• Great idea: Incremental development

    Great places are built in small increments, and urbanists are restoring America's know-how and capacity for small-scale development by many individuals in their own communities. Do you want to be a small developer?
    In celebration of the upcoming CNU 25.Seattle , Public Square is running the series 25 Great Ideas of the New Urbanism. These ideas have been shaped by new urbanists and continue to influence cities, towns, and suburbs. The series is meant to inspire and challenge those working toward complete...Read more

  • Great idea: Traditional neighborhood development

    Creating holistic neighborhoods from scratch was one of the first and still effective strategies of the New Urbanism.
    In celebration of the upcoming CNU 25.Seattle , Public Square is running the series 25 Great Ideas of the New Urbanism. These ideas have been shaped by new urbanists and continue to influence cities, towns, and suburbs. The series is meant to inspire and challenge those working toward complete...Read more
  • Well Tempered City

    Book Review: The Well-Tempered City

    Rose's latest book "is an urgent call to re-evaluate the theory and practice of city-making"
    The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life, by Jonathan F.P. Rose, Harper Wave, September 2016, 480 pages, $18.74. The Well-Tempered City is a deeply felt and wide-ranging book by Jonathan F. P. Rose, planner,...Read more

  • Great idea: Missing middle housing

    Increasingly in demand today, missing middle housing forms the backbone of the quintessential American neighborhood.
    In celebration of the upcoming CNU 25.Seattle , Public Square is running the series 25 Great Ideas of the New Urbanism. These ideas have been shaped by new urbanists and continue to influence cities, towns, and suburbs. The series is meant to inspire and challenge those working toward complete...Read more