THE MIXED-USE TREND: PLANNING ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES IN NORTHEAST OHIO

摘要

Contemporary planning theory strongly advocates the functional, social, and ecological benefits of mixed use. Yet there has been insufficient research on the implementation of the mixed-use principle in practice. The goal of this paper is to explore the extent to which encouraging mixed use has become a trend in practice, as it has in theory. To that end, the paper reviews planning regulation in the 59 locales of Cuyahoga County in Northeast Ohio (which includes the City of Cleveland) and surveys mixed-use projects recently built in the area. The paper finds that the mixed-use principle has gained some support in planning practice. However, this support is limited to specific mixed-use projects rather than wider mixed-use patterns. Furthermore, strong support for mixed use tends to exist only in certain types of locales. Even there, mixed use is often confined only to designated areas.