Urban Planning & Zoning Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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aerotropolis n. Traditionally, of course, airports have served cities, but in the past few years airports have started to become cities unto themselves, giving rise to a new urban form: the aerotropolis. [English Aviation Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Dec. 10, 2006)

Aspenize v. The planning industry has a term for it: “Aspenizing.” “You’re getting so affluent you can’t live there,” Carpenter said. “Nobody can live there.” Restrictive zoning in the celebrity-laden resort town of Aspen, Colo. priced out its work force. So, workers live in outlying communities and commute, some up to 100 miles a day. [English Employment Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

Aspenize v. Great numbers of the newcomers object strenously to what is termed “the Aspenizing of Bisbee” and the effects of a tourist boom on a dirt-cheap economy that one city councilman estimates is 75 percent dependent on food stamps. [English Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

Aspenize v. People say they don’t want to Aspenize the county, pricing our workers and the natives out. [English Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

Aspenize v. The development group feels Whittlesey stands as the key to a successful tourist industry if mining fails. Their aim is to “Aspenize” the town and preserve the atmosphere of a northern Wisconsin community. [English Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

Aspenize v. Now about 2,600 eked out a living in this town that was still true grit—no resorts and no pretensions. We liked the lack of tourist kitsch or miner chic. A little grim on this wet day—but real. Definitely not another Aspenized enclave. [English Money & Finance Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jul. 31, 2006)

black spot n. The motoring association has criticized the traffic authorities for not installing speed traps at the province’s “black spots” where they might be expected to reduce the number of accidents. [English Automobiles & Transportation Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (May. 18, 2006)

blockbuster n. You can find one of the first new Greenstreets at 110th and Amsterdam in Morningside Heights. It occupies a long, wedge-shaped sidewalk extension along the southwest side of Amsterdam, widening from mid-block to occupy two traffic lanes at the intersection. This feature is called a “blockbuster,” and it prevents southbound traffic from driving the wrong way down Amsterdam, which runs one-way below 110th. [English Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Feb. 15, 2008)

browardize v. Browardize—a verb used to describe the turning of a section of paradise into an undesirable place to live because of poor planning and excessive development, leading to overcrowded roads and other municipal ills. [Florida English Urban Planning & Zoning New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jan. 25, 2007)

brownfield n. The legislation offers incentives for the public and private redevelopment of former industrial sites (some are contaminated—also known as brownfields) into new housing and economic development opportunities. [English Construction & Buildings Environment Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (May. 7, 2004)

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