Steve Price
Steve Price of Urban Advantage (www.urban-advantage.com) communicates urban design principles to non-professional audiences through photo-realistic illustration. He is author of Imagining a Walkable America (www.imaginingawalkableamerica.com), a free online book containing many of his photo-simulations. He was a board member of the Form-Based Codes Institute for 12 years.
Socially sustainable communities are more than friends and families
'Weak ties' are the strings that thread their way through the social fabric, allowing information, culture, and work to flow. Fragmented communities break down those ties.
Can an electric bicycle take the place of a car?
Not if you can't use it for shopping—and that's why protected bike lanes are one key to reducing carbon emissions.
Loneliness, urban design, and form-based codes
A remarkable and growing body of literature is telling us that healthy communities need face-to-face interaction among their members, something that electronic media cannot replace. Physical places enable or prevent that interaction.