When protecting nature goes too far.
How suburban life quietly redefined everything we buy, use, and throw away.
There are always good reasons for not doing the right thing.
I refuse to accept my best days of walkability were in college.
America is aging. Let's make places worth aging in.
A careful apples-to-apples analysis shows that the classic urban pattern can actually cost less – but it mostly depends on the shape of the lots.

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Better Cities & Towns Archive

Developers face uphill battle without code

Vince Graham has firsthand knowledge of the negative consequences of attempting a new urbanist development in a town without an ordinance...

'Open streets' now on the web

The Alliance for Biking & Walking and the Street Plans Collaborative have established a website, OpenStreetsProject.org, to showcase “open...

Charlotte summit puts CNU on leading edge of transportation reform

Since street network connectivity affects all new urbanist projects (and too many good projects are held back by a lack of traditional urban street...

Syracuse, New York, is interested in developers who

Syracuse, New York, is interested in developers who can transform its Inner Harbor waterfront to a new urban development with a mix of uses,...