• Porches, walkability, and sustainability

    The design keys to making a porch comfortable, usable, and sociable are explained and diagrammed.
    Editor's note: This is an update of an article first published in 2009 on The Original Green , with larger images. Steve Mouzon's diagrams take a few minutes to study (at least for me, to fully understand). They are a valuable tool to properly use the elements of that impact front porch comfort and...Read more

  • Are you a CNU member? Increase your impact: Run for a Board seat 

    New Urbanism is a reform movement that is radical and transformative, dedicated to reshaping places around the world. The non-profit organization Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) supports this movement of multidisciplinary practitioners and advocates. The organization grew out of the movement,...Read more

  • Increasing access to opportunity

    How transit and land-use work together to break down the walls around our lives and expand human freedom.
    Jarrett Walker’s book, Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking About Public Transit Can Enrich our Communities and Our Lives , changed how many people understand public transport. This month, Walker’s new edition of the book is substantially rewritten and addresses current trends that have taken hold...Read more

  • Syracuse I-81 freeway transformation clears legal hurdle

    The demolition and replacement of Syracuse’s I-81 viaduct with a “community grid” cleared a key legal hurdle , as a New York State court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling blocking the project. The February 9 decision apparently opens the door for one of the nation’s most important...Read more