15 winning projects embody and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism for the 26th year.
To build more affordable 'missing middle' housing, changing zoning laws is not enough. We need small multifamily buildings to be regulated under the residential code.
Allowing more single-stair buildings in the US will positively affect quality of life, public health, infill flexibility, family-friendly units, costs, and even climate adaptation.
The mass-timber Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, is built into the street grid with a regional bike-ped trail through the middle.
An innovative plan in Northwest Arkansas would convert a commuter campus to a 24-hour college community.
The plan for a city of 400,000 leads to the same outcomes as The Original Green, concludes urbanist Steve Mouzon.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
Brookings population study
The rate of population growth in cities has almost pulled even with the suburbs, according to an analysis of 2009 US. Census estimates by William...
It's Charter Awards time!
The Charter of the New Urbanism is often underappreciated and unheralded — but every year since 2001 it is honored through the Charter Awards of the...
Salinas, CA
The City of Salinas, California is moving expeditiously to adopt a new urban zoning code. Cotton/Bridge/Associates has been engaged to draft the...
New urbanist designers Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos
New urbanist designers Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos Polyzoides are now developing infill projects in their home city of Pasadena, California. The...
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