America is aging. Let's make places worth aging in.
A careful apples-to-apples analysis shows that the classic urban pattern can actually cost less – but it mostly depends on the shape of the lots.
A town extension of seaside resort took a week to design, but it has been 25 years in the making.
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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
Intergenerational mobility vs. sprawl: Is there a connection?
To look more closely at the connection between mobility and sprawl, we compared the mobility rates to neighborhood Walk Scores. Our results lend...
The town center of Baldwin Park, the redevelopment
The town center of Baldwin Park, the redevelopment of a naval training center in Orlando, Florida, is successfully leasing out retail space....
Advice on merging security, urban design
One of the best booklets in the field is Designing for Security: Using Art and Design to Improve Security, produced in 2002 by the Art Commission of...
Atlanta Congress showcases New Urbanism as prescription for healthy places, econmic renewal
As CNU vice-chair and award-winning urban planner Victor Dover articulated so well at the opening of CNU 17, urbanism alone stands as a potential...
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