A remarkable new Harvard study shows the benefits of mixed-income housing in high-poverty areas, using design based on New Urbanist principles.
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.
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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
The Bixby Company announced that ground has broken
The Bixby Company announced that ground has broken on the Hercules Waterfront, a 21-acre mixed-use town center that will form the heart of a new...
After 10 years as planning director for the
After 10 years as planning director for the City of Fort Pierce, Florida, Ramon Trias has formed Trias & Associates, a firm specializing in town...
North Carolina TND selling well
Vermillion, a traditional neighborhood development (TND) in Huntersville, North Carolina, posted 90 sales in the 12-month period ending July 2012,...
Limiting density hurts low-income education
A Brookings study makes the case that zoning restrictions are to blame for housing price inequality and lower test scores of low-income students.
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