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.
A new book by the eminent urbanist Jonathan Barnett will make you more optimistic about US cities and their growth.
A checklist of physical qualities of walkable neighborhoods was enumerated by Dhiru Thadani in The Language of Towns and Cities.
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The Mississippi Renewal Forum, which was assembled in
The Mississippi Renewal Forum, which was assembled in October by the Congress for the New Urbanism, won an Arthur Ross Award for Excellence in the...
CNU and ITE select team for design manual
CNU and the Institute of Transportation Engineers have concluded a competitive selection process for a consulting team to lead the technical work...
What should a code call for?
Although form-based codes (FBCs) are proliferating, practitioners disagree on precisely how a code should go about pursuing its goals.
Dittmar to head Prince’s Foundation
Hank Dittmar will resign as president and CEO of Reconnecting America at year’s end to become chief executive of the Prince’s Foundation for the...
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