• New urban plan for Olympic park

    A makeover for a central LA park will create a neighborhood and citywide asset, even as the site prepares to host the biggest international event.
    A Los Angeles park that will host the 2028 Olympics—and already hosted two Olympics—has been approved for a makeover that will better connect the site to surrounding neighborhoods. Exposition Park Master Plan by Torti Gallas and Partners has been approved by the park’s Board of Directors. The 152-...Read more

  • How to incrementally revitalize the suburbs

    CNU releases report on evolving Michigan suburban landscapes, especially commercial corridors and shopping malls. The ideas and techniques can apply to communities nationwide.
    Enabling Better Places: Commercial Corridors and Shopping Centers is published by CNU and the Michigan Municipal League (MML), with funding from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC). The report breaks new ground in that it focuses on incremental steps to revitalizing suburban...Read more

  • Regional Transect of Chicago

    Today I am driving to the Windy City, shown above in a regional Transect—looking east from leafy suburban areas across city neighborhoods to the downtown Loop. I just finished reading and reviewing Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology , and this photo by Robert Elves is included in that...Read more

  • Your guide to a unifying urban theory

    Urbanists have been using the Transect to compete with the protocols of sprawl for years, and no book has been written on it—until now.
    Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology, describes itself as “The definitive reference on the Rural-to-Urban Transect.” Edited by Andres Duany and Brian Falk, the book fills a gap in the planning literature. The Rural-to-Urban Transect—which I will refer to as Transect with a capital T—is one...Read more