• Towering madness in Portland

    A rebuttal to my friend Rob Steuteville’s recent post.
    Rob Steuteville and I agree on many things, and in a recent post of his, I agreed with most of it – up to the last paragraph. “Although the new towers—linked by a 670-foot-high bridge with a botanical garden—would remake the Portland’s skyline, the towers have similar width and depth to other Pearl...Read more

  • 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