• Walkable and drivable development

    These two revealing photos show "walkable urban" and "drivable suburban" development near downtown Cincinnati, from a recent report called Catalytic Development: (Re)creating walkable urban places . Amazingly, these photos are taken from a similar distance above the ground. The photo on the left...Read more

  • Demographics of CNU

    CNU had its biggest Congress ever in Savannah, and the above graphic by Jay Shepley shows how the attendees broke down into various demographic segments. The attendees were highly diverse in terms of professions and ages, spanning a wide range of occupations in the public and private sectors. This...Read more

  • Educated young adults drive less

    Note: I hope to see you all at CNU 26.Savannah next week. The mid-20s to mid-30s are peak driving years in a person's life. Eyesight and reactions are undiminished, and you have places to go, things to do, and careers and families to pursue. Educated, high-earning young adults have money for cars...Read more

  • Suburban segregation by income

    Note: Andres Duany will present core principles of the New Urbanism on May 16 at CNU 26.Savannah . This image from Andres Duany's standard lecture that he gave from the late 1980s to early 2000s illustrates how society is sliced in segments through conventional suburban design. Duany's lecture was...Read more