Tactical parklets that reclaim space for pedestrians are installed on 14th Street, Manhattan, with a 15-year lifespan.
The Art of the New Urbanism is more than a beautiful book—it tells the story of an urban planning movement through the lens of its drawing skills.
An Ohio guidebook for facilitating infill development offers clear instructions for zoning reform and pre-approved plans, in addition to specific infill building plans.
A survey research project at the University of Notre Dame has painted a remarkably clear picture of the many benefits, but also highlighted the need for smoother implementation pathways.
We've learned how to design a good block. It's time for new urbanists to focus on the block party, says Fernando Pages Ruiz. The Villages have mastered that aspect of community building.
A flurry of Texas measures will streamline approvals and reduce costs for compact, mixed-use urbanism. Here’s how it is being done.
Features
Streets Five scenarios that make street transformation possible
Why street design has not kept pace with automotive safety improvements, and what you can do about it.
Transit, TOD Ten steps toward autonomous urbanism
Here's a playbook for municipal leaders and citizens on the road to smart city technology.
Better Cities & Towns Archive
Duluth spends millions to bring people to community
TSW completed the Duluth Downtown Master Plan last year, focusing on new commercial, public spaces to link commercial, civic, and residential, and...
About the survey and list
This survey identifies site-specific projects — either in planning, in construction, or completed — that are at least 15 acres and are based on...
St. Lucie County Commissioners approved the North County
St. Lucie County Commissioners approved the North County Charrette Plan, which applies traditional neighborhood design to a 28-square-mile area (see...
Urban Navigation
(Introduction to Terminated Vistas, Deflected Vistas, and Layered Vistas)
I. Urban Vistas
In the practice of urbanism, a host of techniques can...
Great Ideas
Suburbia was a housing program
We used to understand that housing construction was in the public interest
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