals/em/fall-23/highlight3-sidebar1.html
- https://glendalecherrycreek.com/2024/07/apartment-hotel-conversions-give-new-life-to-citys-old-buildings/
- https://denver.citycast.fm/explainers/denver-colfax-adaptive-reuse-motels
- https://www.hoteldive.com/news/denver-hotel-conversion-affordable-housing/653896/
- https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/fusion-studios
- https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/housing-information/news/2020/FusionStudios.html
- https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/parkaveinn
- https://www.coloradocoalition.org/property/renewalvillage
- https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Mayors-Office/Programs-and-Initiatives/Homelessness-Initiative/All-In-Mile-High-Communities/The-Tamarac
- https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/City-of-Tucson-Celebrates-Transformation-of-Amazon-Motel
- https://www.kvoa.com/news/local/affordable-housing-in-tucson-motel-transforms-for-community/article_6938c598-911e-4b3c-8445-5b0bdab4e8e2.html
- https://constructionreporter.com/tucsons-purchase-of-60-year-old-motel-is-latest-effort-to-combat-homelessness/
- https://www.kold.com/2023/08/24/groundbreaking-ceremony-no-tel-motel-be-transformed-into-affordable-housing/
- https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Housing-and-Community-Development/HCD-News/Leasing-Opportunity-at-Milagro-on-Oracle
- https://www.planetizen.com/news/2024/09/131915-colorado-springs-motel-converted-supportive-housing
- https://www.springsrescuemission.org/articles/4u-motel
- https://www.roadarch.com/signs/co2.html
- https://www.durangoco.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=4248#:~:text=Residences%20at%20Durango%20is%20the,purchase%20the%20Best%20Western%20property.
- https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/a-flagstaff-motel-will-soon-become-housing-for-the-homeless
- https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/flagstaff/flagstaff-hotel-to-be-turned-into-emergency-housing#:~:text=Flagstaff%20Shelter%20Services%20purchased%20the%20Howard%20Johnson,just%20over%20$6%20million%20earlier%20this%20month.
- https://flagshelter.org/crown-lantern/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zMaOVSPTw
- https://housingforhopeaz.org/pinyon-pointe-apartments
- https://housingforhopeaz.org/joshua-tree-apartments
- https://www.a-1rents.com/copy-of-joshua-tree-studios
- http://route66times.com/l/az/kingman-pony-soldier-motel.htm
- https://www.ksl.com/article/51300246/south-salt-lake-welcomes-first-of-its-kind-homeless-shelter-for-families
- https://buildingsaltlake.com/another-airport-motel-is-converting-to-housing-for-elderly-homeless-the-zoning-change-it-seeks-might-open-up-airport-adjacent-residential-development/
- https://pointbyswitchpoint.org/airport-slc-location/
- https://www.ksl.com/article/50646460/deeply-affordable-housing-for-seniors-and-veterans-experiencing-homelessness-unveiled
- https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/09/10/we-now-know-what-utahs-55m/
- https://www.yourvalley.net/phoenix-independent/stories/super-8-motel-to-be-made-into-housing-for-phoenix-seniors-exiting-homelessness,576539
- https://ktar.com/arizona-news/former-hotel-in-phoenix-to-house-offer-services-for-homeless-veterans/4765165/
- https://newgenadv.com/2021/09/newgens-latest-closing-will-assist-the-city-of-tempe-in-expanding-housing-options-for-those-in-need/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuBEabwb4OI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jba2N48Jep0
- https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/a-proud-moment-new-facility-for-medically-vulnerable-homeless-officially-opens-doors/
- https://ktar.com/arizona-news/the-haven-senior-housing/5648068/
- https://www.mesaaz.gov/Resident-Resources/Housing/Human-Services/Off-the-Streets
- https://www.tempe.gov/government/community-health-and-human-services/housing-services/ending-homelessness/housing-and-shelter
- https://www.azhousinginc.org/2900-e-van-buren.html
#affordableHousing #cities #conversions #gentrification #geography #highwayDistricts #history #homelessness #hotels #housing #landUse #lodging #motels #planning #studios #travel
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A New Tool To Characterise The Socio-Environmental Dimensions Of Urban Rivers: Urban River Socio-Environmental Index
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105388 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #EnvironmentalEvaluation #SocioEcosystem #SocialConnectivity #UrbanRiver #Indicators #RiverRestoration #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #urban #stream #ecosystem #cities #residents #community #nature #humanimpacts #artifical #engineered #URBS #watershed #drainage #management #restoration #geomorphology #hydrogeomorphology #ecology #urbansprawl #interdisciplinary #biophysical #social #community #France #Paris #MorbrasRiver #macroinvertebrates #riparian #vegetation #reaches #typology #landscape #landuse #landcover #variety #blandscaping -
Systemic Drivers of Electric-Grid-Caused Catastrophic Wildfires - Implications for Resilience in the United States
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https://doi.org/10.3390/challe16010013 <-- shared paper
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#wildfire #electricgrid #ignitioncauses #wildfireprevention #mapping #spatial #spatialanalysis #risk #hazard #fire #wildfire #climatechange #Anthropocene #humanimpacts #infrastructure #massmovement #debrisflow #engineeringgeology #denudation #environment #ecosystems #ecology #loss #cost #economics #residential #waterquality #water #hydrology #electricty #energy #LahainaFire #CampFire #MarshallFire #SmokehouseCreek #fires #bushfire #vegetation #wind #weather #landuse #humanimpacts #utilitycompanies #utilities #resiliency -
#OmahaSprawl project. Elkhorn, NE. June 2024.
#UrbanSprawl #Omaha #LandUse #NewTopographics #NewTopographicMovement #Photography
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#OmahaSprawl project. May 2022. More in this project: https://sbiessel.com/omaha-sprawl/
#Omaha #UrbanSprawl #LandUse #NewTopographics #NewTopographicMovement #Photography #Suburbia
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#Ireland: To achieve net zero GHG #emissions, high rates of #afforestation, soil #rewetting, and #cattle destocking are needed. Technical #abatement cannot substitute these actions. #NetZero requires transforming the land sector: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01275-0 #agriculture #landuse
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Thanks to @jp4all for doing a great action network alert and having such a positive message and great art on your website and for @ShareTheCities for hosting the action form.
#Seattle #LandUse #Trees #Urbanism #StationAreaPlanning #TransitOrientedDevelopment #Parks4All #RenameJacksonPark #GreenCities #GreenZoning #Future
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Let folks in #Shoreline know their voices are needed, too!