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.
The first CNU 2026 Legacy Project creates a plan for a mixed-use village in growing Northwest Arkansas.
A Toolkit of the Vermont “Homes for All” initiative, a Charter Award-winning project in 2025, addresses regulatory barriers. Now, the state is creating a catalog of homes for manufactured missing-middle housing.
Don’t accept a one-size-fits-all street design for your city or town, or a highway design for your Main Street. Street designs that fit the context lead to better neighborhoods and communities.
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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
“Urbanity is not a design concept, but a
“Urbanity is not a design concept, but a notion of inclusiveness and diversity: rubbing shoulders with people of different ages, from different...
Architectural firm Robert Orr & Associates (ROA)
Architectural firm Robert Orr & Associates (ROA) of New Haven, Connecticut, has completed a vision plan for the improvement of downtown West...
Cities in Transition: 'Boom-Bust' added to the list
The American Planning Association has come out with its Cities in Transition: A Guide for Practicing Planners, a 165-page large-format paperback on...
The Collins Center for Public Policy recently formed
The Collins Center for Public Policy recently formed the Smart Growth Center of Southern Florida to augment Eastward Ho!, a state growth control...
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