• Eleven principles for places recovering from disinvestment

    Of the four types of recovery facing America cities and towns—disaster, sprawl, disinvestment, and the recovery of community for those fleeing climate change—the recovery of places from serious disinvestment arguably gets the least amount of press today. But with reasonable effort, it’s the...Read more

  • Analysis furthers code reform in Indianapolis

    Indianapolis has reformed its zoning along current and future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines to support transit-oriented development, aided by a “geoaccounting” analysis, according to a report in Strong Towns . The analysis graphically showed land underutilization along the transit lines. Urban3...Read more

  • Renewing the heart of a 15-minute city

    A Downtown Master Plan supports the urban diversity and access that are the goals of the 15-minute city, including affordable housing.
    The largest city in the Rocky Mountains—that’s Missoula, Montana—adopted a new downtown plan just prior to the pandemic. The plan directs growth to support downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. Like many US downtowns, Missoula’s went through a period of decline in the 20 th Century. More recently...Read more

  • Traboules: Magic block-penetrating passages

    The City of Lyon, France, has several discreet covered passageways known as Traboules . They can also be found in a few other French cities such as Villefranche-sur-Saône, Mâcon, Saint-Étienne, along with several in Chambéry. The Lyon passageways are found in the historic 1st Arrondissement, and...Read more