
Susan Henderson
Susan Henderson is principal and director of design at Placemakers, LLC, a planning, coding, marketing, and implementation firm. She is a board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
From plan to place: Providence's downtown renaissance
Like most historic US cities, Providence declined in the 20th Century but has since become a model for urban revitalization through investment and good planning.
A new path to code reform
The Users' Guide to Code Reform leads planners through the code reform process, providing tools for governments lacking the capacity to develop a full form-based code.
Fighting loneliness with parks and third places
We have a unique opportunity to rethink what it means to create shared spaces. By reimagining downtowns, expanding parks, and supporting hybrid third places, we can design environments that heal, connect, and inspire.