Architect Steve Mouzon is one of the most prolific photographers of urban places, particularly New Urbanism. It’s not easy to take a photo that makes you feel like you are inside, or want to be inside, a great place. This is a photo of the Entry...
A nationwide Realtors survey reveals that a majority of Americans prefer a walkable neighborhood, and they are willing to pay for it. That tracks with higher values in highly walkable neighborhoods.
The Reynolds Cottages are a good example of missing middle housing, reusing a vacant block in Brunswick, Georgia.
Addison Circle was designed as a transit-oriented development three decades before the transit line opened. The far-sighted dream became a reality last fall, spurring more mixed-use development.
Good design and the right mix of businesses are keys to success.
George Washington helped to build a nation later in life. As a teenager, he planned a city that is still a model of livability.
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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
Patrick Square, a traditional neighborhood development, is breaking
Patrick Square, a traditional neighborhood development, is breaking ground in Clemson, South Carolina, in March. Florida-based developer JMC...
The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl
By Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton Island Press, California, 2001. 302 pp., Hardcover: $55.00; Paperback: $35.00 At the opening of The...
Dear President-elect Obama
New Urban News asked some leading new urbanists to write open letters to President-elect Barack Obama in an effort to identify a new national agenda...
Steuteville, “Better Cities,” CNU: A new partnership for a new era
Robert Steuteville and his “Better Cities & Towns” newsletter are becoming cornerstone elements of the new communications strategy for the...
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