Polestar Village brings a health and wellness focus to Radburn-like community that is centered on a community garden.
The trend of inner-block development is very cool. This sweet little project, called Townsend in Edmond, Oklahoma, is breaking ground with two live-work units, 18 townhouses, and 13,000 square feet of commercial space on about an acre.
Authors of an academic survey recommend zoning and parking reform, as well as investing in alternative transportation, to enable car-free living.
The General Assembly Building in Richmond is typical of the architecture of the late Robert A.M. Stern, adding a new iconic building to an important urban site.
A relatively small number of locations account for a large share of pedestrian mortality; we know what to do, so let's do something about it.
The most-read pieces in Public Square: A CNU Journal say a lot about the topics capturing the attention of urbanists today. These include retrofitting suburbs, a proposed new city, density, fighting loneliness, turning a mall into a town center, and...
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
Lowcountry projects by Graham and/or Turner
I’On
I’On is a 243-acre, 759-unit TND in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Vince Graham and his father, Tom Graham, are codevelopers. Geoff Graham,...
Baldwin Park, Columbia Heights, and SmartCode win awards
Photo 1 caption (appears on page 01):The redevelopment of the Columbia Heights Metro station area in Washington, DC, won a Charter Award for 2009....
Transit struggle: Holding onto affordable housing
As rail and rapid bus service expands, rising prices along transit routes pose a threat to inexpensive housing.
Georgia Tech offers masters in urban design
The recently approved urban design program appears to focus on practical issues such as how to make communities more appealing to pedestrians and...
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