• Will air taxis be an opportunity for urbanism?

    A transformative transportation technology, eVTOLs, is coming soon, which is the reason behind The Village Project.
    The FAA has approved commercial trials of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) craft, and most people are not yet aware of what they can do. These “air taxis” have propellers, so they can take off and land like helicopters, and wings like airplanes, and fly at a maximum speed of 200 mph...Read more

  • Charming urbanism inside the block

    A series of small, diverse developments in Edmond, Oklahoma, is building on the idea of inner-block urbanism.
    In the City of Edmond, Oklahoma, important work is being done to create urbanism within blocks—this is called “inner-block urbanism.” In a city with gaps in the urban fabric and somewhat inhospitable streets—very common in the US—this idea enables the development of small-scale projects comprising...Read more

  • The impact of a downtown plan

    Let the ride begin: An image shows how West Palm Beach is a different place three decades after a master plan and code.
    The image above caught my eye in the Art of the New Urbanism, Volume 2 (2010-2025) . “The rendering represents an analysis of the built results of DPZ’s 1992 Downtown West Palm Beach Master Plan,” explain the AoTNU authors. “The footprints of the built/redeveloped properties appear shaded in red...Read more

  • Chautauqua-like village proposed in California

    Esmeralda Land Company has options on a former lumber mill in Cloverdale, with plans for an educational and cultural community.
    A neighborhood-scale New Urbanist development is now seeking entitlement in Cloverdale, California. The most interesting aspect about the Esmeralda development is not the design philosophy, which is in line with long-time New Urbanist practice, but rather the community “software.” The project is...Read more