• Small apartments in single-family neighborhoods

    A Midwest city considers an affordable option to house more families in walkable neighborhoods.
    To relieve a worsening shortage of housing, Minneapolis planners have suggested allowing the construction of four-unit apartment buildings in nearly all neighborhoods, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports . The proposal to ease zoning restrictions on single-family neighborhoods would help fulfill...Read more

  • Street design implications of autonomous vehicles

    Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will likely be one of the most transformative and disruptive technologies ever introduced. The technology brings the potential to make great progress in the following areas: Providing greater access Addressing transportation equity issues Reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs)...Read more

  • Scully at Seaside

    A four-story-high mural of Vincent Scully, a Yale professor of architectural history over five decades, was unveiled at Seaside, Florida, in late February. The mural, commissioned by Seaside developer Robert Davis and DC-based architect Dhiru Thadani, was painted by Baltimore public muralist Andrew...Read more

  • Building a healthier downtown and region

    Downtown has come back to life while the city is building a transit framework for walkable, mixed-use growth along corridors.
    The assessed value of downtown El Paso, Texas, has risen to $329 million, from $191 million in 2005, according to a February report in the El Paso Times . These values put numbers to a revival that has transformed the downtown to a destination for locals and tourists, writes Steve Ortega, a member...Read more