• 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

  • Bird’s eye view of Jackson Square

    This photo of Jackson Square, New Orleans, was shot with a drone by architect and urban designer Steve Mouzon. A photographer and author of The Original Green , Mouzon has been using a drone for urban photography for the last seven months, and is convinced that drone photography is an essential...Read more