• What's YIMBYism? Here's five characteristics

    The Yes in My Back Yard movement pulls from a broad spectrum of people concerned about many aspects of urban places, including affordable housing, mobility, and good urbanism.
    Editor’s note: YIMBY (yes in my backyard) is an phrase and movement that was coined in 2006 in Toronto and spread to many North American cities in recent years in response to high housing costs and what is often reflexive opposition to infill housing. This blog post was originally sent as an email...Read more

  • What’s next for New Urbanism movement? YOU.

    During the Congress in Savannah, I announced an intentional, ground-up effort to identify and articulate an overarching goal for the New Urbanist movement for the next 10-20 years to help us accelerate and fully realize the vision of the Charter . Today I want to invite all advocates and supporters...Read more

  • A lucky boy who will be missed

    CNU co-founder Stefanos Polyzoides said of Bill Dennis: "We lost a brother."
    Bill Dennis was one of the first people I met in New Urbanism, when I stopped in at the charrette for Lakelands and Kentlands' Market Square in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in March of 1996. Andres Duany introduced me to Bill, an architect and urban designer, because he was a cool guy and a key...Read more

  • Why are fire officials hung up on street widths?

    A focus on one dimension ignores more important geographical aspects to public safety in a walkable city.
    Last week the Baltimore City Council voted to repeal the "20-foot-clear" requirement for fire access on city streets—replacing that standard with more flexible rules recommended by the National Association of City Transportation Officials. The change, which the mayor is considering signing, would...Read more