Today, just for fun, I offer a slight twist on an age-old question.
The question above was posed on an urbanist listserve, and this was my answer: Because chickens can't drive.
Stroads are dangerous and unpleasant; no proverbial chicken would...
The historic urban crime reduction, if long term, will have significant ramifications for the housing market and urbanism.
Buff Chace, a downtown developer in Providence, Rhode Island, was the first recipient of the Sisyphus Implementation Medal.
The history of master street plans, why they enable the richness and diversity of incremental development, and how they are being applied today—reported on CNU's On the Park Bench.
Two studies show the enormous potential for housing fronting underutilized commercial strip arterials.
The body of literature is growing, but alleyways remain underresearched and underutilized assets for American reurbanization. Regardless, these latent spaces already complete many of our favorite cities.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
New urbanist developer George de Guardiola and his
New urbanist developer George de Guardiola and his partner Bruce Rendina sold Town Center holdings in Abacoa, according to the Palm Beach Post. The...
A new manual helps designers make better streets
During the Institute of Transportation Engineers’ annual meeting, Heather Smith, program director for CNU, hailed the response that a CNU-ITE manual...
Atlanta study pinpoints benefits of compact growth
Report suggests policies that would make it more expensive for households to add extra vehicles. Many people in metropolitan Atlanta would like to...
The new owners of Coffee Creek Center in
The new owners of Coffee Creek Center in Chesterton, Indiana, have abandoned the development’s nine-year-old new urbanist plan, saying it failed to...
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