• Posters promote restoring avenue in place of freeway

    These posters have been installed under the Claiborne Expressway, an elevated freeway in New Orleans that replaced oak-tree-lined Claiborne Avenue—the heart of the Treme neighborhood—in the 1960s. Some of those who came of age during the highway's construction continue to fight to restore Claiborne...Read more

  • Tiny house and Mid-Century Modern trailer for affordable housing

    Back in September I wrote about DPZ CoDESIGN’s innovative new architecture for tiny houses and trailers—affordable housing that can be manufactured and assembled into villages with some of the informal community advantages of “trailer parks,” yet with a twist. The living spaces could be placed on...Read more

  • Build an urban sequel to A Christmas Story

    Note: Hammond, Indiana, is seeking proposals from developers to build in a downtown that has recently ad­opted a new urban plan, is creating a new rail connection to Chicago, and has committed to a transformation of the downtown main street. When I was sick with a bad cough in December, I watched A...Read more

  • Urbanism: 20/20 vision for 2020

    The control tower for the old Stapleton Airport in Denver is a machine for enhanced vision. The tower now has a view of one of the largest new urban developments in the world. Stapleton, Denver, contains nine neighborhoods, nine schools, 50 parks, and mixed-use shopping and business districts,...Read more