• Four types of corridors

    Many kinds of urban corridors have great potential to transform cities, if the design is good.
    Corridors are underrecognized, but hugely influential, elements of the urban fabric. Corridors are the theme of CNU 31 in Charlotte , beginning May 31. Since the middle of the 20th Century, city has been built around thoroughfare corridors radiating out from the city center—and now is being...Read more

  • Rush hour in Amsterdam

    I love this photo, from urbanist and author Michael Mehaffy, who posted it on his Facebook page . No moving car is visible in this commute shot of the most populous city of the Netherlands (in the winter, no less), but plenty of bicyclists and pedestrians. It also looks like tram tracks and wires...Read more

  • A primer on Missing Middle Housing

    AARP, an interest group representing older Americans that claims 38 million members, has increasingly become involved in housing issues (including ongoing work with CNU on code reform). In between sending me direct mail for many years, AARP has found time to release a useful primer on “Missing...Read more

  • Affordable neighborhood designed for Disney

    The entertainment giant has donated land to create affordable housing, and the chosen developer has envisioned a new urbanist neighborhood.
    The aerial rendering above shows a new urbanist, affordable housing neighborhood that is proposed near Walt Disney World in Florida, sponsored through a land donation by Disney. The 1,300 units on nearly 80 acres will be built and operated by The Michaels Organization, a national affordable housing...Read more