• From Ideas to Action: Cheaply, quickly, fairly

    Last week, sociologist David Brain outlined strategies for a Lean charrette , which is a work-in-progress concept designed to match up with Lean Urbanism strategies. Opportunist that I am, I welcome that as an excuse to try Part 2 of the charrette discussion I offered here . Also, there’s this:...Read more

  • Ten towns that changed America

    PBS explores urban planning and the New Urbanism.
    On April 19, a PBS will explore urban planning ideas that changed America. This show begins with St. Augustine, Philadelphia, and Salt Lake City, which represent traditional cities and towns across the US. The series then delves into early, transit-oriented suburbs (Riverside, IL), company towns (...Read more

  • New York State emerges as freeway teardown leader

    All of a sudden, New York State is the nation’s leader in urban freeway removal, as reported by Streetsblog . Andrew Cuomo is on a bit of a roll when it comes to urban planning and city-based economic development. Cuomo and his administration have announced or budgeted for multiple projects over...Read more

  • Cities aren't a luxury good

    For most of the 20th century, cities and their accoutrements were associated with immigrants, people of color, and relative economic deprivation. The very phrase “inner city” became a synonym of “poor,” and in certain contexts “urban” itself became a word that referred to people of color,...Read more