• Bold corridor attracts investment

    Carmel, Indiana, builds a high-quality public realm at the heart of its new Midtown district.
    Carmel, Indiana, a suburb of more than 90,000 people bordering on Indianapolis, is building a walkable urban downtown to fit its growing population and economy. Main Street and the Arts and Design District have already been revitalized with restaurants and art galleries. City Center, a half mile to...Read more

  • Exurbs rising—a challenge for climate policy

    A big increase in exurban growth is a wake-up call for regional planners, urbanists, and a public trying to rein in carbon emissions.
    Exurban growth appears to be on the rise, according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal that quotes upcoming National Association of Home Builders research. The analysis “set to be released later this year, shows that single-family construction rose nearly 7 percent in exurban areas in...Read more

  • Wheeler District gets rolling

    A large new urban project on a former airport near downtown Oklahoma City, the Wheeler District is off to a strong start.
    A charrette more than four years ago envisioned a new neighborhood on a 135-acre vacant tract on the Oklahoma River, surrounded to the south by existing neighborhoods. One mile from downtown on a former airport, the neighborhood was christened the Wheeler District, after a historical figure in the...Read more

  • Walkable Glenwood Park nears completion

    The new neighborhood by the Atlanta Beltline offers a well-designed, robust mix of housing, uses, and public spaces.
    One of the last parcels is being developed in Glenwood Park, one of the more successful new urban neighborhoods to be built in the last two decades. Curbed Atlanta published a piece about the four-story mixed-use building on the corner of Faith Avenue and Bill Kennedy Way in Atlanta, and it seems...Read more