• Measuring 15-minute city access and inequality

    Nature Cities journal has created an interactive online database showing 15-minute walking and biking access in cities worldwide.
    European cities are closer to the 15-minute city ideal than their counterparts in the US and many other parts of the world, according to a massive study released by Nature Cities journal. Researchers at Sony Computer Science Laboratories created a database of 10,000 cities and measured the access...Read more

  • New urban plan for prominent Amtrak site

    An eight-acre site in New Haven, Connecticut, offers the chance to repair damage by 20th Century urban planning.
    A charrette last week culminated in plans for a redevelopment of a former public housing site in New Haven, expected to add 1,000 to 2,500 new living spaces, mixed-use, and a major square next to an important Amtrak Station. The eight-acre vacant site is now an unimpressive entry to the city for...Read more

  • Design for reduced carbon emissions and climate resilience

    Graduate student housing in Ithaca, New York, employs climate-friendly urbanism while meeting aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals.
    The Maplewood housing development in Ithaca, New York, was an exercise in new urbanist design that also meets aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals . The project’s energy strategy aligns with Tompkins County’s “ Energy Roadmap ” to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent over the next 40 years...Read more

  • A unique approach to affordable housing for artists

    Artspace demonstrates the diversity of strategies for addressing America’s affordable housing problems. In some cases, they are the lynchpin of downtown revival.
    Artspace, which describes itself as “America’s leading nonprofit real estate developer for the arts,” is a unique organization nationally. Based in Minneapolis, the nonprofit has 57 projects in 32 cities, 22 states, the District of Columbia, and a tribal community, totaling more than 2,000 units...Read more