• Receiving zones and adaptation villages: A vision for climate change

    Korkut Onaran, author of Urbanism for a Difficult Future, has developed community planning ideas around self-sufficient places that rely on local technology.
    “ Receiver places ” are often conceived as communities in safe regions of the country, less subject to storms, floods, wildfires, and droughts associated with climate change. The name refers to the likelihood that such places will gain migrants from more dangerous regions. Korkut Onaran, an...Read more

  • E-bikes are technology for the 15-minute city

    Electric powered bicycles may or may not be cool, but they expand access to the daily and weekly necessities of life while avoiding the many costs of driving.
    The Atlantic, a premier US intellectual publication since the middle of the 19 th Century, recently published what can be only described as a hit piece on e-bikes. Given that electric-powered bicycles are environmentally beneficial, it was unexpected. Writer Ian Bogost, an academic and game...Read more

  • Project shows potential of inner-block development

    Quiet, intimate urban places in the center of blocks may be built if land-use regulations allow.
    Earl's Court is an infill development in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, that is only a little over an acre in size. And yet, this tiny mixed-use project points to an opportunity for new urbanists going forward. In recent decades, urbanists have focused mostly on using architecture to define the...Read more

  • Developer minimizes car use in community plan

    A national developer who is subordinating automobiles has proposed a significant mixed-use community along the Beltline in Atlanta.
    Note: This article was revised to include more plan details (11/4/22). The national developer, Culdesac, is bringing its car-light community designs to Atlanta, Georgia. The 20-acre site on the Atlanta Beltline includes a mostly residential area that is car-free, while also incorporating parking...Read more