• Carbon emissions and the Transect

    Transportation is a major source of household carbon emissions, and these emissions are reduced dramatically as Transect zones become more urban, as shown in this slide, presented by Scott Bernstein at CNU 30 in Oklahoma City in late March. I have seen similar correlations of traditional cities...Read more

  • What cities will receive climate migrants?

    A group of urbanists has compiled a list of “receiver cities and towns” from across the US, and identified principles for how communities can become more resilient to climate change.
    In new urbanists circles, there has been talk for years about “receiver cities”—places that are likely to gain migrants as climate change problems grow—but nobody has carefully defined what that means, until now. Place Initiative , an organization of young urbanists focusing on climate and equity,...Read more

  • Designing a new urban employment magnet

    Creating a town center with appealing public spaces and a mix of uses has many advantages over a conventional office park, and that draws employers to the Village of Providence.
    Twenty years ago today, DPZ CoDESIGN came to Huntsville, Alabama to begin design on the Village of Providence, a Traditional Neighborhood Development that shattered several norms and accomplished things that aren't supposed to happen today. There are so many great Providence stories, but let's...Read more

  • Community Land Trust is planting the roots of housing affordability

    Initiated by area residents as part of the 11th Street Bridge Park equitable development plan, The Douglass Community Land Trust has become an important part of the housing affordability toolkit in Washington, DC.
    The 11th Street Bridge Park’s equitable development plan was created in 2015 in response to community feedback to ensure that existing residents and small businesses near the Bridge Park would continually benefit from this new civic space. To address a concern over gentrification and displacement,...Read more