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.
Three cottage court designs demonstrate the versatility of this housing type, even within the same neighborhood development and under the same design team. Now becoming legalized more widely, the cottage court offer a housing toolkit of exceptional...
A report from Massachusetts quantifies the significant potential of legalizing four- to six-story single-stair buildings.
A town near me is looking to build a mixed-use waterfront village—a street plan could be the key to achieving that goal.
Today, just for fun, I offer a slight twist on an age-old question.
The question above was posed on an urbanist listserve, and this was my answer: Because chickens can't drive.
Stroads are dangerous and unpleasant; no proverbial chicken would...
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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
Bad design: Is shaming the answer?
In Britain, architecture and design criticism is passionate. After seeing London's hulking Tower Thistle Hotel beside the beautiful Tower Bridge...
Shared space applied to high-volume intersection
A $6.4 million project in Poynton Town Centre, in Cheshire, UK, is pushing the limits of removing traffic controls — and the result has been good for...
How will our suburbs look 25 years
How will our suburbs look 25 years from now? Reid Ewing, a planner and professor at Rutgers University, predicts that a significant amount of new...
CNU’s project to create new guidelines for
CNU’s project to create new guidelines for major streets is producing new documents. These will be available at the CNU website as they are completed...
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