RECENT ARTICLES – 2025

An Ohio guidebook for facilitating infill development offers clear instructions for zoning reform and pre-approved plans, in addition to specific infill building plans.

A survey research project at the University of Notre Dame has painted a remarkably clear picture of the many benefits, but also highlighted the need for smoother implementation pathways.

We've learned how to design a good block. It's time for new urbanists to focus on the block party, says Fernando Pages Ruiz. The Villages have mastered that aspect of community building.

A flurry of Texas measures will streamline approvals and reduce costs for compact, mixed-use urbanism. Here’s how it is being done.

Three decades ago, a man with a pen proposed a park in downtown Providence, showing that artists can be powerful planners.

The Orange Code, the largest sprawl repair code ever, applies form-based regulations to unincorporated areas of the Orlando region and streamlines entitlement processes.

Hope Legacy Project offers a revitalization plan, focusing on pedestrian infrastructure for a Rhode Island village.

The late architect and urban theorist wrote a to-do list for city founders, mayors, administrators, designers, settlers, and landowners.

Oppressive summer heat is more bearable when a walkable community is designed for shade.