• The Lean side of Seaside

    The well-known Panhandle beach town offers an early case study in frugal environmental design.
    Note: This article was written as part of the Project for Lean Urbanism and edited for Public Square. Seaside, the resort town in the Florida Panhandle, is best known for being compact, walkable and diverse in uses—and one of the first environmentally designed new towns. It should also be...Read more

  • How life is influenced by physical boundaries: Campus design, part 9

    The boundary of a physical space counts for a major part of our spatial experience. Several distinct typologies for spaces contribute to a campus environment that is actively used.
    Author’s note: This is the ninth in a series of ten essays that present innovative techniques for designing and repairing a corporate or university campus. These tools combine New Urbanist principles with Alexandrian design methods. Some of us know how to generate coherent spaces. The method...Read more

  • Do Complete Street laws make pedestrians safer?

    The carnage continues. We need to go beyond policies and transform streets themselves, according to a new report.
    Since 2009, complete streets policies nationwide have risen nearly 10-fold, but pedestrian deaths have also increased. More than 46,149 Americans were struck and killed by motor vehicles while walking in the 10-year-period ending in 2014, according to Dangerous By Design , a report by Smart Growth...Read more

  • Daily Headlines for Friday, December 30, 2016

    Public Square | The electoral divide, the most beautiful public spaces, the most reliable sober ride, the world cities wishlist, and urban trees.
    Can a new town square bridge the electoral divide? The Hill — December 29, 2016 America has become a politically divided and fractured country. That’s especially clear now, after the Presidential election, but the divisions were apparent long before. 15 of the most beautiful public spaces in the...Read more