• Revitalization rooted in place

    Plan Westside in Atlanta looks at revitalization of a city sector that has declined economically and socially from its civil rights heyday.
    The City of Atlanta council recently adopted a far-reaching plan for revitalization of Westside Atlanta, a city sector that is was the cradle of the civil rights movement. Five Historic Black Schools and Universities have their campuses in the Westside, which was home to Martin Luther King Jr.,...Read more

  • Twelve steps of sprawl recovery

    In communities across America sprawl is giving way to more diverse places. Here are a dozen keys to that trend.
    The storm clouds of sprawl addiction had been gathering for years, but it took the Meltdown and the ensuing Great Recession to make it clear just how damaging that addiction had been to the health of cities across the US and abroad. Sprawl has two really big things going for it, but three even...Read more

  • They paved paradise, put up a parking lot

    The asphalt-industrial complex—otherwise known as Big Asphalt—took control of our cities and towns. Here's how we can take it back.
    In America we have 2.5 million miles of paved roads, and an estimated 800 million parking spaces . Dwight Eisenhower famously warned America about the "military-industrial complex." I think he should have warned the country about the "asphalt-industrial complex," which has done more damage to where...Read more

  • Better ‘honky tonk’ urbanism

    Nashville uses Tactical Urbanism to test out ideas on public space and street improvements downtown.
    Lower Broadway in Nashville is a major arterial in the heart of the famous “honky tonk” district, with restaurants and bars offering live music. Many modes of traffic, including cars, delivery trucks, buses, taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts, mix and compete with pedestrians, who have inadequate sidewalk...Read more